Mistral AI has introduced Voxtral 3, a family of speech recognition and speech generation models designed for real-time voice agents. In an official blog post, Mistral AI announces that the release also includes an SDK that combines transcription, reasoning, tool use, and spoken responses in one streaming system. The company is targeting uses such as …
Microsoft has launched MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming, a speech-to-text model designed to produce live transcripts with very low delay. Microsoft AI announces the models in an official blog post, alongside the new text-to-speech systems MAI-Voice-2.1 and MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash. The company says MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming supports 60 languages and can continuously identify the language being spoken. Instead of waiting until a speaker …
Suno has launched Speech, a public beta feature that creates AI-generated spoken audio from prompts or custom scripts. The tool can also add background music to the same track. Jess Weatherbed reports for The Verge that Speech is available on Suno’s web platform and mobile apps. The release expands Suno beyond AI music generation into …
Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, two text-to-speech models designed to create more expressive and controllable synthetic speech in more than 100 languages. Leland Rechis and Alan Cowen announce the models for Google in an official blog post. Flash TTS targets projects that need custom character voices and detailed …
Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two AI models designed for real-time spoken conversations, voice agents, and tasks that combine speech, visual input, and tool use. Tom Ouyang and Malini Jaganathan announce the models for Google’s official blog. Gemini 3.8 Live targets applications that need to serve many users …
Google has introduced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model for live conversations, recorded meetings and voice-driven software. The company says the model produces formatted text directly from raw audio and is built to handle noise, specialist vocabulary, accents and spoken corrections. The release comes in two versions for developers. The Live API model, called gemini-3.5-transcribe-live, …
Palmier Pro is a new open-source video editor for macOS that combines a traditional timeline with AI generation and controls for AI agents. Co-founder Harrison Tin presents the project in a Show HN post on Hacker News, describing it as a tool designed to reduce repetitive work in video production rather than replace editorial judgment. …
OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new generation of voice models designed to make conversations with ChatGPT feel more human. The company announces in an official blog post that GPT-Live replaces Advanced Voice Mode and rolls out globally on iOS, Android, and ChatGPT.com. The core innovation is a full-duplex architecture. Unlike previous systems, which waited for …
Apple has updated its Creator Studio suite with a range of AI-powered features across Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and other apps. Juli Clover reports for MacRumors that the updates span video editing, image creation, audio production, and document tools. For content professionals working with video, Final Cut Pro receives two notable AI …
AI music platform Suno has closed a $400 million funding round, valuing the company at $5.4 billion. Corbin Bolies reports for Variety that the Series D round was led by Bond Capital, with participation from IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon Capital Management and Quiet. Previous backers Matrix, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures and Schroders Capital also …