Microsoft Corp. is about to stir the speech recognition market with the launch of its Speech Server products next week. The vendor promises speech recognition for the masses, but analysts warn that ...

Microsoft’s speech and dialog research group’s speech recognition system now boasts a 5.1 percent error rate, according to a Aug. 20 company blog post by Xuedong ...

Canary Speech, maker of speech analysis software, is partnering with Microsoft to apply the tech giant's AI technology to expand its machine learning speech models for healthcare. Canary offers vocal ...

Microsoft is sunsetting Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) and replacing it with Voice Access. The change has been on the cards since last year, but the company has now indicated the timeline. Microsoft ...

Microsoft announced Monday that it will buy speech recognition company Nuance Communications for $16 billion, the tech giant's largest acquisition since it bought LinkedIn for more than $26 billion in ...

Windows 11's latest preview build, 22635.2915 (KB5033456), introduces significant upgrades to Voice Access, showcasing Microsoft's continued focus on accessibility features. The Beta channel release ...

Voice-recognition software been a hot commodity for big tech over the last several years. Industry research suggests that the market for voice-recognition technology could reach $50 billion by 2029.

The Windows Vista-era speech recognition feature has been replaced by voice access. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows ...