Google’s Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS model offers unparalleled control over AI voices

Google LLC’s DeepMind artificial intelligence unit today rolled out a new text-to-speech model called Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS.
SiliconANGLE

Mistral releases an open-weights ‘speaking’ AI model with Voxtral TTS

The Paris-based Mistral AI SAS today announced the release of Voxtral TTS, its first text-to-speech artificial intelligence model aimed at unseating the best-known and most powerful voice models on ...
TheWrap

‘Project Hail Mary:’ Yes, That Was Really [Redacted]

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s “Project Hail Mary” is about many things. It’s about a middle school science teacher (Ryan Gosling) who is tasked with saving the world after a weird organism starts ...
TechCrunch

Mistral releases a new open source model for speech generation

French AI company Mistral released a new open source text-to-speech model on Thursday that can be used by voice AI assistants or in enterprise use cases like customer support. The model, which lets ...
Yahoo

Natural gas pipeline project opponents: Citizens have rights and a voice

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maps of existing and proposed natural gas pipelines in lower South Carolina and Georgia. When it comes to a proposed natural gas ...
WLRN

Future of First Amendment: FIU to host 'Free Speech: A Florida Dialogue' with Georgetown University

Florida International University is partnering with Georgetown University’s Free Speech Project to host a symposium tackling today's most "pressing challenges to free speech." It is being held ...
Yahoo

‘Project Hail Mary’ Co-Directors Break Down How They Got Meryl Streep On Board With Surprise Cameo Voice Role

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meryl Streep truly can do anything — including provide an automated voice to a spidery-rock-like alien in Project Hail Mary. The ...
The New York Times

How a Mistake Led to the Breakout Star of ‘Project Hail Mary’

Rocky was brought to life through a combination of puppetry and visual effects. But his charming personality was the result of a misunderstanding. By Esther Zuckerman In “Project Hail Mary,” Ryan ...
Barron's

Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point, as Expected, and Sees 2 More Cuts This Year

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in nine months on Wednesday, signaling concerns about a weakening labor market. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted to ...
Hackaday

Python Comes To The Arduino Uno Q

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, ...
The Guardian

Parents of Send pupils without EHCPs are least satisfied with schools, survey in England finds

Only 38% of parents without care plans felt teachers in mainstream schools had the tools to deal with special needs Parents of children with special needs in England feel alienated from their schools ...