[New] Momentum will extend Agentforce 360 and Slackbot by ingesting / analyzing unstructured voice / video from third-party tools (e.g., Google Meet, Zoom) and applying it directly to agentic workflows.
Forrester
[New] By the end of 2026, voice AI is expected to be mission-critical, especially for independent restaurants managing phone orders and easing labour gaps.
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[New] For investors, the key metric to watch in 2026 will be the continued growth of Services and the successful transition of Siri from a voice assistant into a fully functional autonomous agent. / USA
The Chronicle-Journal
[New] By the end of 2026, voice-driven discovery will be judged less by how often people speak to devices and more by how often voice becomes the default input layer inside phones, cars, and AI assistants.
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[New] 2026 will see greater benefits, with agentic and voice AI enabling more intuitive, more personalised and more seamless interactions.
FinExtra
[New] The number of people opting for voice assistants in the USA is expected to reach 157.1 million in 2026.
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[New] Technology will play a central role, with franchise owners expected to spend between $100,000 and $250,000 per store on AI-enabled voice ordering and digital kitchen management tools to protect margins from rising minimum wages.
FinancialContent
[New] ByteDance is expected to roll out upgrades - to its Doubao chatbot, currently China's most popular AI app with 155.2 million weekly active users.
Yahoo Finance
[New] By 2026, voice search will become a mainstream method for discovering products, services, and information.
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[New] Voice assistant adoption is expanding steadily, with Gen Z projected to reach 64% adoption by 2027 (up from 51% in 2023), while Search Engine Land's analysis points out, voice assistants are expected to reach 8.4 billion units globally - more than the world's population.
Hubspot
[New] U.S. voice assistant users are projected to reach 170.3 million by 2028, representing steady compound annual growth of 3.3%.
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[New] About 20.6% of the global population aged 16 or older uses voice assistants to find information, and by the end of 2026, eMarketer predicts there will be over 157 million voice assistant users in the US alone.Hubspot
[New] Voice assistants have already changed how we interact with smart homes, but the assistants of 2026 will be smarter, more context-aware, and more conversational.Feb Grow
[New] The digital marketing landscape is being swiftly transformed by voice search, and in 2026, it will be more crucial than ever for companies to modify their approaches.re/start Kit
[New] Your search visibility will shrink fast in 2026 if your team still treats voice search optimization tools as an afterthought while assistants read out just one answer per query.
Single Grain
[New] Voice is expected to become a $45 billion channel for voice commerce by 2028, making it essential for businesses to integrate voice search optimization into their future-oriented SEO strategies to stay competitive and meet evolving consumer behaviours.
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[New] Apple plans to allow third-party voice-controlled AI apps in CarPlay.Engadget
[New] Apple is expected to release the next-generation Siri voice assistant that will behave more like Gemini and ChatGPT.BGR
[New] By 2026, voice AI will hit unprecedented accuracy, but the real battleground will be safety, latency, and enterprise readiness.Speechmatics
Last updated: 23 February 2026
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