Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella walks in front of the new Cortana logo as he delivers a keynote address during the 2014 Microsoft Build developer conference. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It ...

Microsoft developed Cortana, named after a character from the "Halo" games, back in 2014 and there was a time when the ...

“Central to Microsoft’s vision for Cortana is a Notebook feature that will allow Windows Phone users to control exactly what information is shared with the digital assistant,” Warren writes.

And while Alexa and Google Assistant dominate the consumer smart speaker market, businesses are looking very expectantly at Cortana, since many of them are already Microsoft customers. SEE ALSO ...