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Apple, Google and Amazon to team to up to make smart home devices more compatible
Apple, Amazon and Google will come together to make devices that are compatible with their voice assistants.

Microsoft revamps its Office mobile apps for both Android and iOS users
Microsoft has also added Cortana support in Outlook that it can read out your emails.

Microsoft to end support for dedicated Cortana app on iOS and Android by 31 Jan 2020
Does anyone really care?

New Amazon initiative aims to offer Alexa and Cortana on a single device
Microsoft and Amazon previously announced that their voice assistants will be able to talk to each other.

AI-powered Siri, Cortana, Alexa and other virtual assistants have a gender bias problem
As research has shown, there is a critical link between the development of AI systems which display gender bias and the lack of women in teams that design them.

Microsoft introduces a new look of the Cortana app in a Windows 10 Insider Build
The Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18945 (20H1) will be released to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring

UNESCO report 'I'd blush if I could' should make AI programmers ponder over sexism
The AI that assists us do not need to go through the same sexism that women face on a daily basis

World's first gender-neutral artificial intelligence voice 'Q' launched
The team working on Q recorded the voices of 22 transgender and non-binary people as a basis for the voice.

Microsoft to end support for Windows 10 Mobile as focus shifts to Android and iOS
While support ends on 11 June, Microsoft will push out security updates until 10 December.

Microsoft's Cortana to no longer compete with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
Microsoft aims to make Cortana a valuable skill, separates digital assistant from Search in Windows 10

Microsoft to separate Cortana from Search in the next Windows 10 update
Voice assistant Cortana and Search will have their own separate locations on the taskbar.

Yoga A940 priced from $2,349 is Lenovo's response to Microsoft's Surface Studio
Lenovo A940 comes at a hefty price tag of $2349 onwards. So yes, it is catered to a very niche segment!

Microsoft to soon introduce a consumer version of its Microsoft 365 bundle
The job post notes that the team behind Microsoft 365 Consumer oversees the Windows platform.

Microsoft's Head of digital Assistant Cortana to quit by yearend: Report
Javier Soltero, Vice President of Cortana, confirmed his departure in a tweet posted to his personal account.

Microsoft launches Surface Headphones with adjustable noise cancellation at $350
Microsoft's Surface Headphones will be available for sale in the UK and US by the end of the year.

Microsoft launches Cortana Skills Kit for development of custom voice apps
The kit will help developers use Cortana's natural-language processing to create custom voice skills.

Control your Xbox One with Alexa and Cortana: Here's all you need to know
Unfortunately, the feature is currently only available for test users with access.

Amazon and Microsoft release public preview of Alexa and Cortana integration
Users can access Alexa via Cortana on Windows 10 PCs, and Cortana on Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 reflects the slow growth in hardware innovation: Report
The new phone will get some automatic photo editing and a stylus that can serve as a remote control.

iBall CompBook M500 with 14-inch screen and Windows 10 launched at Rs 16,999
It comes with 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB internal storage, which accompanies Intel's Celeron Dual Core processor.