Microsoft also has a similar voice-activated digital assistant called Cortana. It helps you find and do tasks on your computer simply by saying “Hey, Cortana!” followed by stating your command or question, such as “What’s the weather like today?”

And there’s Apple’s Siri, which was incorporated into the iOS ecosystem starting with the release of the iPhone 4s. Siri allows users to command the phone to search and do stuff using their voice.