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.
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 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.
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.
Mistral unveils Voxtral, a groundbreaking open source AI audio model offering affordable speech transcription and understanding capabilities for businesses, available in two variants for production and local deployments.
Meta bolsters its AI capabilities by acquiring Play AI, a startup that generates human-sounding voices using AI, aligning with Meta's roadmap for AI characters, Meta AI, wearables, and audio content creation.
Meta acquires AI voice cloning startup PlayAI, adding its team to Meta's efforts in developing superhuman artificial intelligence and AI products like AI Characters and wearables under Johan Schalkwyk.
The AI 'band' The Velvet Sundown, which went viral on Spotify in June, admits they are an 'artistic provocation' composed entirely with AI and guided by human creative direction.
An AI-generated 'band' called Velvet Sundown, which amassed over 500,000 monthly Spotify listeners, reveals itself as an artistic hoax using Suno's AI platform to generate songs and maintain a consistent singer's voice, exploring how 'fake' content can have significant impact in internet culture.
Google's Veo 3 AI video generator can create eerily realistic videos with convincing audio, raising concerns about potential misuse for misinformation, but also offering creative possibilities if used responsibly.