SoundHound Debuts Restaurant Voice AI Phone Service With Square Payment SoundHound will integrate its phone-based voice assistant for restaurants with Square’s popular payment service. The new partnership combines the SoundHound.. AI 19 May 3
Amazon Exports Alexa Voice Service to Ecuador, Hong Kong, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand Amazon is exporting the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) to Ecuador, Hong Kong, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand. Device manufacturers in.. AI 18 May 3
Uber Eats Showcases Google Assistant Voice Orders and Robot Delivery Services Uber Eats introduced a voice ordering feature through Google Assistant at its Go/Get 2022 event this week. Google Assistant users.. AI 18 May 2
Zoom Buys Conversational AI Startup Solvvy to Fuel New Customer Contact Center Zoom has acquired conversational AI startup Solvvy for an undisclosed amount. The purchase will enable Zoom to augment its new.. AI 17 May 3
How ReadSpeaker Synthesized Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito’s Voice for Sonos’ New Voice Assistant The new Sonos voice assistant speaks in the voice of actor Giancarlo Esposito, known for his roles on Breaking Bad.. AI 17 May 2
SoundHound and Hyundai Ink Long-Term Voice AI Deal With New Offline Processing Feature SoundHound and Hyundai have signed a seven-year agreement to embed SoundHound’s voice AI into many of Hyundai’s vehicles around the.. AI 17 May 2
Proactive Phone Voice AI Startup Curious Thing Raises $4.8M Australian voice AI startup Curious Thing has raised about $4.8 million (AUD 7 million) in a pre-Series A funding round.. AI 17 May 2
RAIN Raises $11M for Custom Industrial Voice Assistants Voice AI startup RAIN Technology has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round led by Valor Capital. The.. AI 16 May 3
Alexa Adds Cashback Coupons to App Shopping List Amazon has rolled out a new feature offering rebates to those using the Alexa app. The Alexa Shopping List Saving.. AI 16 May 3
Verbit Acquires U.S. Captioning to Widen AI-Powered Speech-To-Text in Media Voice AI transcription developer Verbit has acquired media captioning firm U.S. Captioning for an undisclosed sum. The purchase continues Verbit’s.. AI 16 May 2