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2024</span> </div> <p class="current_issue_excerpt"> Apps are fundamentally changing the way people access services like license renewals and tax filing, and speech technologies are playing a central role. </p> <div id="MainContentPlaceHolder_rptArticles_pnlContextSubType_12" class="category_tag"> <a id="MainContentPlaceHolder_rptArticles_lnkContextSubType_12" href="https://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/MoreNews.aspx?ContextSubtypeID=225">Standards</a> </div> <p class="current_issue_article_title"> <a id="MainContentPlaceHolder_rptArticles_lnkArticleTitle_12" href="https://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Columns/Standards/New-Trends-in-Speech-Technology-A-Report-from-the-Cutting-Edge-165239.aspx">New Trends in Speech Technology: A Report from the Cutting Edge</a> </p> <div class="article_meta"> <span class="article_author"> </span><span class="article_date"> 05 Aug 2024</span> </div> <p class="current_issue_excerpt"> Here's the research on which dramatic new capabilities are based. 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