Microsoft's Cortana boss is reportedly leaving the company

Cortana's role at Microsoft is evolving (who'd have thought Alexa and Cortana would play nicely?), and the team in charge of the AI assistant looks to be changing as well. ZDNet sources claim that Microsoft's Corporate VP of Cortana, Javier Soltero, is leaving by the end of 2018. The executive, who came to Microsoft when it bought mail startup Accompli in 2014, reportedly plans to return to entrepreneurial pursuits. We've asked Microsoft if it can confirm the departure. If accurate, Soltero's exit could be a sign of how Microsoft will handle Cortana going forward.