Business
Microsoft is to acquire artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Nuance for $19.7 billion, bolstering its healthcare presence with a leader in voice recognition technology.
Apr 13, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Engineers from UNSW Sydney are leading a drive to sample the voices of Australian kids so that they can be better understood by devices that use voice recognition software.
Oct 02, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
With over 60 million American adults owning a smart speaker, human-to-machine conversation have largely become a part of a daily ritual. Though these exchanges are seemingly simple to the user, the complex technology that ...
Mar 17, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
McDonald's on Tuesday announced plans to acquire a voice technology company to help speed up ordering at the drive thru, the latest in a series of high-tech investments by the fast-food chain as it strives to improve wait ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Security
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have developed a new method for two-factor authentication via wearables using speech signals.
Aug 24, 2018
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Robotics
An essay on robots by a professor in Japan over 40 years ago caused a stir in science circles when he explored what draws us and repels us when it comes to robots.
Mar 21, 2016 weblog
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