voice recognition
Microsoft buys AI firm Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion
Microsoft buys AI firm Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion
The tech giant's biggest acquisition since buying LinkedIn is aimed at accelerating the growth of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
12 Apr 2021
What are biometrics?
What are biometrics?
Your face, iris, DNA and typing style can all be used as a password
5 Jan 2021
EasyJet's voice search feature takes flight
EasyJet's voice search feature takes flight
Customers can now speak into their smartphone when searching for trip options
6 Sep 2019
Apple axes 300 ‘Siri eavesdropping’ contractors in Ireland
Apple axes 300 ‘Siri eavesdropping’ contractors in Ireland
Workers in Cork see contracts terminated after the company pledges changes to the 'grading' project
29 Aug 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
Is the UK headed towards a voice tech skills shortage?
Is the UK headed towards a voice tech skills shortage?
Report predicts voice tech will be integral to future businesses, but firms will struggle to meet rising skills demand
21 Nov 2018
HMRC amasses five million UK citizens' voice recordings
HMRC amasses five million UK citizens' voice recordings
Tax office creates "mass ID scheme" by the back door, Big Brother Watch claims
25 Jun 2018
Researchers uncover new exploits in voice-powered assistants
Researchers uncover new exploits in voice-powered assistants
'Voice squatting' and 'voice masquerading' are new methods attackers can use to steal users' information
31 May 2018
How to put Alexa on Raspberry Pi
How to put Alexa on Raspberry Pi
Here's how you can build a home-brew Amazon Echo
24 May 2018
Satya Nadella: Microsoft will build ethical AI
Satya Nadella: Microsoft will build ethical AI
Microsoft chief says ethics must be taken seriously as AI begins to change society
23 May 2018
Microsoft buys conversational AI startup Semantic Machines
Microsoft buys conversational AI startup Semantic Machines
Machine learning firm to make Cortana and Azure Bot Services better at chatting
21 May 2018
Microsoft wants to make Azure your AI destination
Microsoft wants to make Azure your AI destination
Developers get more tools to build AI in the cloud and at the edge, plus Microsoft 365 customisation
8 May 2018
Intel and Amazon create Speech Enabling Developer KIt
Intel and Amazon create Speech Enabling Developer KIt
The developer kit will make it easier for third party developers to integrate Alexa Voice Service into products
20 Oct 2017
The rise of voice search in 2017
The rise of voice search in 2017
Voice search has been revealed as one of Gartner’s top tech trends of 2017, but what is it and why will it become so big?
21 May 2017
Build 2016: Why Microsoft predicts a world of talking bots
Build 2016: Why Microsoft predicts a world of talking bots
Satya Nadella’s big vision for Microsoft is around intelligent conversations with machines
31 Mar 2016
Nuance Dragon Professional Individual
Nuance Dragon Professional Individual
Nuance’s new take on speech recognition promises still further customisation and integration with Dragon Anywhere, in 2016
21 Dec 2015
Facebook buys speech recognition startup
Facebook buys speech recognition startup
Social network hopes Wit.ai will help it close ground on Siri and Cortana
6 Jan 2015
Chrome updates to include voice-activated searching
Chrome updates to include voice-activated searching
Chrome users will now be able to use their voice to search the internet following an update from Google
22 May 2014
Apple snaps up speech recognition firm Novauris
Apple snaps up speech recognition firm Novauris
Consumer electronics giant bolsters voice capabilities with recent purchase.
7 Apr 2014
Doctors use speech recognition to cut NHS waiting times
Doctors use speech recognition to cut NHS waiting times
The use of speech recognition tools could revolutionise the NHS, but departments are slow to adopt.
9 Oct 2013
Skype scoops up international voice traffic
Skype scoops up international voice traffic
VoIP service leaves traditional international voice call carriers for dust.
18 Feb 2013
Microsoft demos real-time language translation
Microsoft demos real-time language translation
New software lets English speakers talk in Mandarin in user’s own voice
9 Nov 2012