Viral posts are fuelling panic that the EU will soon scan text messages. But the concerns are premature with the proposal still being debated and the measures likely to change before anything is ...

The software company ElevenLabs has launched an AI text-to-speech app for audiobooks, enabling writers to sell audiobooks directly to readers. ElevenReader offers authors 60% of every sale, with "no ...

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here is the full text of his remarks. I want ...

As previewed earlier this year, Gemini in Google Docs will now let you “create audio versions of your documents.” On the web, go to the Tools menu for a new “Audio” option in-between Voice typing and ...

There are several AI tools available that can generate humanlike speech. Some AI voices can whisper, laugh, and perform other expressive feats. TTS tools vary in terms of level of realism and their ...

Google is rolling out a redesign of the Messages app’s Details experience that leverages Material 3 Expressive. When you long-press on a message and tap the three-dot overflow menu for “View details,” ...

New research shows models can be directly edited to hide selected voices, even when users specifically ask for them. A technique known as “machine unlearning” could teach AI models to forget specific ...

Sometimes, you’d rather use another voice other than your own. One of the key reasons that game development is so complicated and nuanced is that, as developers, you have to attempt to think of ...

If you ever need to transcribe audio or video to text, most current apps are powered by OpenAI’s Whisper model. You’re probably using this model if you use apps like MacWhisper to transcribe meetings ...

What do Metallica's members text each other in their group chat? During a recent interview with Variety, drummer Lars Ulrich revealed that at least some of the discussion amongst the band members is ...

Google is enhancing Gemini's text-to-speech (TTS). On Tuesday at Google I/O 2025, the company previewed a new TTS feature, built on native audio output, that can "converse in more expressive ways." ...