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Microsoft’s Cortana will soon be removed from the Johnson Controls GLAS smart thermostat, a device once thought to be a flagship smart home product for the digital assistant when it was first unveiled ...

In August we first heard that a desktop version of Cortana was being developed to be a major feature of the next version of Windows. Back then we thought the next version of Windows would be called ...

Onstage at Build 2014, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore demos the Halo-inspired personal assistant software meant both to tout Bing and push Siri and Google Now aside with its cool factor. Nick Statt was a ...

At first meant to compete with virtual assistants like Siri, Google Now, and Alexa, Cortana has been stripped of many functions and seemingly left to wither away. But its business-focused reboot may ...

AI Platforms & Assistants Microsoft’s Copilot Vision can now see your entire desktop – but it probably won't judge you for the clutter Windows Windows 11's taskbar could be next for an AI overhaul – ...

Cortana has been a major hit with Windows Phone with consumers switching region and language settings to take full advantage of the personal assistant from Microsoft. Unfortunately, there's no similar ...

Microsoft will kill off its Cortana app for Android and iOS early next year. A newly published support article from Microsoft notes that the software will be withdrawn from these major app stores on ...

Microsoft debuted Cortana running on a Windows 10 PC at the company's Windows 10 live event today. Cortana, Microsoft's answer to the iPhone's Siri, is named after the AI companion of Master Chief in ...

Microsoft Corp. renewed its push to catch up with Apple Inc. and Google Inc. in mobile devices, unveiling updated Windows Phone software with voice-search features and offering it for free for small ...