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Back to news homeDaily Crunch: Ransomware group threatens to release Nvidia’s ‘most closely guarded secrets’
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After clearing all regulatory hurdles, Microsoft closes $20B Nuance deal
When Microsoft announced its intent to buy Nuance Communications last year for $20 billion, it marked a hard move into healthcare for the company. But the deal was not a […]
EU clears Microsoft-Nuance without conditions
The European Union’s competition regulator has given the all-clear to Microsoft’s $19.7 billion purchase of transcription tech firm Nuance, which was announced earlier this year. The EU said today it […]
UK’s antitrust watchdog is taking a look at Microsoft-Nuance
The $19.7 billion acquisition of speech-to-text specialist Nuance by Microsoft, announced earlier this year, has attracted the attention of the U.K.’s active antitrust watchdog — which said today it’s taking […]
Why SoundHound is valued at 5 Shazams
The wonders of helping companies leverage voice AI Anna Heim 11 hours Voice AI company SoundHound is set to go public on the Nasdaq via a SPAC transaction at a […]
AI-driven voice assistant PolyAI raises $14M round led by Khosla Ventures
“Conversational AI” startup PolyAI, based out of London, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors (Point72 Ventures, Amadeus […]
The cocktail party problem: Why voice tech isn’t truly useful yet
Ken Sutton Contributor Ken Sutton is CEO and co-founder of Yobe, a software company that uses edge-based AI to unlock the potential of voice technologies for modern brands. On average, […]
Daily Crunch: Microsoft acquires Nuance for $19.7B
Microsoft makes a big healthcare tech acquisition, Twitter is building a presence in Africa and Apple may be cooking up some new smart home products. This is your Daily Crunch […]