Text-to-speech TTS moved fast over the past year. The line between synthetic and human speech narrowed. Latency dropped below 100 milliseconds for some real-time systems. Emotional control became a standard feature rather than a research demo. This guide reviews the models that really matter in 2026. It is written for AI professionals choosing a model…
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend as much as €75 billion (round $87 billion) to develop information middle capability in France. The objective, the agency mentioned, is to develop and function as much as 5 gigawatts of extra information middle capability. The primary section of the plan includes constructing information facilities in Dunkirk…
Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari currently dominate the web browser market, with Chrome holding a significant share due to the tech giant’s ongoing innovations, particularly in integrating generative AI into its search functionalities. However, users seeking alternatives will find a variety of browsers aiming to challenge these industry giants. To help navigate the competitive landscape…
This week at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in Athens — part of the Panathenea festival taking place in the city — I sat down with Niko Bonatsos of Verdict Capital, Andreas Stavropoulos of Threshold Ventures, and Ben Blume of Atomico to ask about the current state of venture investing, the wave of mega-IPOs that SpaceX is…
Meta is growing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to begin testing within the subsequent yr, in line with a memo viewed by The Information. This gadget would presumably construct on the work of Limitless, an AI gadget startup that Meta acquired on the finish of 2025. The startup made an AI pendant that customers…
A gaggle of 20 Snap alumni has come collectively to launch a fund referred to as Ghost Angels to again the following era of social media. The fund declined to reveal how a lot it has raised to this point, however says it has backed no less than 5 corporations and plans to deploy the…
The golden age of Microsoft’s Github Copilot seems to be at an finish — for the little man, not less than. The corporate is switching its billing system from a flat subscription charge to a token-usage system that has the potential to invoice customers at a considerably increased charge. Larger enterprises should have the juice…
Gemini Spark is Google’s new 24/7 agentic assistant, designed to help you help you “navigate your digital life,” which essentially means getting your online to-dos done, summarizing the things you don’t have time to read (like the entirety of your inbox), or organizing something that would have otherwise involved too much screen time-filled manual labor,…
If you enjoy homemade pizza but don’t love the hassle that comes with it, an electric pizza oven may be the ideal upgrade. The Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven is aimed at people who want delicious pizza nights without having to deal with things like propane or wood pellets, unlike many other pizza ovens. I…
Although TikTok is widely described as a social media giant, it’s been gradually moving beyond that category. Over time, the video app added TikTok Shop, a map for local discovery, robust search, games, and so much more. Now, it has recently added hotel booking capabilities and is pursuing a fintech license. It appears that TikTok…
