Virtual Being Developer Hour One Raises $20M Virtual human startup Hour One has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners. Hour.. AI 25 Apr 2
Google Cloud Upgrades Speech AI Models Already Used by Spotify Car Thing Google Cloud has introduced new speech recognition models for its speech-to-text (STT) API. The models improve accuracy for 23 languages.. AI 22 Apr 2
Raj Koneru CEO of Kore.ai on Conversational AI in the Enterprise Today and Where It’s Headed – Voicebot Podcast Ep 252 Raj Koneru is the CEO of Kore.ai. He founded the company in 2014 to tackle the need for automated interactions.. AI 22 Apr 2
Voicemod Debuts Metaverse Audio Avatar Developer Kit Augmented audio startup Voicemod is opening its real-time voice modulation and conversion solution to third-party developers looking to embed custom.. AI 21 Apr 5
Gupshup Extends Acquisition Streak With Ecommerce Conversational AI Startup AskSid Enterprise AI platform Gupshup has purchased ecommerce and retail conversational AI startup AskSid for an undisclosed amount less than a.. AI 21 Apr 3
Suki Augments Clinical Voice AI Commands Clinical voice AI startup Suki has upgraded its voice assistant and platform for medical professionals with a new feature to.. AI 21 Apr 2
Amazon Unveils Speech Datasets for Alexa Skill Development in 51 Languages Amazon has introduced a 51-language dataset appropriately called MASSIVE to encourage multilingual Alexa and other voice AI development. The open-source.. AI 20 Apr 3
Children’s Bedtime Robot Startup Snorble Raises $10M Cuddly bedtime robot for kids creator Snorble has raised $10 million from GK Ventures. The eponymous AI-enabled toy uses voice.. AI 20 Apr 2
AI Plagiarism Spotter Copyleaks Raises $6M AI text authenticator and plagiarism checking startup Copyleaks has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by.. AI 20 Apr 2
Apple Canceled Siri Voice Commerce Plans Over Privacy Concerns: Report Apple planned to add voice commerce as a feature to Siri three years ago before shutting down development over potential.. AI 19 Apr 3