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Cox Automotive Presents Leader in Sustainability Award to LaFontaine Automotive Group

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Monday, March 14, 2022

ATLANTA, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Automotive presented its annual Leader in Sustainability Award to LaFontaine Automotive Group, a Michigan-based dealership groupwith 51 retail franchises, eight collision centers and 29 retail locations.

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  • ATLANTA, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Automotive presented its annual Leader in Sustainability Award to LaFontaine Automotive Group, a Michigan-based dealership groupwith 51 retail franchises, eight collision centers and 29 retail locations.
  • Cox Automotive presented its annual Leader in Sustainability Award to Michigan-based LaFontaine Automotive Group.
  • "I am pleased to present the Cox Automotive Leader in Sustainability Award to LaFontaine Automotive Group for its extraordinary commitment to the environment and doing business the right way," said Rowley.
  • For more information on the Cox Automotive Leader in Sustainability Award, visit: https://www.coxautoinc.com/about-us/community/leader-sustainability-award/
    Cox Automotive Inc. makes buying, selling, owning and using vehicles easier for everyone.

SoundHound Inc. and VIZIO Innovate the Smart TV Experience with Voice AI

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

With its library of hundreds of content domains, SoundHounds Voice AI platform opens the door to significant voice commerce opportunities.

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  • With its library of hundreds of content domains, SoundHounds Voice AI platform opens the door to significant voice commerce opportunities.
  • Together, SoundHound and VIZIO continue to innovate with a focus on the consumer experience and voice-enabled interactive opportunities for viewers.
  • With SoundHounds technology integrated into VIZIO TVs, we are able to make the ease of voice interactions part of the TV experience, said David Rudnick, Senior Vice President of Product Engineering at VIZIO.
  • SoundHound Inc., a leading innovator of conversational intelligence, offers an independent voice AI platform that enables businesses across industries to deliver best-in-class conversational experiences to their customers.

SoundHound to Participate in 2nd Annual Cowen Mobility Disruption Conference on March 4, 2022

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

A replay of the webcast will be available on SoundHound's website after March 4, 2022 at investors.soundhound.com .

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  • A replay of the webcast will be available on SoundHound's website after March 4, 2022 at investors.soundhound.com .
  • For more information about the conference or to schedule a virtual one-on-one meeting with SoundHound management, please contact SoundHounds investor relations via email at [email protected] or by phone at 212-835-8500.
  • SoundHound is trusted by companies around the globe, including Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Pandora, Deutsche Telekom, Snap, VIZIO, KIA, and Stellantis.
  • SoundHound does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Midwest Automotive Media Association Awards 2022 Kia Carnival as Family Vehicle of the Year and 2022 Genesis GV70 as Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Today at the 2022 Chicago Auto Show Media preview, the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) named the 2022 Kia Carnival as its 12th annual Family Vehicle of the Year, and the 2022 Genesis GV70 as the winner of the fourth annual Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year award.

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  • Today at the 2022 Chicago Auto Show Media preview, the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) named the 2022 Kia Carnival as its 12th annual Family Vehicle of the Year, and the 2022 Genesis GV70 as the winner of the fourth annual Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year award.
  • Other finalists for Family Vehicle of the Year were the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L and 2022 Hyundai Tucson.
  • For more information about the Midwest Automotive Media Association and its Family Vehicle and Luxury Family Vehicle of the Year Awards, please visit www.mamaonline.org .
  • Founded in 1991, the Midwest Automotive Media Association comprises 250 automotive journalists and public relations professionals from across the country.

SoundHound Inc. Extends Partnership with Snap to Provide Auto Captioning

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

SoundHound Inc., a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, today announced it has expanded its partnership with Snap Inc. to provide auto captioning services for Snapchatter videos.

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  • SoundHound Inc., a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, today announced it has expanded its partnership with Snap Inc. to provide auto captioning services for Snapchatter videos.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220210005087/en/
    SoundHound, a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, and Snap extend their partnership to bring auto captioning to Snapchatter videos.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    SoundHound's Voice AI platform powers the conversational experience in brands such as Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Pandora, VIZIO, and Snap.
  • SoundHound's partnership with Snap Inc. extends back to June 2018, when its music discovery app became a launch partner for Snap Kit , Snapchats third-party integration platform for iOS and Android.

SoundHound Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. Announce Strategic Agreement to Bring SoundHound’s Voice AI Technology to Snapdragon Platforms

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220125005454/en/
    SoundHound Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. announce a multi-year agreement to enable SoundHounds advanced voice AI technology on select Qualcomm Technologies Snapdragon platforms.
  • The combination of SoundHound's conversational intelligence technology with our Snapdragon platforms paves the way for new use cases and innovative voice experiences, said Ziad Asghar, Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  • Combining Qualcomm Technologies voice technology with SoundHounds voice AI platform provides customers with the ability to customize their voice solutions and provide new user experiences, while maintaining transparency of user data.
  • The solution brings together SoundHounds advanced voice AI platform, with its full stack of proprietary technology, including Speech-to-Meaning and Deep Meaning Understanding, and a library of hundreds of content domains and select Snapdragon platforms with echo cancellation, noise reduction (ECNR), and user verification technologies.

SoundHound Inc. Appoints Zubin Irani as Chief Revenue Officer

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Irani, an accomplished leader with two decades of organizational growth experience, joins SoundHound to further accelerate the companys global expansion and drive its hyper growth goals.

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  • Irani, an accomplished leader with two decades of organizational growth experience, joins SoundHound to further accelerate the companys global expansion and drive its hyper growth goals.
  • Iranis appointment follows a banner year for SoundHound as its voice AI platform doubled monthly queries, achieving over one billion queries in 2021.
  • Prior to joining SoundHound, Irani served as CEO of Cprime, Inc., a global technology firm and subsidiary of ALTEN, a world leader in engineering and technology consulting.
  • During his 15-year tenure, Zubin was able to grow the company to more than 600 people through organic expansion and acquisitions and led a tenfold revenue increase of over $250 million.

SoundHound Inc. and Netflix Partner to Voice-Enable RDK-Based Set-Top Boxes

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211214005579/en/
    SoundHound Inc. will partner with Netflix to provide a voice AI interface for its Da Vinci Reference Design Kit (RDK) solution.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The SoundHound and Netflix solution is expected to reach a significant number of consumers as the RDK platform continues to gain wide adoption for video set-tops, broadband gateways, and IoT devices.
  • SoundHound is trusted by companies around the globe, including Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Pandora, Deutsche Telekom, Snap, VIZIO, KIA, and Stellantis.
  • SoundHound does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

SoundHound Inc. Named Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Company of the Year in Automotive Voice AI

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211207005360/en/
    This Year's Best Practices Company of the Year in the North American Automotive Connected Voice Assistance Industry Award goes to SoundHound Inc. (Graphic: Business Wire)
    According to Frost & Sullivan, the Best Practices Company of the Year Award is reserved for companies at the forefront of innovation and growth in their respective industries.
  • In this context, SoundHound Inc.s recognition signifies an even greater accomplishment," said Darrell Huntsman, CEO, Frost & Sullivan.
  • The constantly expanding 100+ content domains, AI integration, and the flexibility of voice access with or without internet connection are add-on reasons for OEMs to consider SoundHound's voice AI solutions."
  • The SoundHound Voice AI platform currently processes over 100 million queries per month across the companys ecosystem of product partnerships.

SoundHound Inc. Selects Oracle as its Strategic Cloud Infrastructure Provider

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced that SoundHound Inc ., a global leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI), has selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as its strategic cloud infrastructure provider for its core cloud requirements.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced that SoundHound Inc ., a global leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI), has selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as its strategic cloud infrastructure provider for its core cloud requirements.
  • This will include SoundHound migrating its core suite of AI capabilities to OCI to achieve improved performance at a lower cost.
  • SoundHound has developed an independent voice AI platform that allows businesses across industries to integrate conversational voice assistants into their products and services.
  • Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud.