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Microsoft Continues Shutting Down Cortana
Microsoft Continues Shutting Down Cortana
August 11, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Microsoft is shutting down its digital assistant app, Cortana, for Windows 11 with an update that disables it. This move comes three years after the tech...

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Samsung Introduces Bixby Marketplace
Samsung Introduces Bixby Marketplace
July 01, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Samsung is introducing a marketplace for Bixby, the company’s voice assistant, despite its relatively unknown name when stacked against the likes of Alexa, Siri and Cortana. ...

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Apple’s Siri Without A Biz Head
Apple’s Siri Without A Biz Head
February 04, 2019  |  Apple

The head of Siri at Apple has moved on to another position within the company. Bill Stasior, who has been in charge of Siri since...

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Who Will Win The Super Bowl? Ask Alexa
Who Will Win The Super Bowl? Ask Alexa
February 01, 2019  |  Voice Activation

With the Super Bowl on the horizon, voice assistants are offering their own predictions as to who will win football’s big game. Alexa, Siri, Cortana...

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Johnson Controls Rolls Out Cortana-Embedded Smart Thermostat
Johnson Controls Rolls Out Cortana-Embedded Smart Thermostat
August 20, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Following on the heels of several months of delays, Johnson Controls rolled out its GLAS smart thermostat for pre-orders last week. According to a report...

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Amazon, Microsoft Announce Public Preview Of Alexa, Cortana Integration
Amazon, Microsoft Announce Public Preview Of Alexa, Cortana Integration
August 15, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon and Microsoft on Wednesday (Aug. 15) announced a public preview of their plans to integrate Alexa with Microsoft Cortana, a plan announced last summer. In...

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Smarter Homes And Offices
Smarter Homes And Offices
September 15, 2017  |  Voice Activation

OK, Google. Listen up, Alexa. Playtime’s over. It’s time to step outside the smart home and begin to build the smart office. The same tools...

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Voice AI Devices Vulnerable To Ultrasound Hacks
Voice AI Devices Vulnerable To Ultrasound Hacks
September 08, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Scientists have discovered that Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and other voice assistant programs can be controlled using inaudible ultrasound commands. The Verge reported news that researchers...

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Alexa And Cortana Forge Virtual Friendship
Alexa And Cortana Forge Virtual Friendship
August 31, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are now on voice command speaking terms. The companies announced news on Wednesday (Aug. 30) that owners of either company’s...

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