How Apple is Using Google AI to Catch Up

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple is partnering with Google to bring Gemini AI to the iPhone, a $5 billion deal that could overhaul Siri and change the future of Apple Intelligence.The post How Apple is Using Google AI to Catch Up first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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Apple's Google Gemini Deal Could Be Worth $5 Billion

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Parloa raises $350M to make enterprise customer experience fully conversational

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Parloa GmBH, a Berlin-based artificial intelligence customer experience automation platform startup, announced today it has raised $350 million in late-stage funding at a $3 billion valuation led by General Catalyst. The company’s existing investors showe…

#ai #startups #vc #automation #enterprise #voice #genai #business #europe #technology

Parloa raises $350M, tripling valuation to $3BN

7 wks / tech / John Reynolds

Parloa Raises $350M in Series D Funding

7 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

€310 million raise positions Germany’s Parloa far ahead recent European enterprise AI agent rounds

7 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise

7 wks / techcrunch / Marina Temkin

Parloa hits $3bn valuation with $350m Series D led by General Catalyst

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Parloa raises $350M to make enterprise customer experience fully conversational

7 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

VoiceRun gets $5.5M in seed funding to give enterprises more control over voice AI agents

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - VoiceRun, a startup that’s helping enterprises to develop voice-enabled artificial intelligence agents that they control, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to help customers move beyond simple pilots and demonstrations and deploy voice-powered appli…

#ai #startups #vc #saas #enterprise #voice #genai #assistant #api

VoiceRun Raises $5.5M in Seed Funding

7 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

VoiceRun gets $5.5M in seed funding to give enterprises more control over voice AI agents

7 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build voice agent factory

7 wks / techcrunch / Dominic-Madori Davis

Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple has announced a multi-year partnership with Google to power Siri using Gemini AI, launching with iOS 26.4 in March or April 2026 for approximately $1 billion annually.The post Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri appeared first on …

#ai #voice #apple #google #genai #ios #assistant #gemini

New report sheds light on how Gemini fits into Apple’s Siri revamp

7 wks / digitaltrends

Apple to Use Google’s Gemini AI in Siri and Future AI Models: What This Means

7 wks / medianama / Chaitanya Kohli

Google Gemini-Powered Siri Will Reportedly Have These 7 New Features

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Google Gemini-Powered Siri Will Reportedly Have These 7 New Features

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple Didn't Partner With Google. It Surrendered to It.

7 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

Gemini-trained Apple Intelligence will work like other LLMs, says unsurprising report

7 wks / appleinsider

Apple just straight up robbed Google

7 wks / fastcompany / Mark Wilson

Elon Musk Slams Apple-Google AI Deal as ‘Unreasonable’ Power Grab

7 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Kuo: Apple's AI Deal With Google Is Temporary and Buys It Time

7 wks / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Apple's Google AI Deal Was Driven by Urgent WWDC Pressure [Kuo]

7 wks / iclarified

Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Real-time voice AI unicorn Deepgram raises $130M to streamline human-to-machine interactions

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Real-time voice artificial intelligence startup Deepgram Inc. has reasons to think the new year could be a good one after raising $130 million in funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. It also unveiled its latest acquisition, buying an AI-native voice start…

#ai #startups #vc #ml #voice #business #deeptech #acquisitions #technology

Voice AI Deepgram Hits $1.3B Unicorn Status with $130M Funding

7 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Deepgram Acquires OfOne to Bring Voice AI to Drive-Thru Restaurants

7 wks / techstrong / Mike Vizard

Deepgram Raises $130M in Series C Funding

7 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

Deepgram is raising its Series C round at a $1.3 billion valuation.

7 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Deepgram Hits Unicorn Status at $1.3bn With $130m Raise as Voice AI Goes Mainstream - Tekedia

7 wks / tekedia

Real-time voice AI unicorn Deepgram raises $130M to streamline human-to-machine interactions

7 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Voice AI Deepgram hits unicorn status with $130M raise led by AVP

7 wks / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup

7 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power Next-Generation Siri This Year

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - In a statement shared with CNBC today, Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch later this year."After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable f…

#ai #voice #apple #google #genai #business #ios #assistant #gemini #timcook

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Other offbeat and ecosystem takes (2)
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Apple Taps Google's Gemini to Power AI Models After 'Apple Intelligence' Stumbles

7 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Apple Surrenders. Google Collects.

7 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Apple turns to Google's Gemini as Siri's technical debt becomes too much to handle

7 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Siri upgrade confirmations

Apple's big Siri AI upgrade will be powered by Google Gemini

7 wks / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

Apple taps Google Gemini for next-gen AI features, revamped Siri

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Apple turns to Google Gemini to power the future of Apple Intelligence and finally make Siri good

7 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

Apple will use Google’s Gemini models to power new Siri release

7 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Google Is Powering Apple’s Biggest Siri Upgrade Yet

7 wks / eweek / J.R. Johnivan

Apple, Rather Quietly and With No Details, Announces Partnership With Google to Use Gemini Technology for Apple Foundation Models, and Presumably, the Year-Overdue More Personalized Siri

7 wks / cnbc / John Gruber

Apple Picks Google Gemini to Power Siri

7 wks / cnet / Imad Khan

Apple Selects Google’s Gemini For New AI-Powered Siri via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

7 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

Apple picks Google Gemini over ChatGPT for Siris AI overhaul

7 wks / mashable

Apple Taps Google Gemini to Give Siri an AI Glow-Up

7 wks / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Apple has confirmed that Siri’s big AI reboot will be powered by Google’s Gemini

7 wks / digitaltrends

Apple says its new AI-powered Siri will use Google’s Gemini language models

7 wks / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

Apple Turns to Google’s Gemini to Power AI in Siri

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Apple chooses Google's Gemini AI to power Siri

7 wks / techxplore

Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power the Next AI Siri

7 wks / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple Officially Selects Google Gemini to Power Next-Gen Siri

7 wks / iclarified

Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Apple confirms Google Gemini will power Siri, says privacy remains a priority

7 wks / bleepingcomputer / Mayank Parmar

Apple Confirms Next-Gen Siri Will Be Powered By Google's Gemini

7 wks / bgr

Apple Officially Confirms Google Gemini Crutch For The Revamped Siri

7 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

Apple Partners With Google on Siri Upgrade, Declares Gemini 'Most Capable Foundation'

7 wks / slashdot / msmash

Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year

7 wks / cnbc

Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini

7 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power Next-Generation Siri This Year

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade

7 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Apple Adopts Google Gemini to Improve Siri

7 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Apple picks Google's Gemini to power Siri

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Elon Musk Reacts to Apple and Google Teaming on Gemini-Powered Siri

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

A seemingly jealous Elon Musk posted on cue after this news: www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/a... (see screenshot below)

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Apple and Google have confirmed that the next version of Siri will use Gemini and Google Cloud in a multi-year collaboration between the two tech giants.

7 wks / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power Next-Generation Siri This Year

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Hey Siri, set a timer to turn off ChatGPT www.theverge.com/news/860521/...

7 wks / bsky / @joannastern.bsky.social / joannastern.bsky.social

"Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade" www.theverge.com/news/860521/...

7 wks / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

Healthcare Voice Tech Startup Tucuvi Raises $20M To Improve Care

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Tucuvi, a Spanish voice technology startup for healthcare, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Designed to support and execute clinical decisions during patient phone calls its solution offers a new approach to managing healthcare workflow…

#ai #startups #digitalhealth #voice #health #business #europe #technology

HealthTech Tucuvi raised €17 mn to scale certified voice AI in healthcare - Beinsure

1 month / beinsure

Spain’s HealthTech startup Tucuvi raises €17 million to scale LOLA voice AI, reporting up to 80% automation in nursing follow-up

1 month / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Tucuvi Raises $20M in Series A Funding

1 month / finsmes / FinSMEs

Healthcare Voice Tech Startup Tucuvi Raises $20M To Improve Care

1 month / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Startup Strikes $20M Deal to Enhance Healthcare with AI - cointurk finance

1 month / coin-turk

Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars

Jonathan M. Gitlin / arstechnica - The Blue Oval is also working on new hands-free driver assists.

#ai #automation #innovation #voice #selfdriving #cars #technology #assistant #automotive #safety

Ford Is Giving Its Vehicles a Personalized AI Brain — Here Are the Details

1 month / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Ford Wants an AI Assistant on Your iPhone That Knows Your Truck

1 month / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Ford is building an AI assistant that knows your vehicle inside out

1 month / digitaltrends

Ford announces AI assistant and next-gen BlueCruise at CES 2026

1 month / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

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Ford says the new generation of BlueCruise will be 30% cheaper to build than the current technology.

1 month / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars

1 month / arstechnica / Jonathan M. Gitlin

Ford’s AI voice assistant is coming later this year, L3 driving in 2028

1 month / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free BlueCruise tech on the way

1 month / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Lenovo and Motorola reveal Qira, an AI assistant that wants to do it all

digitaltrends - Qira can handle tasks such as smart suggestions (Next Move), text help (Write For Me), live conversation with screen and camera sharing, and on-device image creation.The post Lenovo and Motorola reveal Qira, an AI assistant that wants to do it all appeare…

#ai #iot #hardware #mobiletech #edge #voice #genai #assistant #gadgets #lenovo

Lenovo and Motorola introduce Qira cross-device AI assistant

1 month / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Lenovo unveils AI agent to bridge PCs, phones and wearables at CES

1 month / techxplore

Lenovo is building an AI assistant that ‘can act on your behalf’

2 months / theverge / Alex Heath

Lenovo and Motorola reveal Qira, an AI assistant that wants to do it all

2 months / digitaltrends

Motorola and Lenovo's New Qira AI Assistant Will Live Across All Their Devices

2 months / cnet / Abrar Al-Heeti

Qira AI assistant coming to Lenovo, Motorola devices this year

2 months / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

Lenovo Debuts Qira AI Platform and Concept Devices in CES Launch

2 months / bloomberg / Dana Wollman

Lenovo and Motorola are releasing their own on-device AI assistant

2 months / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

Meta brings new hands-free tools to Ray-Ban Display in US rollout

Alexey Shabanov / testingcatalog - Meta Ray-Ban Display and Neural Band gain teleprompter mode, new messaging input and expanded navigation, with US-only launch.

#ar #wearables #voice #mixedreality #meta #us #camera #assistant #spatialcomputing #gadgets

Meta’s AI glasses will now help you read, write, and not look at your phone

2 months / digitaltrends

I haven’t written messages on my leg yet, but I plan to when I get home www.cnet.com/tech/computi...

2 months / bsky / @scottstein.bsky.social / scottstein.bsky.social

Ray-Ban Display Gets New Features at CES

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Meta brings new hands-free tools to Ray-Ban Display in US rollout

2 months / testingcatalog / Alexey Shabanov

Meta's Neural Band Can Finally Let You Handwrite on Your Pants

2 months / cnet / Scott Stein

Meta is adding a teleprompter and virtual writing to its Ray-Ban Display glasses

2 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface

David Curry / eweek - Amazon has launched Alexa+ on the web at Alexa.com, giving its assistant a ChatGPT-style interface as it expands into shopping, Ring, and Prime Video.The post Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #voice #amazon #browsers #genai #chatgpt #assistant #alexa

Amazon is putting Alexa+ on Samsung TVs, cars, and even your finger

2 months / digitaltrends

Alexa+ is Coming to Samsung TVs, BMW Cars, and More

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface

2 months / eweek / David Curry

Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ on the web, but it isn’t available in Canada quite yet

2 months / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

CES 2026: Amazon launches Alexa+ on web with new Alexa.com website to compete with ChatGPT and Gemini - MSN

2 months / msn

Amazon Launches Alexa Plus For The Web

2 months / bgr

Amazon Takes Alexa To The Web With Launch Of Alexa.com At CES 2026 - Dataconomy

2 months / dataconomy

Alexa+ moves beyond smart speakers and into direct competition online - absolutegeeks.com

2 months / absolutegeeks

Amazon brings Alexa+ AI Assistant to the web - thekeyword.co

2 months / thekeyword

Google TV Is Getting Smarter and It’s Powered by Gemini

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google has announced new Gemini-powered features coming to Google TV, giving users more ways to interact with their TV using voice, photos, and natural language. The updates were previewed at CES 2026, where Google showed how Gemini will make Google TV mo…

#ai #voice #google #genai #media #assistant #gadgets #tv #smarthome #gemini

New Google TV Update Is a Serious Bid to Get You to Watch AI Outputs from Your Couch

2 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Gemini will let you change Google TV settings with voice commands

2 months / digitaltrends

Google TV's new Gemini features range from useful to unnecessary

2 months / engadget / Amy Skorheim

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Changing the settings on your Google TV is about to become much easier

2 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Google TV Is Getting Smarter and It’s Powered by Gemini

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Gemini expands on Google TV, bringing Nano Banana and Veo models to your TV

2 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google TV is Getting New Gemini-Powered AI Features

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Google TV Gains Google Photos Support And New Gemini Features

2 months / bgr

Google TV is getting Gemini-powered photo editing at CES

2 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and voice-controlled settings

2 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT

cnbc - The company launched Alexa+ last February and it remains in early access.

#ai #cloud #voice #amazon #browsers #genai #apps #technology #assistant #alexa

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Challenging Rival ChatGPT Moves (1)
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Broad Web Expansion Coverage

Amazon's AI Assistant Comes To the Web With Alexa.com

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Amazon Launches Alexa.com for More Wide-Ranging AI Interactions

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

Amazon will let you use Alexa+ from the web without a dedicated device

2 months / mashable

Amazon Pushes Alexa Beyond Echo Devices With a Big Web Move

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Amazon rolls out its Alexa+ AI assistant to the web

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ for the web so you can use its assistant without a dedicated device

2 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Challenging Rival ChatGPT Moves

Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT

2 months / cnbc

Early Access Rollout Updates

Alexa+ Web App is Now Available for All Early Access Users

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website

2 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Amazon opens Alexa Plus web version for certain users in Early Access

2 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

The Alexa Plus website is now available to everyone in early access

2 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

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Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

The new Plaud NotePin S could change how you take notes

digitaltrends - Plaud’s new NotePin S targets on-the-go users with wearable AI notetaking, while its desktop app expands the company’s focus to virtual meetings and hybrid work.The post The new Plaud NotePin S could change how you take notes appeared first on Digital Tre…

#ai #startups #hardware #mobiletech #wearables #voice #genai #gadgets #productivity #updates

Plaud Pursues Plaudits With AI Note-Taking Wearable Launch

2 months / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Plaud launches NotePin S AI notetaker at CES 2026

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

The new Plaud NotePin S could change how you take notes

2 months / digitaltrends

Plaud's latest AI wearable has a button for flagging key moments

2 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Plaud updates the NotePin with a button

2 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker

2 months / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces

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#dataprivacy #voice #computervision #business #camera #food #law #digitalid #digitalprivacy

NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces

2 months / reddit / /u/esporx

NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces

2 months / reddit / /u/habichuelacondulce

Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - OpenAI is betting on voice over screens, ramping up audio AI ahead of a new kind of personal device.The post Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #hardware #innovation #voice #openai #genai #chatgpt #technology #assistant #gadgets

OpenAI Accelerates Audio Roadmap for 2026

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

OpenAI's First Device Is a Pen!?

2 months / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

OpenAI Taps Foxconn to Build Jony Ive's AI Device, Drops Chinese Supplier [Report]

2 months / iclarified

OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products

2 months / reddit / /u/NISMO1968

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

who the fuck asked for this no really arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/o...

2 months / bsky / @chronosschiron.bsky.social / chronosschiron.bsky.social

OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products

2 months / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon

2 months / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

OpenAI’s Future AI Device May Be About the Size of an iPod Shuffle

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

OpenAI Improving Audio AI Models Ahead of Introduction of Personal AI Devices

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta Launches v21 Software Update for AI Glasses With Conversation Focus and Spotify Integration

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Meta launched the v21 software update for its AI glasses, starting with Early Access users in the US and Canada. Conversation Focus amplifies nearby voices using open-ear speakers, helping users hear clearly in loud environments. Amplification can be…

#ai #software #mobiletech #wearables #voice #meta #aiethics #gadgets #spotify #updates

Meta Transforms Ray-Ban Glasses into Hearing Aids with v21 Update

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Your Meta AI glasses can now boost voices in loud restaurants and trains

2 months / digitaltrends

Meta glasses now play Spotify songs based on what you see

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Meta Launches v21 Software Update for AI Glasses With Conversation Focus and Spotify Integration

2 months / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Meta is rolling out Conversation Focus and AI-powered Spotify features to its smart glasses

2 months / engadget / Karissa Bell

Meta's Glasses Can Focus in on Your Conversations With a New Update

2 months / cnet / Scott Stein

Meta’s AI glasses can now help you hear conversations better

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

London-based PolyAI raises €73.2 million to scale its enterprise conversational AI platform

Antonio L. Escárzaga / eu-startups - PolyAI, a UK-based enterprise conversational AI company founded in 2017, has raised €73.2 million ($86 million) in Series D funding to develop its technology further and expand its global footprint. The round was co-led by Georgian, Hedosophia and Khosla …

#ai #startups #vc #automation #enterprise #voice #technology

Call center chatbot startup PolyAI raises $86M at a $750M valuation

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

PolyAI Raises $86 Million to Bolster Conversational AI Platform

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

PolyAI raises £64m in UK government-backed round

2 months / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

PolyAI Raises $86M in Series D Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

London-based PolyAI raises €73.2 million to scale its enterprise conversational AI platform

2 months / eu-startups / Antonio L. Escárzaga

London-Based PolyAI Secures $86M Funding In Series D Round

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Nvidia-backed PolyAI raises $86M to make AI voice agents sound eerily human

2 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

PolyAI raises $86M

2 months / tech / John Reynolds

Nvidia’s VC arm backs PolyAI in $86m Series D round

2 months / sifted

Google is bringing Gemini live translation to your headphones (unless youre using an iPhone, of course)

mashable - Google's Gemini-powered live language translation is now supported by any headphones you've got, but not any phone you've got yet.

#mobiletech #voice #apple #google #android #aiethics #alphabet #iphone #smartphone #gemini

Google Tranlsate Unlocks Gemini AI Live Speech Translations for All Android Users

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Gemini 3 Pro is extremely good at generating new math visualizations (this proof is novel, i.e. nowhere in its training data, and yet it nailed it perfectly)

2 months / reddit / /u/Ryoiki-Tokuiten

Google Translate Expands Live Translation To All Earbuds On Android

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Epoch predicts Gemini 3.0 pro will achieve a SOTA score on METR

2 months / reddit / /u/Outside-Iron-8242

Google Turns Ordinary Headphones Into Instant Language Interpreters

2 months / cnet / Ty Pendlebury

Google is bringing Gemini live translation to your headphones (unless youre using an iPhone, of course)

2 months / mashable

Google Deepmind: Gemini rolling out an updated Gemini Native Audio model, built with Audio

2 months / reddit / /u/BuildwithVignesh

Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android

2 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google Translate brings real-time speech translations to any headphones

2 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Google Translate now lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Pebble Index: Everything You Need to Know About the $75 Smart Ring

Julian Chokkattu / wired - You can speak into the Pebble Index to have it remember things or set reminders, timers, and tasks. No cloud processing, no subscription, and best of all, no charging.