AIAmazon AlexaNewsVoice App DevelopmentVoice AssistantVoice Technology Funding First Alexa Next Stage Startup Class Graduates From Online-Only Alexa Fund and Techstars Accelerator The Alexa Next Stage experiment in running a distanced, virtual accelerator appears to have been a rousing success for the.. 13 Aug 2
AIDevicesGoogle AssistantNews Google Extends Lookout Accessibility App to All Android Devices, Adds Ability to Read Food Labels and Text Google’s Lookout app can now identify packaged food and take snapshots of text to read aloud later to blind and.. 13 Aug 2
Amazon AlexaNewssmart speakerVoice Assistant Amazon Wants Podcasts on Audible and Amazon Music, But Drops Anti-Disparagement Rule Amazon will soon offer free podcast feeds to Amazon Music and Audible subscribers, bringing native support for podcasts to its.. 12 Aug 3
AIGoogle AssistantNews Google Assistant Will Run the New Hands-Free Gboard Transcription Google Assistant will run a new Gboard keyboard interface, allowing users to dictate text into any app on their device,.. 12 Aug 2
AINewsVoice Assistant Enterprise Enterprise AI Platform Veritone Integrates Speechmatics’ Speech Recognition and Transcription Tech Speechmatics is adding its speech recognition technology to enterprise artificial intelligence firm Veritone’s aiWARE platform. Businesses can now apply Speechmatics’.. 11 Aug 5
Amazon AlexaAmazon EchoDevicesNews A New Smart Clock Plug-In Adds Visuals to Amazon’s Echo Flex Amazon has begun shipping a new Smart Clock attachment for the Echo Flex, bringing a visual element to the modular.. 11 Aug 1
Google AssistantGoogle NestNewsPrivacySecuritySmart Homesmart speaker Google Admits Some Smart Speakers Mistakenly Recorded People Without Wake Word Activation Google Home smart speakers this year recorded people nearby even without wake word activation, according to a Protocol report and.. 11 Aug 2
Google AssistantNews Google Assistant Can Now Play Personal YouTube Music Playlists as Google Play Winds Down Google Assistant will soon be able to play personal YouTube Music playlists as a replacement for Google Play Music, which.. 10 Aug 5
AutomotiveNewsSoundHound Kia Debuts New Smart Car Powered by SoundHound Voice Assistant Kia Motors debuted an updated suite of voice and other tech software this week with the arrival of the India-exclusive.. 10 Aug 1
AINewsVoice Assistant The Muppets Show Off a Short-Lived Smart Speaker and Voice Assistant in the Latest Muppets Now Meet BEAK-R. Ever wish your assistant would stop saying “meep” and remind you to burn things? BEAK-R has got you.. 10 Aug 2