Shabby journalism again by Gizmodo. Cortana isn't removed, MS only removed it from the core Windows feature set. When the 19H2 is released Cortana will still

Shabby journalism again by Gizmodo. Cortana isn't removed, MS only removed it from the core Windows feature set. When the 19H2 is released Cortana will still be around, but not as part of Windows but as a separate app. People who update their Windows to the Fast Ring can even play with the new Cortana app right now. Microsoft also have plans to deeply integrate it into its 365 line of productivity apps, so it isn't going anywhere in that area too. And given that Siri and Google Assistant both dominate the Assistant area on the smartphones due to the fact that they are both preinstalled makes discontinuing the standalone smartphone apps and putting the money and resources involved to good use elsewhere is actually a good move business wise.