Microsoft drops ‘Hey Cortana’ in favor of just ‘Cortana’ on smart speakers

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Microsoft is altering the way you activate its Cortana digital assistant with your voice. The first Cortana-powered Invoke speaker now lets users simply summon the digital assistant using “Cortana” instead of the usual “Hey Cortana” command. The change isn’t live on Cortana for iOS, Android, or Windows 10, but it will likely appear there soon. Microsoft says it implemented the change last week for the Invoke speaker, and the old ‘Hey Cortana’ still works too.FULL ARTICLE