Microsoft Debuts Synthetic Speech Platform ‘Custom Neural Voice’ Microsoft has unveiled the Custom Neural Voice service and begun accepting applications from customers interested in a synthetic voice built.. AI 4 Feb 5
Facebook Makes Multilingual Speech Recognition Model Open Source Facebook AI has released a massive speech recognition database and training tool called Multilingual LibriSpeech (MLS) as an open-source data.. AI 3 Feb 4
Google Upgrades Voice Access to Detect Unlabeled Android Icons Google has upgraded the Voice Access app for Android to spot and control icons on the screen, even if they.. AI 2 Feb 3
Microsoft is Adding New Cortana Voice AI Features to Outlook and Teams Microsoft is adding new voice AI features to its iOS mobile apps built around its Cortana voice assistant. The updates.. AI 2 Feb 4
Ford Cars Will Integrate Google Android and Google Assistant Starting in 2023 Millions of Ford Motor Company vehicles will run Google’s Android Automotive OS (operating system), including Google Assistant, starting in 2023... AI 1 Feb 6
Safari Enables ‘SpeechRecognition’ by Default in Tech Preview Release Apple’s Safari browser is testing making speech recognition a default, possibly as a prelude to supporting the popular Web Speech.. AI 1 Feb 3
Mozilla Officially Shuts Down Firefox Voice Browser Extension Mozilla officially announced the end date for Firefox Voice, pulling the plug on the Firefox Voice and Firefox Voice Fill.. AI 1 Feb 4
Smart Home Energy Startup Span Raises $20M From Munich Re Ventures and Amazon Alexa Fund Smart electrical panel startup Span has raised $20 million in a funding round from new investors Munich Re Ventures and.. AI 1 Feb 4
Rohit Prasad Amazon VP and Head Scientist for Alexa AI – Voicebot Podcast Ep 191 Rohit Prasad is vice president and head scientist of Alexa AI at Amazon. He joined the Alexa team pre-launch in.. AI 31 Jan 3
Qualcomm Becomes 2nd Alexa Custom Assistant Client With New Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms Amazon Alexa will be a native component of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms, providing the basis for voice assistants.. AI 30 Jan 5