Google News introduces Listen feature for hands-free headline reading via AI text-to-speech. Ideal for commuters preferring ...

Google's home screen search widget on Pixel phones is already a powerful tool, and Google could be giving it some new voice output.

The app is called Action Blocks. Its main benefit is that it turns repetitive voice commands into one-tap buttons, eliminating the need to speak and reducing wait times. Developed for accessibility, ...

Search Live gets an upgrade with Gemini 2.5 native audio, delivering faster, more natural voice conversations and hands-free ...

Starting today, Android device owners can begin testing live speech translation in the Google Translate app, which now relies on Gemini. The AI makes text translations ...

Google's latest Gemini upgrade moves voice closer to a central interaction mode for Search, adding a new wrinkle to SEO.

The latest version of Google’s live translation is built on Gemini and initially rolled out earlier this year. It supports ...

Advanced voice typing on Pixel 10 uses the power of AI to dictate text messages accurately, but it doesn't always work as expected.

Google has updated its Gemini text-to-speech technology, giving developers natural AI voices with pacing tone and multi-speaker support.

Rivian Assistant is a voice-activated system that can control the entire vehicle with full integration of AI, though Rivian hasn’t said which AI system is doing the lifting on the back end. This new ...

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Orange France is launching satellite SMS support for Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 users, enabling emergency texting and geolocation sharing when traditional networks fail. The service debuts free for ...