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Microsoft Releases MAI-Transcribe-2 at 10 Cents an Hour

The new model adds language coverage and transcript-formatting features while sharply lowering Microsoft’s introductory rate. Its benchmark pitch is focused on recorded-audio throughput, leaving live transcription and speaker-label accuracy as practical tests for buyers. Microsoft has released MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech-recognition model priced at an early-bird rate of $0.10 per audio hour.

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Enterprise adoption Startups

Yesterday

ElevenLabs Hires OpenAI Sales Leader as Enterprise Revenue Reaches 55%

The appointment puts a dedicated leader over sales and partnerships as business customers become the larger share of the voice AI company’s revenue. The disclosed percentages show a changing mix, not the dollar scale behind it. Business customers have become the larger side of ElevenLabs’ revenue mix, making sales and partnership execution a more immediate part of its growth plan.

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Platform shift Business

Aug 27, 2026

ElevenLabs Says It Paid $22M for Voice Clones as Freelance Actors Lose Ground

The emerging licensing market gives some performers a way to earn from authorized replicas, while smaller voice jobs and consent protections remain uneven across the industry. ElevenLabs says it has paid creators $22 million for licensed AI voice replicas, double its payout since November. ElevenLabs says more than 10,000 creators earn passive income from its voice library.

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August 2026

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Launch Models

Aug 22, 2026

Murf’s Falcon 2 Puts a One-Cent Bet on Real-Time Voice

Murf’s new model pairs an aggressive listed usage rate with a fast-start claim. Its reported naturalness ranking, broad language coverage and deployment options give enterprises several concrete measures to compare—but those measures come from different tests and promises. Falcon 2 is Murf’s proprietary voice foundation model.

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Lawsuit Policy

Aug 22, 2026

Nine Tech Companies Face Chicago Suits Over AI Voice Training Data

The proposed class actions are not copyright cases. They turn on whether Illinois biometric-privacy rules can reach recordings allegedly gathered online and used to train AI systems. Nine technology companies are fighting proposed class actions in Chicago that accuse them of using recorded human voices to train AI systems without permission.

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Launch Products

Aug 22, 2026

Adobe Makes Firefly’s AI Audio Tools Generally Available

Adobe is combining soundtrack, voiceover and effects generation in one creative suite. Its claim that generated music is commercially safe is central to the pitch—and remains Adobe’s characterization. Adobe has made Firefly’s music, speech and sound-effects generators generally available, giving creators three separate ways to produce audio inside its creative AI suite.

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