OpenAI Launches New Real-Time Voice Models for Translation, Live Conversations
The models are designed to help apps listen, reason and respond more naturally during live interactions.
The models are designed to help apps listen, reason and respond more naturally during live interactions.
Former OpenAI technology chief Mira Murati testified in Elon Musk’s lawsuit that Sam Altman created distrust among executives and put ...
Microsoft is reviewing its 2030 renewable energy target as growing artificial intelligence infrastructure increases electricity demand and forces a rethink ...
The venture, called The Deployment Company, brings together 19 investors.
Discussions are still at an early stage, and nothing has been agreed
Snap said the aim is to place advertising inside spaces where people already talk and interact, rather than sending them ...
Microsoft and OpenAI have ended their exclusive partnership, allowing OpenAI to sell its models through Amazon and Google cloud platforms ...
China has ordered Meta to reverse its $2bn takeover of AI startup Manus in a major escalation of the US-China ...
Meta Platforms has agreed a multi-billion dollar deal with Amazon Web Services to use tens of millions of Graviton chip ...
OpenAI has named former Airbnb executive Emmanuel Marill as its first Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Meta has begun installing tracking software on selected U.S. employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, keystrokes, clicks and occasional screen ...
Amazon plans to invest up to $25 billion more in Anthropic as the AI startup commits to spending over $100 ...
Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs and shutting over 300 open roles as it pushes to lower costs and rely more ...
The new tier sits between the Plus and $200 Pro plans, offering higher limits for coding tasks and complex workflows
OpenAI has put its Stargate UK project on hold due to energy costs and regulatory concerns, delaying plans to expand ...

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