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Wispr Raises $280 Million Series B at $2 Billion Valuation

Investors backed the round to fund Canto, a proprietary speech model designed to cut real-world transcription errors.

Google’s Gemini App Tops 1 Billion Monthly Users

FCC Filing Reveals 'Sonos Ace Ultra' as Potential Higher‑End Successor to Ace

New Orleans Confirms Limited Use of AI to Screen Some 911 Crash Calls

Wispr Flow Launches Notetaker for Mac to Transcribe and Summarize Meetings

Google Tests Unified Voice Search Toolbar on Android

Smallest.ai Raises $13M and Launches Low‑Latency Voice 4.0 Architecture

Friend Relaunches Talking AI Pendant at $249

Waymo Adds Google's Gemini and New Tri‑Screen UI to Ojai Robotaxi

MUSC Expands 'Emily' Voice AI Into Retail and Specialty Pharmacies

Apple’s Rebuilt Siri Surfaces Hidden 13‑Slot ‘Voice Pad’ in macOS 27 Beta

OpenAI Brings GPT‑Live Voice to ChatGPT Desktop

Tesla Expands Grok and Personalization in 2026 Summer Update

Halliday Launches Camera‑Free G2 Smart Glasses for Meetings

Google Tests Sliders to Let Users Customize Gemini's Voice

Spotify Adds 'Talk to Spotify' Conversational AI to Mobile App

Waze Adds Motorcycle Mode and Gemini Voice AI to Navigation

OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Work and GPT‑5.6, Retires Atlas Browser

Meta Patent and Prototype Tests Heighten Privacy Concerns Over Always‑On AI Glasses

OpenAI Releases GPT-5.6 and Launches ChatGPT Work