Red Lobster, the world’s largest seafood restaurant chain, is turning up the dial on convenience with a new AI-powered phone ordering system powered by SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN). The rollout, spanning all Red Lobster locations, aims to transform how guests place takeout orders while giving in-restaurant staff more breathing room.
DRUID AI has closed $31 million in Series C funding to accelerate the global rollout of its enterprise-ready agentic AI platform, with Joseph Kim taking the helm as CEO. The strategic investment was led by Cipio Partners, alongside TQ Ventures, Karma Ventures, Smedvig, and Hoxton Ventures.
Language-learning apps have long promised personalization. From Duolingo’s gamified streaks to Babbel’s adaptive lessons, most platforms tweak the journey but ultimately rely on pre-built scripts. Now, Midoo AI claims to have broken that mold with what it calls the world’s first AI language learning agent.
DeepL, best known for its industry-leading AI translation tools, is stepping into the fast-moving agentic AI arena. The company today unveiled DeepL Agent, an autonomous AI system designed to automate and streamline the repetitive digital tasks knowledge workers face every day.
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LinkLive, the secure, Agentic AI-powered Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platform, announced accelerated adoption of its Journey Orchestration Engine, enabling over 1,100 financial, healthcare, and social assistance organizations to automate and streamline complex customer interactions in a fully compliant environment.
If talking to a machine still feels like… talking to a machine, a young Silicon Valley startup wants to change that. Voicing AI says its flagship text-to-speech engine, Kat, can now respond in under 70 milliseconds—faster than the blink of an eye, and quick enough to make conversations with AI systems feel nearly indistinguishable from human dialogue.
Real-time translation apps are getting a human touch. Vocalbeats.AI, the AI innovation arm of Vocalbeats, has rolled out a major update to Owll Translator, adding voice cloning that lets users communicate across more than 100 languages without losing their unique vocal identity.
In a move that could redefine fast food service as we know it, SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN) and Acrelec, two powerhouses in AI and restaurant tech, are joining forces to deploy next-gen, voice-enabled drive-thru systems at scale. The goal: automate the chaos behind the wheel and streamline operations for restaurants battling thin margins, labor shortages, and sky-high customer expectations.
