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Speech Technology News

Colossyan Introduces Instant Avatar Feature

Colossyan's Instant Avatar turns 20-second videos into avatars capable of speaking 70 languages.

Agora Launches Conversational AI SDK

Agora integrates with OpenAI to enable real-time conversational AI.

Twilio Integrates with OpenAI’s Realtime API for Building Conversational AI Applications

The integration of OpenAI with Twilio's Communications APIs will enable developers to create voice experiences. (Featured on SmartCustomerService.com.)

Wispr Raises $12 Million and Launches Wispr Flow to Replace Keyboards With Voice

Wispr Flow provides voice dictation that works in every app on Macs with auto-edits and AI commands.

Smart Speaker Market to Grow by $50.8 Billion Through 2028

Technavio projects 34 percent CAGR for smart speakers driven by voice commerce and smart home popularity.

Kia Adds Voice Commands

Kia's latest telematics update includes new voice commands.

Adobe Podcast Taps Wistia for Its AI-Powered Enhance Speech API

Adobe partnership brings professional-quality audio to Wistia customers.

Supernormal Launches Voice Agents

Supernormal's Voice Agents help businesses build conversational AI assistants.

PolyAI Partners with OpenTable for Voice AI

PolyAI and OpenTable are offering enterprise restaurants and diners reservation support using voice AI.

Global Relay Launches Transcription Services

Global Relay's AI-enabled voice-to-text transcription enables recordkeeping and surveillance.

BlipCut V2.14.0 Introduces Batch Video Translation

BlipCut's V2.14.0 release includes batch video translation and support for additional languages.

AI Agents Market to Be Worth $47.1 Billion by 2030

MarketsandMarkets projects 44.8 percent CAGR for the AI agent technology market over the next six years.

DoctorPresso Launches App That Detects Depression Through Voice

Doctorpresso's REDI is a voice-based diary app that can detect early signs of depression by analyzing users' speech patterns.

Voicebrain Brings AI to the Aviation Industry and DHS

Voicebrain's real-time voice analytics will help the airline industry capture and generate actionable insights from two-way radio communications.

DeepDub Launches Enterprise Plan, API, and Improved eTTS-2.12 Model

Deepdub's new technologies address the increasing need for scalable, high-quality localization solutions by Hollywood studios and global dubbing houses.

TTS Market to Hit $17 Billion by 2029

Data Bridge Market Research expects the text-to-speech market to grow at a compound annual rate of 30.20 percent.

Android Adds Speech Tech in Latest Android Release

Android update offers image description and screen reader capabilities.

Salesforce Acquires Speech Vendor Tenyx

Salesforce's acquisition of Tenyx will extend voice capabilites to Salesforce's chatbots.

Canary Speech Receives Patent for Paired Neural Networks Technology

Canary Speech's Paired Neural Networks Technology is a form of voice biomarker technology that identifies subtle shifts in an individual's voice by analyzing it against previous samples from the same person.

SyncWords Is Now on AWS Marketplace

SyncWords makes its Live AI Captioning and Dubbing available via AWS Marketplace.