VoiceCap launched as a multilingual AI meeting notetaker that transcribes meetings and produces summaries, action items, and decisions in the same language. It provides 300 free minutes with no card. The workflow shifts to recording via native apps or bots for Zoom/Meet/Teams (or uploading files) to turn meetings into searchable records, with recordings stored in Frankfurt and not used to train models.
Zopa added AI voice banking to let customers manage payments, money transfers, and invoice settling using a conversational digital banking assistant. The rollout is now reaching all of Zopa’s current account customers, with Zopa saying the bank has over two million customers. The change replaces more manual steps with voice (and chat) instructions and introduces a remembered, personalised assistant experience for everyday finance tasks.
Amazon launched Alexa+ in India with Hindi support and added longer multi-step conversations with context. The service is offered in Early Access in Hindi and English, and after that it will cost non-Prime customers ₹2,000 per month. Amazon will roll it out free for Prime customers and expand it with integrations for Indian services like Swiggy, Zomato, and smart home control.
Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, voice-focused dialogue models for near real-time reasoning and tool use. Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking scored 82.6 on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index. The rollout adds faster multilingual switching (97 languages mid-conversation) and enables simultaneous speaking while reasoning for high-complexity tasks, improving voice agent interactions across Google apps and developer APIs.
Meta is preparing to unveil camera-free smart glasses to address backlash over its existing recorder-equipped flagship glasses. The Information reports the camera-free Luna glasses could be revealed at Meta Connect next week. Removing the camera reportedly lets the frames get smaller and adds six microphones to support Meta AI and the Muse AI agent via voice.
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