Microsoft's new Cortana chief plans to put her smarts in more places

That's what PCWorld wanted to know when we spoke with Microsoft's recently-minted Cortana czar, Javier Soltero, late last week. The digital assistant who made a splash in Windows 10 with her snappy comebacks and silly knock-knock jokes is still offering to help you with your calendar and search. But Cortana hasn't talked her way into our homes like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant have, making her staying power look uncertain. That's where Soltero comes in. We sat down with Cortana's new chief in the wake of a significant management shakeup that will see senior executive Terry Myerson leave, as well as the creation of a new "Experiences and Devices" team that seemingly downplays Windows.