What is Cortana? A guide to Microsoft's virtual assistant, and how you can use it to improve your productivity.

Cortana is Microsoft's virtual assistant available for use across various devices and Microsoft 365's suite of services and products.
techtarget

Virtual assistant apps not quite geared for businesses, yet

With the emergence of Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple Siri, many consumers now expect to use their voice to control devices and find information, such as weather reports or sports scores. By ...
The Financial Brand

Why Bank App Virtual Assistants Still Need Assistance Themselves

Many major banks and credit card providers offer virtual assistants to guide customers through their increasingly deep mobile apps. But the technology isn’t delivering all that it could be — or as ...
Yahoo Finance

Canada Bank and Credit Card Apps and Websites Perform Well Overall, but Virtual Assistants Struggle With Complex Tasks, JD Power Finds

Virtual assistants strained by more advanced security and customer service tasks TORONTO, June 04, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Banks and credit card providers in Canada are steadily expanding artificial ...
AppleInsider

Apple Store app Virtual Shopping Assistant could be coming soon

The privacy policy for the Apple Store app suggests that a new feature called Virtual Shopping Assistant could be implemented soon. It may function similarly to the Apple Support Assistant. Apple has ...