Microsoft completed its $19.7 billion acquisition of voice technology company Nuance Communications on Friday morning, two days after clearing their final regulatory hurdle. Nuance and Microsoft announced the acquisition agreement… Read More
Thanks, Alexa, you’ve been a big help, but we’ve got some questions for Nina now. The enterprise virtual assistant from Nuance Communications is coming to Amazon’s voice-integrated devices as a skill,… Read More
Over the past year, Providence Health & Services, a 159-year old not-for-profit Catholic health care provider, has quietly built a sophisticated venture capital arm that could pass as a fund at any… Read More
New technology is making the act of ordering pizza more seamless than ever. Domino’s today officially debuted a virtual assistant named “Dom,” a more simple version of Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s… Read More
Nuance Communications, a company with deep expertise in speech-recognition industry, may be up for sale. The Burlington, Mass.-based company has been in talks with various suitors, including private equity firms and Samsung, reports… Read More
Mike McSherry, a Seattle start-up veteran, has left Nuance Communications nearly three years after the company purchased Swype, GeekWire has learned. Swype is famous for building a mobile keyboard that allows you to type on… Read More
Now that Amazon has rolled out two back-to-back hardware products with voice recognition software, we can expect more as the Seattle retailer gears up for a smartphone unveiling in the… Read More