Microsoft’s Cortana drops consumer skills as it refocuses on business users

With the next version of Windows 10, coming this spring, Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant will lose a number of consumer skills around music and connected homes, as well as some third-party skills. That’s very much in line with Microsoft’s new focus for Cortana, but it may still come as a surprise to the dozens of […] Continue reading Microsoft’s Cortana drops consumer skills as it refocuses on business users

Windows 10 Version 2004 (20H1) – Cortana


Most of the changes in Windows 10 version 2004, which is due to land in the first half of 2020, are under-the-hood. And the Windows 10 November 2019 Update got some of the changes that were in development as part of 20H1, like enhancements to search in File Explorer. This second article in a two-part series looks at the new Cortana experience that is coming as part of Windows 10 version 2004.

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Microsoft Is Slowly Pulling the Plug Off the Harman Kardon Invoke

Microsoft’s slowly killing the Harman Kardon Invoke, as users in the US start facing major problems with the Cortana-powered speaker.
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Almond: Open Personal Assistant from Stanford

The current state of virtual personal assistants — Alexa, Cortana, Google, and Siri — leaves something to be desired. The speech recognition is mostly pretty good. However, customization options are very limited. Beyond that, many people are worried about the privacy of their data when using one of these assistants. …read more

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