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Microsoft, an also-ran in the market for digital personal assistants, has issued a report about digital personal assistants.

Alphabet’s most recent annual report dropped Microsoft from a list of competitors in the digital assistant market.

Cortana gets new features that let you automate your smart home devices.

In a stunning bit of transparency, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that Cortana will never be competitive with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.

Windows 10's setup experience is a long, annoying experience. Silencing Cortana doesn't solve the problem.

Windows 10's simplified password-less login experience is now available for all editions of the OS to Insiders.

Google Assistant wins the Smart Speaker IQ Test, followed by Siri, Alexa, and Cortana.

Microsoft is working on integrating Cortana into Outlook mobile.

You can now use Cortana to sync your lists and reminders with Microsoft To-Do.

Microsoft could be splitting up Cortana and Search on the Windows 10 taskbar.

Cortana will soon allow you to add up to 6 users on your smart speaker or the Xbox One.

Spotify introduces improved experience for the Xbox One.

It's yet another not-so-subtle indication that Microsoft is pushing Cortana aside for Amazon's digital personal assistant

Microsoft releases big update for Cortana on Android just in time for the release of the Surface Headphones.

Microsoft updated the Cortana Beta with a new user interface and additional functionality.

Today, Amazon announced numerous new smart home products, among them a smart display that will include Skype video call support. Oops.

The Cortana-based Harman Kardon Invoke smart speaker is currently on sale for just $50 at Best Buy.

Microsoft is launching a new skill for Xbox that lets you control your console with Alexa and Cortana.

Remember the gorgeous Cortana-powered thermostat? It's now available at the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft and Amazon finally launch Cortana/Alexa integration after months of wait.

Microsoft lost a lot of its top executives and directors to Amazon in the recent years as the software giant shifts its focus away from the consumer.

Security researchers from McAfee discovered a major vulnerability in Cortana in Windows 10. Fortunately, Microsoft just fixed it.

Acer announced this morning that it is the first to ship notebook PCs preinstalled with Amazon Alexa. It won't be the last.

Microsoft announced that it has purchased Semantic Machines, an AI startup. But this purchase may have a chilling effect on Cortana.

Cortana is getting the ability to read messages aloud on Android in beta.

Ambient computing is the "next wave" of personal computing. But what role can Microsoft play in this future?

Windows 10's newest Redstone 4 build comes with improvements to Cortana as Microsoft readies the next major update for the OS.