Highly regarded voicetech company Soapbox Labs is to more than double staff numbers over the next two years as it names a new chief executive and positions itself for significant growth. The company intends to grow headcount to 80 employees over the next two years having taken on an additional 10 people in 2020 to bring employee numbers to 30. Soapbox founder and chief executive Dr Patricia Scanlon is to become the company's executive chair with chief operating officer Dr Martyn Farrows replacing her. The changes come as Soapbox is preparing to announce a number of major new client deals and partnerships in the coming months and release its first consumer solutions for apps, toys, games and robots. Established in 2013, SoapBox uses artificial intelligence and deep learning to develop cloud-based speech recognition solutions for young children aged between three and 12.

New Delhi: Silicon Valley-based learning platform Udacity with respect to Monday said it intends to double the headcount at its New Delhi office to help its growth student and enterprise customer base in India. The organization trains laborers on cutting edge abilities, for example, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, robotization, profound learning, information investigation, through its Nanodegree programs. "India is quick ascending as a conspicuous advanced first economy. Because of this quick digitisation crosswise over ventures, there is a flooding interest for new-age experts capable in cutting edge innovations, for example, AI, AI, mechanization, profound learning, information investigation, and so forth.," Udacity CEO Gabriel Dalporto said in an announcement.