The Azure AI Speech service now includes a Text to Speech Avatar feature that can convert text into a video of a photorealistic human avatar speaking with a natural-sounding voice. Azure AI Speech ...

Microsoft’s Azure AI ecosystem is expanding with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for standardized tool and data source connections, GraphRAG for knowledge graph-enhanced retrieval, and Voice Live API ...

Truecaller, a caller ID app that can block and record calls, has teamed up with Microsoft to give its users a way to create an AI assistant that uses their own voice. The company originally introduced ...

At its annual Build developer conference on Tuesday, Microsoft announced new features for its Azure AI Speech service that enhance voice-enabled, generative AI-powered app development. Azure AI Speech ...

During the Microsoft Ignite 2023 event, the company launched its Azure AI Speech text-to-speech avatar creator. This tool is currently available for public preview and its main function is to create ...

Microsoft has rolled out new MAI models and Azure AI Foundry enhancements, alongside broader AI integration tools announced at Build 2026, aiming to streamline enterprise AI adoption. The updates ...

Microsoft's Azure AI Speech platform achieved “significant improvements” in recognizing non-standard English speech thanks to recordings and transcripts from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...

As part of its Ignite 2023 developer conference, Microsoft has announced a new Azure AI Speech service called Personal Voice, which will let businesses and people make their own AI voices. Microsoft ...