Alexa+ Is the Upgrade Amazon’s Assistant Desperately Needed, but Its App Is Still a Mess

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ has improved smart home controls and conversation abilities, but the Alexa app is still buggy.
The Verge

Aqara’s smart home voice control system isn’t always listening

The Voice Mate H1 is triggered by being picked up and lets you command it with natural language. The company is also launching its first outdoor camera, with support for HomeKit Secure Video. The ...

Open Source Al Voice is Finally Good : Chatterbox

Run oprn source Chatterbox on CPU or GPU with Python 3.11 with watermarking support, giving creators fast, traceable voice ...
Android Police

Sonos Voice Control might soon manage your smart lights

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
The Verge

Sonos’ smart assistant is expanding from music to home control

Sonos Voice Control compatibility with Philips Hue could be coming by the end of this year. Sonos Voice Control compatibility with Philips Hue could be coming by the end of this year. is a senior ...
Business Wire

Hanabi AI Launches OpenAudio S1: The World’s First AI Voice Actor for Real-Time Emotional Control

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hanabi AI, a pioneering voice technology startup, today announced OpenAudio S1, the world’s first AI voice actor and a breakthrough generative voice model that delivers ...
IGN

Genshin Impact Update 5.1 Lacks English Voice-Over as Video Game Voice Acting Strike Continues

Genshin Impact's version 5.1 update lacks English voice acting in some areas due to "recording arrangements," developer HoYoverse has said. Though the patch notes detailing the missing content don't ...