Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking for developers to build real-time voice agents that execute tasks mid-conversation, adding asynchronous function calling, live visual context and support for more than 97 languages.
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking, voice AI models that switch automatically among 97 languages and can run background API calls during conversations, with rollout spanning the Gemini API, Search Live and Workspace apps including Gmail and Docs.
ElevenMusic launches Music v2.5 as its default AI music model, promising richer melodies and more natural instruments while giving free users five lossless downloads daily and Pro users 400 monthly.
OmniVoice now generates 24 kHz speech across 600-plus languages from 3–10-second voice samples, though cross-lingual clones retain the accent of the reference speaker’s language.
Speak launches GPT-Live-1 at $0.05 per minute, claiming its front-end voice layer cuts learner interruptions during thinking pauses by nearly 80% and boosts Full Duplex Bench scores by 30 points over GPT-Realtime-2.1.
Universal Music Group lets its artists opt into a new ElevenLabs platform that licenses their music for AI use, while keeping it separate from ElevenLabs’ Music API and ElevenMusic generator and continuing parallel work with Udio.
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are developing a licensed fan-creation platform for remixes, mashups, alternate versions and personalized vocal experiences from participating artists’ music, with creators promised compensation and new revenue streams.
Suno launches its v6 AI music model family, now trained exclusively on licensed music from major partners like Warner Music Group and BMG, but the company still faces active lawsuits from Sony and Universal Music Group amid ongoing legal battles over AI and copyright.
Listen Labs stuns the venture world by walking away from a signed $125M Series C term sheet, reportedly driven by Salesforce's ongoing talks to acquire the voice AI startup for approximately $2 billion.
Apple embeds AI across its entire product lineup, unveiling the S11 and A20 Pro chips alongside privacy-focused Audio Intelligence features like Siri Recap and Live Rewind, which deliver conversation summaries and on-demand transcripts without recording audio.