Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Alexa and Cortana will now be able to talk to each other to control your smart home

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Two of the biggest tech companies on the planet, Microsoft and Amazon, have decided to allow their digital assistants to speak to each other, and it could be the beginning of a great new relationship. 

On Wednesday, in the surprising turn, the companies released a joint statement announcing that you will now be able to issue commands like "Alexa, open Cortana," or "Cortana, open Alexa." 

"Ensuring Cortana is available for our customers everywhere and across any device is a key priority for us,” Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, said in a statement that appeared on both Amazon's and Microsoft's website. "Bringing Cortana’s knowledge, Office 365 integration, commitments, and reminders to Alexa is a great step toward that goal." Read more...

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