#voice AI
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Google's Gemini app hits one billion monthly users, catching up with ChatGPT
Google's AI assistant has crossed a threshold that only 13 other Google products have ever reached. What the numbers actually tell us.
NVIDIA's Free, Open Voice AI Now Speaks 12 Languages and Responds in Under a Tenth of a Second
A new version of NVIDIA's Magpie text-to-speech model adds Arabic, Korean and Portuguese, and runs fast enough on your own hardware to keep voice assistants feeling natural.
Midnight Job Interviews Are Real, and AI Is Why They Exist
Millions of job seekers are now completing AI-run video interviews at 1 am. It solves a real scheduling problem. It also raises questions nobody is ready to answer.
The Robot at the Drive-Thru Window Is Back, and This Time It Might Stick
After a rocky first attempt, fast-food chains are quietly rolling AI voice ordering back out to millions of customers. A few are winning. A few are still figuring it out.
Smallest.ai raises $13 million to build a voice AI that you cannot tell is a machine
The startup wants AI phone agents to sound so natural that callers never notice they are not speaking to a person. Here is how it plans to do that, and what it means for anyone who ends up on hold.
OpenAI Is Building a 'Family of Devices', Here Is What Greg Brockman Actually Said
The OpenAI president confirmed hardware is coming but gave no release date, no product names and no confirmation of the rumoured smart speaker. He did hint at voice becoming the main way people use computers.
Encore AI Raises $30 Million to Build Voice Agents That Learn From Your Best Sales Calls
The startup listens to thousands of real customer conversations, figures out what worked, and teaches an AI to copy those winning moves. Banks and insurers are already paying for it.
Apple's New On-Device AI Voice Tech Makes Siri Sound More Human, Without Sending Your Audio to the Cloud
A research paper from Apple's machine learning team reveals the audio engine behind Siri's more expressive new voices. All the processing happens on your iPhone, using a chip you already have.
A Ring on Your Finger Might Be the Best Microphone You Never Knew You Needed
New York startup Sandbar is betting that a small smart ring is the fastest, least awkward way to talk to your phone, your laptop, and your AI assistant.
Claude Gets a Voice Upgrade: Pick Your Model, Connect Your Apps
Anthropic has updated Claude's voice mode so it can use smarter AI models and reach into Gmail, Slack and Notion, going further than OpenAI's voice feature currently does.
Voice AI Can Talk, But Can It Actually Listen?
A large-scale human study finds today's best voice models often miss the pauses, hesitations, and tone shifts that make real conversation work.
Rime raises $24 million to make AI phone calls feel less like talking to a robot
The San Francisco startup trains its voice models on real recorded conversations, not scraped internet audio. Its bet: better data means enterprise customers stop hanging up.
OpenAI's First Hardware Device Is a Smart Speaker That Sees the Room
No screen, a roving camera, moving parts, and ChatGPT's voice built in. OpenAI's debut gadget is expected to land in 2027.
Hinge's founder raises $18 million for Overtone, an AI dating service built around voice
Justin McLeod is leaving swipe culture behind. His new company uses AI to make a small number of carefully chosen introductions, not to feed an endless scroll.
Waze Adds Google Gemini AI So You Can Say 'Find Me a Cheap Gas Station' and Actually Get One
Four new features are rolling out to Waze, two of them powered by Google's Gemini AI. Here is what changes for your daily drive.