Microsoft’s Cortana? It looks a lot like the revisited, digital version of Jiminy Cricket
To be sure, the trending tool section of our weekly wrap is by far the most fascinating this week, given that meaningful news related to Google remains thin on the ground while the closing of the earnings season in tech-land has left many wondering what could be next later this year.
Microsoft’s Cortana was under the spotlight in recent days — to me, it looks a lot like the revisited, digital version of Jiminy Cricket, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
“Cortana is your personal assistant, always there to remember things, so you don’t have to. Today, we’re introducing another, even smarter way for Cortana to help make sure nothing slips through the cracks with suggested reminders.”
Nothing.
Does it get any better elsewhere?
Of course, WhatsApp’s two-step verification feature confirms Facebook is serious about privacy-related issues, but also worth a mention is PayPal’s Slack bot, which didn’t pass unnoticed.
Trending Tech: Google
- New Feature Added To AMP In Google Search (Google, 6/2/2017)
- Real-Time Commute Info On Android Is Upgraded (Google, 6/2/2017)
- About YouTube‘s Mobile Live Streams And Super Chat Features (Tech Crunch, 7/2/2017)
- Google Introduces Cloud Search For G Suite Customers (Google, 7/2/2017)
Key highlight of the week:
Trending Tools: Pinterest, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook…
- Pinterest Introduces New Visual Discovery Tools (Pinterest, 7/2/2017)
- Microsoft‘s Cortana? It Looks A Lot Like The Revisited, Digital Version Of Jiminy Cricket (Microsoft, 9/2/2017)
- Amazon Guesstimates Your Age (Amazon, 10/2/2017)
- WhatsApp Launches A Two-Step Verification Feature (WhatsApp, 10/2/2017)
Key highlight of the week:
Trending Finance: PayPal, Pandora, Alibaba, Amazon, Snap…
- Is PayPal’s Slack Bot The First of Its Kind? (PayPal, 7/2/2017)
- Pandora‘s Q4 Earnings Fall (Yahoo, 9/2/2017)
- Alibaba‘s Ant Financial Is Set To Borrow $3bn (Reuters, 9/2/2017)
- Snap To Invest $1bn In Amazon Cloud Services (Reuters, 9/2/2017)
Key highlight of the week:
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