An AI tool that can text you and use your apps blew up online. One week and two rebrands later, the question remains: Should you actually use it?

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Anker's sub-brand Soundcore just announced a new AI voice recorder at CES 2026. The appropriately-named Work voice recorder is primarily intended for professionals, but also seems useful for students ...

CES 2026 kicked off with a big press conference from one of the biggest companies at the show: Samsung. The tech giant held its "first look" presentation to show off new home products and make a ...

In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but in the past they’ve proved slow and inaccurate — unless you speak with particular accents ...

The adoption rate of AI tools has skyrocketed in the programming world, enabling coders to generate vast amounts of code with simple text prompts. Earlier this year, Google found that 90 percent of ...

Hyper AI unveiled Hyper AI Audio Glasses, a voice recorder with transcription designed for calls, meetings, and daily conversations, and confirmed that Audio and Capture models will be showcased at ...

Investors have plowed billions of dollars into AI startups that promise to help answer annoying customer service calls for businesses big and small. PolyAI has just raised a new round on a $750 ...

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Nitesh Sharan has served as CFO of SoundHound AI since September 2021. The company, a leader in voice and conversational AI, went public on April 28, 2022. Before joining SoundHound, Sharan held ...

After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch brand, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company’s device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the ...

The Voice is handing out a new honor. On the Dec. 8 episode of the show, host Carson Daly revealed the first-ever winner of the Mic Drop Button. The Voice introduced the new feature this season.