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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Independent

Parents think lack of SEND support is top issue affecting schools, survey finds

Parents warned children with no reading experience start school as ‘second-class citizens’ Parents of children with special education needs (SEND) are significantly less satisfied with the support ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Asian stocks slide, oil rises after Trump speech on Iran war

SINGAPORE: Markets recoiled on Thursday (Apr 2) as war jitters over Iran deepened, with stocks sliding, oil surging well over US$100 per barrel and the dollar firming after US President Donald Trump ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Dollar gains as Trump sets no clear Iran ceasefire timeline in speech

HONG KONG, April 2 : The dollar advanced against major currencies on Thursday, reversing two days of losses, after U.S. President Donald Trump's address on Iran shattered hopes for a possible ...