ElevenLabs Claims First AI Capable of Genuine Laughter
ElevenLabs unveils emotionally-aware speech synthesis trained on 500k+ hours of data, claiming breakthrough in context-aware AI voice generation.
ElevenLabs Launches Voice Design v3 After $500M Raise
ElevenLabs releases Voice Design v3, letting users generate custom AI voices from text prompts. The $11B startup continues rapid product expansion.
ElevenLabs Exits Beta With 28-Language AI Voice Model After $11B Valuation
ElevenLabs launches Eleven Multilingual v2 supporting 28 languages, officially exiting beta phase weeks after securing $500M Series D at $11 billion valuation.
ElevenLabs Launches Multilingual AI Voice Model Amid $11B Valuation Push
ElevenLabs releases Eleven Multilingual v1 supporting seven languages as the AI voice startup eyes potential IPO following $500M Series D round.
ElevenLabs Launches Generative Voice AI Tool for Custom Synthetic Voices
ElevenLabs deploys new generative model letting users design entirely new synthetic voices from scratch, targeting audiobooks, games, and content creators.
Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS with Audio Tags for AI Voice Control
Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS across developer platforms, featuring new audio tags for granular speech control and support for 70+ languages.
Google Unveils Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS Models for Dynamic Voice Creation
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS, offering studio-grade voice fidelity, regional accents, and scalable audio solutions for creators and enterprises.
AssemblyAI details Python WebSocket workflow for streaming text to speech
AssemblyAI outlined Python TTS workflows for one-shot WAV output, WebSocket streaming, barge-in handling and keep-alive sessions.
AssemblyAI details Agora voice-agent tutorial with STT, TTS and barge-in
AssemblyAI published a tutorial for building a server-side Agora voice agent using Universal-3.6 Pro Realtime, LLM Gateway and Text-to-Speech.
AssemblyAI details voice agent build with STT, LLM Gateway and TTS
AssemblyAI published a build guide showing how its streaming speech-to-text, LLM Gateway and text-to-speech services can power one voice agent loop.
AssemblyAI guide details how text shapes TTS delivery
AssemblyAI says natural-sounding speech depends on wording, punctuation and disfluencies, with guidance on fillers, false starts and pacing.
Fish Audio guide details API, Python SDK and self-hosted S2-Pro
Fish Audio’s text-to-speech stack spans a hosted API, Python SDK and self-hosted S2-Pro, with pricing, limits and license terms to note.