AIAmazon AlexaNewsVoice App DevelopmentVoice AssistantVoice Technology Funding First Alexa Next Stage Startup Class Graduates From Online-Only Alexa Fund and Techstars Accelerator The Alexa Next Stage experiment in running a distanced, virtual accelerator appears to have been a rousing success for the.. 13 Aug 2
AIDevicesGoogle AssistantNews Google Extends Lookout Accessibility App to All Android Devices, Adds Ability to Read Food Labels and Text Google’s Lookout app can now identify packaged food and take snapshots of text to read aloud later to blind and.. 13 Aug 2
AIGoogle AssistantNews Google Assistant Will Run the New Hands-Free Gboard Transcription Google Assistant will run a new Gboard keyboard interface, allowing users to dictate text into any app on their device,.. 12 Aug 2
AINewsVoice Assistant Enterprise Enterprise AI Platform Veritone Integrates Speechmatics’ Speech Recognition and Transcription Tech Speechmatics is adding its speech recognition technology to enterprise artificial intelligence firm Veritone’s aiWARE platform. Businesses can now apply Speechmatics’.. 11 Aug 5
AINewsVoice Assistant The Muppets Show Off a Short-Lived Smart Speaker and Voice Assistant in the Latest Muppets Now Meet BEAK-R. Ever wish your assistant would stop saying “meep” and remind you to burn things? BEAK-R has got you.. 10 Aug 2
AINewsPodcastVoicebot InterviewVoicebot Podcast Top Voice AI Stories in the First Half of 2020 with Lau, Prescott and König – Voicebot Podcast Ep 162 This week’s roundtable discussion focuses on the top voice AI news from the first half of 2020. We, of course,.. 9 Aug 2
AIDevicesNewsVoice Assistant The US Army is Building a Voice Assistant Named JUDI to Control Robots The United States Army is developing a conversational intelligence platform that will let soldiers give voice commands to robotic vehicles.. 7 Aug 4
AIDevicesNewsVoice AssistantVoice Technology Funding Syntiant Raises $35M for On-Edge AI and Voice Processors Artificial intelligence and voice-focused computer chip startup Syntiant has closed a $35 million funding round led by Applied Ventures and.. 7 Aug 3
AIHealthcareIBM WatsonNews Welsh Health Service Debuts Bilingual Virtual Assistant Built on IBM Watson The National Health Service of Wales has launched a virtual assistant named CERi using the IBM Watson AI to help.. 6 Aug 2
AINewsVoice App DevelopmentVoice Technology Funding Voice Tech Startup Voiceitt Raises $10M to Help People with Speech Impairments Talk to Voice Assistants and Other People Israeli speech recognition technology startup Voiceitt has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Viking Maccabee Ventures... 6 Aug 7