Computer Sciences
Natural language processing, an area of artificial intelligence, involves teaching human language to computers. It has evolved from an intelligence-gathering technology to one that affects our everyday lives: giving voice ...
Mar 11, 2022
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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 2, 2020
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Internet
In a world suddenly fearful of touch, voice technology is getting a fresh look.
May 10, 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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Consumer & Gadgets
Every apartment at the Cardinal at North Hills, a two-year-old retirement and assisted-living community in Raleigh, comes equipped with a pull cord.
Jan 3, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
You might have heard of lights that turn off with an app or voice command. Or window shades that magically rise every morning.
Dec 10, 2018
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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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Engineering
One of the most popular tropes in sci-fi—be it James Bond, Knightrider, what have you—is the intelligent car sidekick. It can drive itself, see its surroundings, carry on conversations. With advances in autonomous vehicle ...
Nov 28, 2017
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