Voice AI

Wispr Flow Raises $280 Million and Debuts Voice AI Model

Wispr Flow Raises $280 Million and Debuts Voice AI Model
Wispr Flow Raises $280 Million and Debuts Voice AI Model
August 17, 2026  |  Investments

Voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup Wispr Flow is now a $2 billion company after raising $280 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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ElevenLabs Lets Brands Rent History’s Most Famous Voices
ElevenLabs Lets Brands Rent History’s Most Famous Voices
August 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Thomas Edison never recorded an advertisement. Mark Twain never narrated an audiobook. Amelia Earhart never fronted an airline campaign. All three can now be hired...

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Square and Google Let Restaurants Offer Conversational AI Ordering
Square and Google Let Restaurants Offer Conversational AI Ordering
August 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Square has launched a new conversational AI restaurant offering in tandem with Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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AI Voice Agents Take Over the Retail Sales Floor
AI Voice Agents Take Over the Retail Sales Floor
August 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retail spent two years bolting chatbots onto websites that could field a shopper’s specific questions but never close a sale. Voice agents built on models...

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Gradium CEO Says Voice AI Must Understand, Not Just Transcribe the Words
Gradium CEO Says Voice AI Must Understand, Not Just Transcribe the Words
August 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

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Friend’s Talking Pendant Gives OpenAI’s Screenless Future a Voice
Friend’s Talking Pendant Gives OpenAI’s Screenless Future a Voice
July 31, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Screenless devices seem to be the next frontier in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. There have been rumors that OpenAI’s first device might be a screenless...

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Voice AI Turns the B2B Back Office Into a Conversation
Voice AI Turns the B2B Back Office Into a Conversation
July 24, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) started out handling simple tasks. For much of its decades-long commercial life, from Siri to Alexa and beyond, consumers used voice...

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Startup Telli Raises $15 Million to Replace Call Centers With AI Agents
Startup Telli Raises $15 Million to Replace Call Centers With AI Agents
July 23, 2026  |  Investments

telli raised $15 million in a seed round to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) agent builder focused on customer-facing AI agents. Get the Full Story...

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