Google’s Text-To-Speech Adds Multiple New Voices

If you are an Android user, you must have come across a ‘robotic’ voice while trying to use Google voice assistant or in some other app. Full Story: Fossbytes

Is It My Turn Yet? Teaching a Voice Assistant When to Speak

Predicting initiation points based on voice intonation instead of silence detection could lead to the next generation of voice assistant technology. Full Story: Stanford HAI

Samsung unveils One UI 5, expands collaboration with Google

Samsung’s Bixby, the voice assistant platform, has improved to answer calls on users’ behalf or share typed messages with the caller. Full Story: The Statesman

Toyota To Use Google Pixel Technology For A Better Voice Assistant

Toyota today announced that it will utilize Google Cloud’s AI-based speech services in its cars. Full Story: Carscoops

Did you know Alexa is bilingual? Here’s why it matters

If you’ve ever had a voice assistant in your home or phone, you’ve probably played around with different questions or commands out of sheer curiosity. Full Story: ZDNet