Company
Date Published
Author
Paul Gordon
Word count
687
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

This November, Speechmatics has released several updates to its language packs, expanding its coverage to 48 languages, including 14 new additions such as Bashkir, Basque, and Mongolian. The company aims to reach 70% usability in the next three years. Improvements have also been made to 20 existing language packs, increasing accuracy levels and adding new features like improved formatting of numeric entities. A Real-Time SaaS offering has been launched, providing fast and accurate speech-to-text results deployed within a secure public cloud environment. Additionally, the Batch SaaS has seen significant speed improvements, reducing turnaround time by up to 75%.