Omilia Launches Lexis TTS Model for Contact Centers

Omilia Lexis is a voice synthesis model delivered inside Omilia's Conversational Platform.

Symend Launches SymendConverse

SymendConverse's agentic voice AI personalizes every inbound and outbound call to each customer's situation.

Callie Care Collects $500K for Voice AI Development

Callie Care startup aims to bring phone-first voice AI to millions of older adults aging alone at home.

AI Voice Agents Increase Specialty Care Program Enrollment

Study finds AI voice agents increased specialty care program enrollment 340 percent in real-world clinical settings.

Emotion Detection and Recognition Market to Be Worth $43.29 Billion by 2031

The emotion detection and recognition market is expected to grow by 8.2 percent through the next five years, MarketsandMarkets predicts.

SoundWise Launches Free Forever AI Audio and Video Transcription

SoundWise's browser-based AI transcription service combines unlimited free local processing, 10 times faster cloud transcription, support for 98 languages, and broad audio and video format compatibility without per-minute fees.

Retell AI Launches Conductor

Retell AI Conductor features a graph-native review interface for production voice agents.

Jon Taffer Launches Digital Coversational Twin

Using Talk2Me's platform, hospitality expert gives advice in a conversational style with his own voice and tone.

Cash Flows in to Speech Company Coffers

Venture capital firms are investing heavily in speech vendors, signaling a reawakening of the voice interface market.

Timekettle Introduces X1 Meeting Interpreter Hub

Timekettle X1 Meeting Interpreter Hub brings real-time AI translation to global meetings of up to 50 participants.

Canary Speech Brings Canary Ambient to the Zoom App Marketplace

Canary Ambient on Zoom brings real-time vocal biomarker insights to telehealth visits.

TELUS Digital and ElevenLabs Partner to Scale Voice AI

Partnership with TELUS Digital brings voice AI ElevenAgents to enterprise customer experience.

Phone Calls Are Still Not Accessible to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

Rogervoice survey finds 60 percent of Americans feel phone calls not accessible.

Vitally Therapy AI Launches AI Wellness App Featuring Live Avatar Video Conversations

Vitally Therapy's new product is a complete conversational wellness hub.

AI Translation and Captioning Emerge at College Graduations

Wordly has seen increasing adoption of its translation and caption services during higher education graduations.

Vallige Introduces Val, a Smart Companion to Support Families Living with Dementia

Val is a voice-enabled companion to help dementia patients and their caregivers.

Bland Raises Funds to Advance Voice AI

Bland has surpassed $100 million in funding to advance Voice AI for complex, high-stakes conversations.

Klick Labs Partners with Mayo Clinic on Vocal Biomarker Research

Klick's clinical studies will involve multiple departments and study areas.

Krisp Launches Voice Translation v3

Krisp Voice Translation v3 is now self-serve via API, with new quality controls.

DentScribe Launches DentScribe Perio Charting 3.0

DentScribe Perio Charting 3.0 is specifically designed to understand periodontal terminology and workflows.