Google Assistant Will Offer “Quick Answers” on Chrome OS Google is testing a feature called “quick answers” on its Chrome operating system that will offer information about any selected.. AI 29 Jan 8
Cisco Integrates Voicea Transcription AI into Voice Assistant Videoconferences held on Cisco’s Webex Meetings platform will now be recorded and transcribed by the Webex voice assistant using Voicea’s.. AI 29 Jan 5
Facebook Makes New 99.99% AI Navigation Model Open Source Facebook has created a set of artificial intelligence models that can navigate an indoor environment with 99.99% accuracy. The social.. AI 28 Jan 2
Otter Raises $10M to Bring AI Transcription Service to Japan Transcription AI startup Otter.ai has closed a $10 million funding round led by Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO. DOCOMO and.. AI 27 Jan 4
ID R&D Shrinks Voice Biometrics to Internet of Things Edge Processing Biometric technology startup ID R&D debuted a new version of its vocal identification engine IDVoice that takes up less than.. AI 27 Jan 6
Why it Matters That Google and Spotify Have Joined the Personalized Audio Content Revolution – Guest Column Google and Spotify have signaled their intention to take over a new market: personalized audio for spoken word content. Google.. AI 26 Jan 2
Sony Patents PlayStation Controller with Microphone Sony PlayStation 5 controllers may include a microphone for voice interactions, based on a new patent granted to the company.. AI 23 Jan 1
Lego and Alexa Announce $100K Voice Challenge Winners Amazon and LEGO revealed the winners of the Lego Mindstorms Voice Challenge: Powered by Alexa this week, with Game Station,.. AI 22 Jan 2
Chinese Smart Hotel Tech Startup Xiezhu Raises $37M Chinese hospitality tech startup Xiezhu has raised 258 million yuan, around $37 million in a Series A funding round. The company.. AI 20 Jan 4
Apple Acquires Edge-Processing AI Startup Xnor for $200M: Report Apple acquired edge-based artificial intelligence startup Xnor.ai for around $200 million, according to a report from Geekwire. The Seattle-based startup.. AI 17 Jan 3