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03/09/2018

What’s in an abbreviation?

Producing text in the form that is expected makes copy much easier to read and reduces confusion. For example, if you worked somewhere where speed measurements were commonplace and it read ’30 miles per hour’ all the time, then it would not only make for long sentences but would also be harder to read as ...Read more Artificial Intelligence ASR Automatic Speech Recognition Machine Learning Speech Recognition Speech-to-text Speechmatics

31/08/2018

What’s in an accent?

The spelling of names is difficult for everyone, but there are times when it’s even more than just spelling, what if there are diacritics in the name. Diacritics are those other marks that should be there to make the pronunciation correct such as accents or cedilla written over or under the letters. Time-consuming and tricky ...Read more Artificial Intelligence ASR Automatic Speech Recognition Machine Learning Speech Recognition Speech-to-text Speechmatics

30/08/2018

What’s in a name?

Names are very personal, they are our identity and miss-spelt names can often offend people. Even for humans, names are hard to get right in written form, because one pronunciation can result in multiple different ways to spell the name. How do people get it right? For example, if you are in a meeting and ...Read more Artificial Intelligence Automatic Speech Recognition IBC 2018 Machine Learning Speech Recognition Speech-to-text Speechmatics

28/08/2018

Listen up – Speechmatics attending IBC 2018

Speechmatics will be attending this years’ IBC Exhibition from 14-18 September in Amsterdam. IBC is the world’s most influential media, entertainment & technology show, showcasing cutting-edge technologies built for the media and broadcast industry. The IBC Exhibition draws over 57,000 attendees from 170 countries into 15 categorised halls whereby 1,700 companies have the opportunity to ...Read more ASR Automatic Speech Recognition IBC 2018 Media broadcast Speech Recognition Speechmatics

06/08/2018

Speechmatics helps improve coding skills of children in Cambridge

A team of Speechmatics volunteers set out to Cambridge-based ‘ChYpPS’ at Brown’s Field Youth and Community Centre in Arbury last Friday to help teach children in the local area some basic, practical coding skills. ChYpPS is part of a summer programme organised by Cambridge City Council and stands for Children and Young People’s Participation Service. ...Read more Coding Programming Speechmatics Volunteering

02/08/2018

Speechmatics garden for Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust

Seven of the Speechmatics team went to the Rosie Maternity Hospital, part of Addenbrooke’s, yesterday for a day of voluntary gardening for our charity of the year, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT). The team were shown the newly opened haematology department and got to see first-hand, examples of some of the work that ACT does. The ...Read more Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust Charity Speech Recognition Speechmatics

20/07/2018

Beer and bumps with friends and family

Yesterday marked the return of the Speechmatics Q2+1 social event whereby the team gathered together with friends and family at The Plough in Cambridge to watch the annual Town Bumps*. After a successful internal launch of the company’s new vision and mission and a team lunch from Signorelli’s Deli, employees were encouraged to finish early ...Read more Automatic Speech Recognition Speech Recognition Speechmatics Team Building Team event

04/07/2018

Speechmatics wins Scale-Up Team of the Year ‘One to Watch’ at UK Business Angels Association Awards

Speechmatics is pleased to announce that we have been crowned winners of the High Growth / Scale-Up Team of the Year ‘One to Watch’ Award by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA). Speechmatics have been recognised for the achievements of their exceptional team over the past 18 months, as well as showing ambition and innovation ...Read more Automatic Speech Recognition Awards Scale-up Speech Recognition Speechmatics Team

18/06/2018

Speechmatics up for High Growth Team of the Year Award

Speechmatics is proud to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) Awards. The company has been recognised for their high growth over the last 18 months. Click here for the full UKBAA Awards shortlist. The award recognises ‘the achievements of an exceptional team that has successfully used equity investment to ...Read more Awards High growth Investors Speech Recognition Speech-to-text Speechmatics

18/05/2018

Benedikt loses his beard for Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust

Speechmatics have been busy fundraising for our charity of the year, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT), and have so far raised an impressive £1,032 for the charity from just one event. Last month, CEO of Speechmatics, Benedikt von Thüngen kindly offered to shave his beard for the charity, but with a twist… A voting system was ...Read more Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust Charity Speech Recognition SpeechmACTics