Speech Technology eWeekly - October 21, 2026

Speech Technology News

Scaled Cognition Launches Voice

Scaled Cognition's Voice is a TTS model built specifically for customer experience.

Klick Scientists See New Vocal Patterns Associated with Type 2 Diabetes

Klick Labs' latest research drills deeper into vocal biomarker exploration without requiring participant age, BMI, or fixed voice sample.

Monday.com Launches Harmony Voice AI Platform

Monday.com's Harmony platform is built specifically for sales teams to convert calls into revenue streams.

Speechmatics Launches Oak Voice Model

Speechmatic's Oak is a voice AI model built to accurately capture real multilingual medical conversations. 

Adventists AI Open-Sources DuplexJev, a Speech-to-Decision Model for Voice Agents

DuplexJev listens to the raw audio and answers the many small decisions voice agents make on every pause

Industry Voices

Functional Efficiency: Beyond Recognition Accuracy and Task Completion

Why conversational AI needs a measure of what users accomplish and what they must endure to accomplish it.