AI & RoboticsNews

Hume launches Voice Control allowing users and developers to make custom AI voices

Hume AI, the startup specializing in emotionally intelligent voice interfaces, has launched Voice Control, an experimental feature that empowers developers and users to create custom AI voices through precise modulation of vocal characteristics — no coding, AI prompt engineering, or sound design skills required. This release builds on the foundation laid by the company’s earlier Empathic Voice…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Rad Power Bikes and Upway now let you trade-in other brands for a new Rad e-bike

If you’ve been hoping to snag a new Rad Power Bike electric bicycle for a discount – and if you happen to have another older e-bike to trade in – Upway has a deal for you. The electric bicycle marketplace known for selling used and overstock e-bikes at steep discounts has partnered with Rad Power Bikes to turn the brick-and-mortar RadRetail locations into physical trade-in points for older…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Thomson Reuters’ CoCounsel redefines legal AI with OpenAI’s o1-mini model

Thomson Reuters launched testing today of a custom version of OpenAI’s newest language model in its CoCounsel legal assistant. The implementation marks the first enterprise customization of the o1-mini model and reveals how large companies are now transforming their artificial intelligence strategies. The media and technology giant has implemented a strategic approach by deploying specialized AI…
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DefenseNews

Drones spotted near 3 bases used by US Air Force in England

LONDON — The U.S. Air Force says a number of small drones were detected last week around three bases in eastern England that are used by American forces. The drones were spotted between Wednesday and Friday near RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell. They were…
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Air Force awards Boeing $2.4 billion contract for KC-46 tankers

The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract Thursday to buy 15 more KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers. The KC-46 award, which covers the tankers’ 11th lot, will bring the number Boeing has on contract to 168 worldwide, the company said in a release. Boeing has delivered 89 KC-46s to the Air Force since 2019, as well as another four to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Israel is buying…
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