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…
As rumors and reports swirl about the difficulty facing top AI companies in developing newer, more powerful large language models (LLMs), the spotlight is increasingly shifting toward alternate architectures to the “Transformer” — the tech underpinning most of the…
The European Commission is throwing a lifeline to its emerging EV battery sector with a hefty boost of €1 billion ($1,05b). But companies relying on Chinese materials are likely to be cut out. Question is, is it too late to save Northvolt?
The new proposal is one of the…
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…
Electrogenic is giving Mazda Miata fans an EV version with its 'Plug-and-Play' conversion kit
December 5, 2024
Mazda Miata fans rejoice! EV conversion specialist Electrogenic has introduced a new “plug-and-play” conversion kit for the Mazda MX-5 that makes the original model all-electric. This EV conversion kit keeps the soul of the beloved Mazda Miata, but adds more performance…
The competition between startups and big companies such as Google and Meta to offer compelling AI video creation tools has entered a new phase. Luma AI, a startup founded by former Googlers and others, is dramatically expanding its Dream Machine AI video model with a new…
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…
One decision many enterprises have to make when implementing AI use cases revolves around connecting their data sources to the models they’re using.
Different frameworks like LangChain exist to integrate databases, but developers must write code whenever they connect…
Drones spotted near 3 bases used by US Air Force in England
November 26, 2024
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…
Air Force awards Boeing $2.4 billion contract for KC-46 tankers
November 26, 2024
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…