Microsoft is shutting down its digital assistant app Cortana this month, having now put more of its focus on modern-day AI advances, like its ChatGPT-like Bing Chat and other AI-powered productivity ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Just like seemingly every other major tech company with a voice assistant or voice chat service, it emerged that Microsoft contractors were listening to Skype and Cortana recordings. Apple, Google and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ask someone which digital voice assistant they use most and they're likely to mention Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa or even Google Now. Only a few might include Microsoft Cortana on that ...

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But Cortana isn't dead yet. Photo: Microsoft/Cult of Mac Microsoft has confirmed plans to kill off Cortana — but only on mobile in only eight countries. A new support article confirms that the Cortana ...

Microsoft’s flagship voice assistant is built-in to Windows 10, yet Cortana hasn’t shared the same success as voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant. But that may change with ...

Two intriguing functions in Microsoft Outlook, Play My Emails and the Daily Briefing, are scheduled to receive updates that add new Cortana-powered AI to functions that go far beyond just email.

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You’re not going to hear anything about Cortana this week at Microsoft’s Build conference. Confused? You’re not alone. Microsoft Cortana has moved from becoming the flagship feature at the Windows 10 ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is tweaking how Cortana works in Windows 10. While the digital assistant ...