Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, 2 new text-to-speech models in its Gemini Audio family. Google calls them its most expressive audio generation models yet. Flash TTS targets creative direction and character voices. Flash-Lite TTS targets high-volume, cost-efficient production. Both let developers direct delivery line by line using natural…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A six-year-old girl has set a new women’s world record by completing Rubik’s cubes at an average pace of under five seconds per cube. Lian Yunzhi, from China, broke the record earlier this month with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition…
Former Australian pacer Ashley Noffke has stepped down as Pakistan’s white-ball bowling coach. He has informed the PCB about his decision. However he will serve in the capacity during the 20th Asian Games in Japan. Noffke has been appointed as head coach of the Netherlands. He succeeds Ryan Cook who is stepping back to spend…
Recently, warnings from researchers inside the world’s largest artificial intelligence labs about the rapid pace of development have led to panic about the possibility that the technology could extinguish humanity. Those warnings are predicated on the idea that—propelled by ferocious competition and a rivalry between the US and China—labs are barreling toward superintelligent models whose…
By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman The Canadian Press Posted September 23, 2026 3:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal’s inspector general is recommending the city fine a waste-management company $700,000 for failing to follow municipal subcontracting rules. In a report published Monday, the inspector general’s office says Environmental 360 Solutions…
Squad heads to Nagoya after Karachi camp with captain Farhan set to gain leadership experience KARACHI: Â Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson said on Wednesday that the Asian Games will provide valuable international and leadership experience to a young Pakistan side. Pakistan on Wednesday also did training at the Oval Ground of the National Stadium ahead…
This week I bring news of a daring casino caper hatched by a pair of rogue AI agents—as well as the clever trick that revealed their antics. After researchers instructed them to count cards during a game of blackjack, the agents—which were controlled by the same model—developed a spontaneous secret code to help them get…
Canada’s population growth rate continues to decline, largely owing to declining migration trends, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. The population of Canada reached an estimated 41,798,407 people on July 1, 2026, an increase of 189,425 people or 0.5 per cent from July 1, 2025. This marked the lowest July-to-July growth in total population size since…
Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed has become the fifth bowler from the country to top the ICC men’s T20I bowling rankings, replacing Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan at the summit, the ICC said on Wednesday. Abrar moved one rating point ahead of Rashid, who finished with 736 points after a six-month stint at No. 1. The Pakistan spinner…
Zoox has grounded its autonomous vehicle test fleet in Atlanta after safety drivers were potentially exposed to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide gas inside its vehicles last month, TechCrunch has learned. The repeated incidents led one worker to file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which opened an inquiry and…
