Amid scrutiny, Apple freezes human reviews of Siri conversations
Apple Inc. has put the brakes on an internal quality assurance program in which contractors listened to voice recordings captured by Siri. The iPhone maker...
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Amazon sued by early voice tech developers who allege that company infringed on patents – GeekWire
Voicebox CEO Mike Kennewick. (VoiceBox Photo) Former investors and employees from VoiceBox Technologies are suing Amazon, alleging that the Seattle tech giant infringed on six...
Techstars Seattle grad raises cash to record meetings and build a ‘personal memory bank’ for users – GeekWire
Kristalic co-founder Jos van der Westhuizen pitches at Techstars Seattle Demo Day in May. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) A Techstars Seattle grad that wants...
Amazon adds 2,500 recordings to the Alexa Skills Kit Sound Library
Voice app developers, rejoice: A host of new recordings today joined Amazon’s Alexa audio asset library, more than quintupling it in size. The Seattle-based tech...
Block.One Pays $30M For a Voice.com Domain Name Meant For its Social Network— Voice
Based on a recent report, Block.One has deposited a sum of $30 million in cash as payment for a domain name which it acquired for...
Block.one unveils “Voice” blockchain-based social media platform
Block.one, a software publisher specializing in blockchain technology – its first project being the open-source protocol EOSIO, this past weekend announced Voice, a blockchain-based social...
Block.One’s New Social Media Site Will Do Identity Checks for Every User
Block.one is going to keep bots off its social media platform by checking the identity of every single user against a government ID, a source...
EOS Launches Crypto-Friendly Social Platform to Empower Users
Most social media platforms are free. You can use Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, or what have you at no economic cost. However, over the years, studies...
Block.one Plans to Tackle Pitfalls of Social Media With New Blockchain Community Called “Voice”
Block.one today announced Voice, a blockchain-based social media application designed with users of the platform in mind and to take on the fact that social...
Researchers detail AI that generates character animations from recorded speech
Animating the lips and mouths of computer-generated characters to match those of voiceover actors isn’t a walk in the park, even with the aid of...
DJ Khaled will get you there as the new voice on Waze
DJ Khaled is always going somewhere.Image: Robert Kamau/GC Images By Sasha Lekach2019-05-22 10:00:00 UTC If it feels like DJ Khaled is everywhere in the transit...
Adobe: 91% of companies are investing in voice technologies
More than nine out of 10 companies are investing in voice technologies, including voice-based commerce, according to an Adobe study released today. Unfortunately, most of...
Amazon brings Alexa in-skill purchasing to the U.K., Germany, and Japan
Almost a year ago to the day, Amazon made generally available in-skill purchasing for Alexa, which allows voice app developers to levy a fee on...