Smartwatch to go head to head with Apple

Mobvoi Inc, the Chinese AI startup backed byGoogle Inc, intends to go toe-to-toe with Apple Inc when it begins selling its smartwatches in the United States in September. The fouryear-old startup founded by a coterie of formerGooglers is hopingUS consumers will take to the second generation of Ticwatch, which made waves back home via voice-activated natural language search and innovative features like a touch-sensitive strip for scrolling. The newversion responds to questions in English and will letUS users order pizzas, hail Ubers and pick out restaurants on Yelp.