Tags: enterprise AI

Amazon Ring chose AI voice platform Vapi from a pool of more than 40 vendors to handle all inbound calls, a move that spurred a $50 million Series B round and pushed the startup’s valuation to roughly $500 million. The deal, led by Peak XV Partners and backed by Microsoft’s M12, Kleiner Perkins and Bessemer, marks a milestone for Vapi, whose technology now powers millions of daily calls for Ring and a roster of other enterprise customers. Read more

OpenAI announced three new voice‑AI models—GPT‑Realtime‑2, GPT‑Realtime‑Translate, and GPT‑Realtime‑Whisper—bringing GPT‑5‑class reasoning to live audio, real‑time translation in over 70 languages, and low‑latency streaming transcription. The rollout promises faster turn‑taking, parallel tool calls, tone control and a 128K context window, while pricing undercuts most enterprise solutions. Early adopters such as Zillow and BolnaAI report significant gains in call success and word‑error rates, signaling a shift toward integrated, end‑to‑end voice agents. Read more

Anthropic announced on Tuesday that it is doubling five‑hour rate limits for Claude Code across its Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans and removing peak‑hour throttling for Pro and Max users. The company also lifted API limits for its Claude Opus models. The changes stem from a new compute agreement with SpaceX that gives Anthropic access to the full capacity of the Colossus 1 data centre, adding more than 300 MW of power and over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs. The boost aims to improve service for Claude Pro and Claude Max subscribers and marks another step in Anthropic’s expanding AI infrastructure partnerships. Read more