According to a new report from the New York Times, Amazon's voice-powered digital assistant Alexa will now be able to activate Microsoft's own assistant Cortana, and vice versa.
Amazon will launch its new version of its Echo speaker that features a seven-inch touchscreen and the ability to make Internet-based telephone calls today at a $229 USD price point, with the first units to ship June 28.
Samsung says that Bixby Voice will not ship with the Galaxy S8 when it launches in the US on April 21; instead, the feature will become available “later this spring.”