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SoftBank's triple, Pinterest is going public and the market meltdown
TechCrunch· 20 hours agoHello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 1 day agoThis comes after Softbank’s record $29 billion selldown in Alibaba stock over 2022. Alibaba shares, which had recently soared on the news of the tech giant ...
Softbank plans to cancel out angry customer voices using AI
Ars Technica· 16 hours agoThe project aims to reduce the psychological burden on operators suffering from harassment and has...
Rice Robotics picks up $7M, powers SoftBank's office delivery
TechCrunch· 1 day agoIn the crowded enterprise robotics space, the ability to secure key clients is a crucial differentiator for companies. In the case of Hong Kong–based Rice Robotics, the important order has come ...
Perplexity AI searches for users in Japan, via SoftBank deal | TechCrunch
TechCrunch· 2 days agoAfter announcing a strategic partnership with SoftBank in April, Perplexity — the AI search engine...
SoftBank's New AI Makes Angry Customers Sound Calm On Phone - Slashdot
Slashdot· 7 days agoSoftBank has developed AI voice-conversion technology aimed at reducing the psychological stress on call center operators by altering the voices of angry customers to sound calmer. Japan's The ...
Japan: SoftBank’s ‘emotion canceling’ AI tones down customers’ anger
Interesting Engineering· 5 days ago“We are working on the development of a solution that can convert the customer’s voice into a calm...
SoftBank Corp launches strategic partnership with leading AI startup Perplexity
TelecomTV· 2 days agoIn line with the partnership, from June 19, 2024, SoftBank will accept applications from customers using its ‘SoftBank,’ ‘Y!mobile’ and ‘LINEMO’ mobile services (“3 brands”) to use “Perplexity ...
Japan’s SoftBank develops AI voice filter to make angry customers sound calm
South China Morning Post· 5 days ago“We developed ‘emotion cancelling’ in response to the social issue of customer harassment of...
Softbank is developing an AI for phone calls that will make you sound less angry if you yell at...
TechSpot· 6 days agoForward-looking: As generative AI gains popularity, many worry that it might replace some human jobs, with customer service positions possibly being among the most critically endangered. Japanese ...