xAI Launches Grok Voice Agent API for Real-Time AI Voice Apps
xAI is opening its real-time voice technology to developers with the launch of the Grok Voice Agent API, bringing sub-second voice AI, multilingual speech, and tool-enabled reasoning into production environments.
AI Voice Agents Improve Blood Pressure Reporting in Older Adults
AI voice agents improved accuracy, cut costs by nearly 90%, and boosted patient satisfaction in managing blood pressure among older adults, new research shows.
AI Voice Assistants Enter 911 Call Centers to Ease Staffing Shortages
Aurelian, a Y Combinator-backed startup, has raised $14M to deploy AI voice assistants that handle non-emergency 911 calls in understaffed dispatch centers.
Microsoft AI Introduces MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-Preview Foundation Model
Microsoft AI unveils its first in-house models: an expressive speech system, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-1-preview, a large-scale foundation model trained on 15,000 GPUs.
OpenAI Launches GPT-Realtime and Realtime API for Production Voice Agents
OpenAI introduces GPT-Realtime, its most advanced speech-to-speech model, alongside major Realtime API updates including image input, SIP calling, and MCP server support.
