Apple Unveils AirPods Pro 3 with Superior Audio, Fitness Tracking, and Translation
Apple launches AirPods Pro 3 with groundbreaking audio, fitness tracking, and real-time translation capabilities, setting a new standard for wireless earbuds.
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ElevenLabs Unveils AI Music Generator for Instant Video Soundtracks
ElevenLabs unveils AI Music Generator, instantly composing original, high-quality soundtracks tailored to any video's tone and emotion, enabling effortless commercial video scoring without music editing.
Altman Stunned by Voice Authentication, Musk Ponders AI's Role for Humans, OpenAI Unveils Low-Latency Speech Model
Sam Altman stunned by banks' voice authentication, Elon Musk ponders AI's role in fulfilling human needs, OpenAI unveils gpt-realtime for low-latency speech-to-speech applications.
NotebookLM Expands Video Overviews to 80 Languages Worldwide
NotebookLM's Video Overviews, offering in-depth audio summaries, expand from English to over 80 languages worldwide, now available to all users.
NVIDIA Unleashes Granary: 1 Million Hours of Audio Fuel Multilingual Speech AI
NVIDIA unveils Granary, a groundbreaking dataset comprising 1 million hours of audio, propelling multilingual speech AI; Apple's Siri gains cross-app voice command capabilities; a guide empowers beginners to master voice cloning in just 11 minutes.
Otter.ai Accused of Secretly Recording Private Conversations
Otter.ai, a transcription service, faces a federal lawsuit alleging it secretly records and processes millions of private conversations without user consent to improve its AI systems, despite claiming to obtain permission through its privacy policy.
NVIDIA Unveils Groundbreaking AI Models and Dataset for Multilingual Speech Recognition
NVIDIA unveils Granary, a 1 million hour dataset spanning 25 languages, along with Canary-1b-v2 for multilingual speech recognition and translation, and Parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3 for real-time transcription, pushing boundaries in AI language models.
Hallwood Media Inks Deal with AI Music Sensation Imoliver, Hits Streaming Soon
In a groundbreaking move, Hallwood Media inks record deal with AI music sensation Imoliver, the 'top-streaming music designer' on Suno platform, marking first time a Suno creator signs with label; Imoliver's hit 'Stone' with over 3 million Suno plays to hit streaming platforms on August 8.
SoundHound AI Stock Skyrockets, Plummets Amid Hype and Skepticism
SoundHound AI stock soars nearly 400% in late 2024 on voice AI hype and Amelia acquisition, but plunges 44% in 2025 as Nvidia exits and skeptics like Stone Fox Capital label it 'Strong Sell' citing inflated growth and valuation.
Voice AI Ignites Fierce Competition as Meta Acquires PlayAI, Fueling Investment Surge
Meta acquires PlayAI as voice AI ignites fierce competition, fueling a surge in investment with companies racing to secure conversational AI capabilities through acquisitions of startups like ElevenLabs, Cresta, and Cartesia amid rapid technological advancements enabling natural voice interaction.