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fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

Alexa+ comes to new Fire TV devices with AI-powered conversations | TechCrunch

Alexa+ on Fire TV expands voice AI capabilities for complex questions, tailored recommendations, scene search, sports info, and enhanced Fire TV interface and new devices.
Healthcare
fromFortune
2 days ago

Exclusive: Assort Health raises $76 million Series B to build on voice AI healthcare platform | Fortune

Voice AI platform Assort Health enables patients to book appointments outside office hours and helps medical practices automate administrative tasks, improving efficiency and revenue.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

OpenAI's newest team is proof that there's a key shift happening in the AI talent wars

OpenAI formed an Applied Evals team to help businesses build AI evaluations for complex, domain-specific tasks and integrate research with product development.
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Kleiner Perkins-backed voice AI startup Keplar aims to replace traditional market research | TechCrunch

The idea for Keplar was conceived in 2023 when Dhruv Guliani (above right), previously an engineer at Google, where he worked on speech and voice AI models, and machine learning engineer William Wen, participated in the South Park Commons founder fellowship program. The duo spoke with market researchers and brand managers and realized that the tools these professionals rely on - written surveys and interviews conducted by humans - can now be replaced by conversational AI.
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Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

The 9 most sought-after startups from YC Demo Day | TechCrunch

YC Summer 2025 batch centers on AI agents and infrastructure, including agent platforms, voice AI, AI-focused billing, and tools to monetize and evaluate AI outputs.
Artificial intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

SoundHound's Explosive Growth: Time to Buy or Buyer Beware?

SoundHound is experiencing hypergrowth in voice and conversational AI with rapid revenue gains and major partnerships, yet its valuation stays markedly above industry averages.
Artificial intelligence
fromMedium
1 month ago

Taco Bell Reconsiders Voice AI Strategy at the Drive-Through

Taco Bell's drive-through voice AI improves efficiency in some settings but causes errors and customer dissatisfaction, prompting selective human-AI deployment.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through | TechCrunch

Sometimes it lets me down, but sometimes it really surprises me.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoWorld
1 month ago

OpenAI adds MCP and SIP support to gpt-realtime for smarter voice-based agents

Additionally, the model provider said that the updated gpt-realtime model has shown improvements in following complex instructions, calling tools with precision, and producing speech that "sounds more natural and expressive."
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters

Taco Bell is reconsidering voice AI for US drive-throughs after widespread errors, social media backlash, and operational challenges, sometimes preferring human staff when busy.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

23-year-old cofounders left Amazon and Microsoft to build an AI startup. Read their Y Combinator pitch deck.

Bluejay is a YC-backed startup providing quality assurance for AI voice agents; it raised $4 million seed funding to stress-test and simulate agent interactions.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Raising $4.7 million in a week: What one founder learned after moving his AI startup from Germany to San Francisco

Leaping AI raised $4.7 million seed funding after Y Combinator to scale voice AI call-center agents that handle 10,000 calls daily with >90% customer satisfaction.
#soundhound-ai
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Live: Will Q2 Earnings Fuel SoundHound (SOUN) Next Rally?

Q2 revenue is expected to grow +144.3% YoY, reflecting strong demand in automotive and smart devices, but profitability remains distant due to high reinvestment in AI.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
2 months ago

Leena AI unveils conversational AI 'colleagues' for the enterprise

Leena's agentic AI colleagues can handle domain-specific and cross-domain requests, serving as go-betweens for employees and enterprise systems. The human is always in the loop; the agent must request approval before taking action.
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Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Wispr Flow raises $30M from Menlo Ventures for its AI-powered dictation app | TechCrunch

Voice AI startups are garnering significant venture capital interest with innovative applications and technologies.
Wispr Flow, a dictation app, successfully raised $30 million in Series A funding, enhancing its growth trajectory.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

How voice AI can slash healthcare clinicians' workloads - and offer companionship for older adults

Voice AI enhances healthcare efficiency by automating administrative tasks, allowing staff to focus on patient care instead of busywork.
Startup companies
fromBerlin Startup Jobs
5 months ago

Job Vacancy: Founding Sales Manager // ai-coustics | Sales Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Ai|coustics is revolutionizing Voice AI by turning any audio into studio-quality output and is hiring innovative talent to drive growth.
Artificial intelligence
fromCommunity
6 months ago

Legal Industry's First Voice AI Assistant Steals the Show at 2025 Legalweek Conference

Artificial intelligence is set to transform legal work significantly with new tools like LexisNexis Protégé.
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