Microsoft Azure Adds New Voices and Styles to Whisper or Shout in Hopeful or Unfriendly Tones Microsoft has augmented the neural text-to-speech (TTS) options of its Azure Cognitive Services with new voices and styles of speaking... AI 10 May 2
AI Live Captioning Startup Ava Raises $10M AI-powered live captioning startup Ava has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Khosla Venture. Ava.. AI 10 May 2
Alexa in Britain Now Answers Your Menopause Health Questions British Alexa users can now get answers to questions about menopause through a new partnership between Amazon and the independent.. AI 9 May 3
The Vatican Will Launch a Metaverse Art Gallery in Sensorium Galaxy The Vatican is working to bring some of its art and other collections to the metaverse in a new partnership.. AI 9 May 2
Alexa Adds Proactive Reminders for Prescriptions and Sports News Alexa can now proactively remind users when they need to refill a prescription, or there’s breaking news about their favorite.. AI 6 May 3
Dana Young CEO of AIPEX Tech on Voice Assistants for Hospitality – Voicebot Podcast Ep 254 Dana Young founded AIPEX Technologies in 2017 to solve a problem he faced as an independent vacation rental property host... AI 6 May 3
Watch Aloe Blacc Perform “Wake Me Up” in 3 Languages to Honor Avicii Using Respeecher AI Translation Aloe Blacc paid tribute to his long-time collaborator Avicii four years after his death by performing their hit song “Wake.. AI 5 May 4
Google App Adds Vehicle Profiles for Voice Parking Payment Google Assistant has created a new setting for users to add details about their car as a way of streamlining.. AI 5 May 3
Disney Previews “Hey Disney” Voice Assistant for Alexa Devices Disney showed off some of what the Hey, Disney! Alexa Custom Assistant can do this week in a demonstration ahead.. AI 5 May 4
Sonos Launches Voice Assistant Sonos plans to release its long-rumored voice assistant service in June. As hinted at previously, Sonos Voice will offer voice.. AI 4 May 4