Latest Cortana News

You Will Soon Be Able to Control Your Xbox With Alexa and Cortana
Microsoft’s Xbox One is getting a whole lot easier to use. The company today announced a new Xbox Skill for […]

Microsoft Now Selling the Cortana-Powered Thermostat
Microsoft has started selling Johnson Control’s GLAS smart thermostat on its stores. Johnson Control announced its $319 smart thermostat earlier […]

Cortana and Alexa Integration Launches in Public Preview
Just about one year ago, Microsoft and Amazon announced a major partnership: both the companies are teaming up to integrate […]

Amazon Taps Microsoft’s Talent for Consumer Push
Amazon is obsessed with Microsoft’s talent. The company hired as many as 30 directors or higher level executives from Microsoft […]

Microsoft Fixes a Major Cortana Vulnerability
Security researchers from McAfee discovered a major vulnerability in Cortana in Windows 10. Fortunately, Microsoft just fixed it. (See, Google? […]

PC Makers are Embracing Alexa
Acer announced this morning that it is the first to ship notebook PCs preinstalled with Amazon Alexa. It won’t be […]

Hey Cortana, Microsoft is Buying a Conversational AI Startup
The Semantic Machines team may have one-upped Cortana Furthering its push into conversational AI (artificial intelligence), Microsoft announced this morning […]

Cortana Is Getting the Ability to Read Messages Aloud
Microsoft is expanding Cortana’s functionality on Android with a new feature for Messages. The company already lets users reply to […]