It doesn't have a name, it just has the power of Google and its deep mine of data behind it. In the past few years, we've seen every other big tech company launch a personal assistant: Apple's Siri. Amazon's Alexa. Microsoft's Cortana. Facebook's M. All are already iconic ...
Although other voice-controlled software assistants, such as Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, pre-date Alexa, these are only optional interfaces. Indeed, studies suggest that Siri is mainly only used for a few tasks, primarily calling people, sending texts, and setting alarms. The Echo ...
Apple has Siri, Google has its Assistant, Amazon has Alexa, and Microsoft has… you might have to look that up. It’s Cortana. You can find it on Surface, Microsoft’s tablet and on Microsoft’s Lumia phones. It also comes embedded in Windows 10, and you can install it on Android a...
This will be increasingly important as Cortana strives to become, to the next computing paradigm, what your smartphone is today: the front door for all of your computing needs. Microsoft thinks of it as an agent that has all your personal information and can interact on your behalf with other...
Cortana is Microsoft’s voice-activated digital assistant that goes way beyond telling the time or setting a reminder. Reassuring safe, you can even use Cortana when your device is locked. Even if you get distracted or walk away, your data is safe and secure behind that lock screen. ...
the company is currently trying to hire at least 86 more employees with expertise in the branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning, according to a recent analysis of Apple job postings. The company has also stepped up its courtship of machine-learning PhD's, joining Google, Am...
Siri faces serious competition from other virtual-assistant apps such as Google Now and Microsoft's Cortana. Both companies continue to improve their Siri alternatives with features that Apple can't yet match. Google Now, for example, can automatically present users with contextual cards relaying use...
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And we're only going to see more smart speakers -- regardless of whether they support Alexa, Google Assistant, or Cortana -- over the next the year. Hell, we expect to see a lot of these me-too devices in a few weeks at CES. Ugh....
it recognizes informal voice commands and can order flowers, pizza or a ride to the airport. Similarly, many analysts believe the future lies in plans by Facebook, Google and Microsoft to incorporate intelligent "bots" into the voice- and text-messaging services that people use to chat with ...