Speech Technology eWeekly - September 16, 2026

Speech Technology News

OpenAI Launches GPT-Live-1

OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 gives developers a natural voice model for building voice-enabled apps and business workflows.

Venizum Launches Verbis Voice

Venizum's Verbis Voice brings real-time voice-to-voice translation to Salesforce Service with DeepL.

Everise Partners with Sanas to Deploy the One Sanas App Across 15,000 Healthcare Support Agents

Everise will run the full Sanas stack, combining accent translation, speech enhancement, on device transcription, live compliance support and translation across 34 languages.

Yelp and Hatch Advance Voice AI for Restaurants and Service Pros with OpenAI's GPT-Live-1

Yelp Host, now enhanced with GPT-Live-1, transforms restaurant call handling, while Hatch's business intelligence, now with GPT-Live-1, brings advanced voice AI to help service businesses book more jobs. (Featured on DestinationCRM.com.)

Zendesk Expands Contact Center Voice Support Across Languages

Real-Time Voice Translation built directly into Zendesk Contact Center helps customers and agents communicate naturally across languages. (Featured on SmartCustomerService.com.)