Speech Technology eWeekly - September 28, 2022

Features

The Top Speech Technologies and Vendors: The 2022 Speech Industry Awards

Advances in AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and more fueled speech industry progress in the past year.

Speech Technology News

BeneTalk Launches Speech Mobile App to Help Stutterers

BeneTalk's mobile app expands support and real-time guidance for people who stutter.

Technavio Foresees Strong Growth in Voice Commerce

Market forces like increased commerce and smart device usage are expected to drive voice commerce growth through 2026, Technavio finds.

QuickLogic Raises Approximately $3.2 Million

Funds raised in this stock transaction will help strengthen the company's balance sheet and enable it to hire more engineers.

Interactions Adds NVIDIA's Riva to Its Conversational AI

Interactions' collaboration with NVIDIA combines conversational AI solutions for contact centers.

Simpleshow Launches Timing Engine

Simpleshow's Timing Engine uses AI to sync voice and images in explainer videos.

Speechmatics Adds Support for 14 Languages

Speechmatics' speech-to-text engine now supports 48 languages, covering more than half of the world's population.

Captionmax and NCC Relaunch Under the 3Play Media Brand

Following their acquisition in February, Captionmax becomes a part of 3Play Media and NCC rebrands as 3Play Media Canada.

Aural Analytics Selected for EverythingALS Study

Aural Analytics' Speech Vitals technology will be used for a study to track the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in patients.

Industry Voices

How to Balance Conversational AI and Privacy

Here's what needs to be in place to ensure quality data gathering but also employee protection when it comes to speech analytics.