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By Supantha Mukherjee and Munsif Vengattil

Aug 31 2017 9:49AM

To take on Google Assistant, Siri.

Microsoft and Amazon hook up their virtual assistants

Amazon and Microsoft have joined forces to let their voice-controlled virtual assistants talk to each other, offering users the ability to seamlessly tap into work, their homes, and shop online. The partnership is the first time two technology companies have opened up their artificial intelligenc...

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