Researchers at Amazon have trained the largest ever text-to-speech model yet, which they claim exhibits “emergent” qualities improving its ability to speak even complex sentences naturally. The breakthrough could be what the technology needs to escape the uncanny valley. These models were always going to grow and improve, but the researchers specifically hoped to see…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A double decker bus passes the skyline with its dominating banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo By Christian Kraemer and Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will slash its economic growth forecast for this year to just 0.2% in a report due to be…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A J.P. Morgan logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Banks globally will likely rack up further losses on office property loans as a bruising crash in valuations leads to more defaults, credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS said…
Software testing is hard. Even with the right talent in place, it doesn’t always go as planned — particularly when executed at scale. In a 2020 survey from Electric Cloud, 58% of developers blamed software bugs on test infrastructure and process issues — not design defects. The market for software testing solutions is quite massive,…
Waymo is voluntarily recalling the software that powers its robotaxi fleet after two vehicles crashed into the same towed pickup truck in Phoenix, Arizona, in December. It’s the company’s first recall. Waymo chief safety officer Mauricio Peña described the crashes as “minor” in a blog post, and said neither vehicle was carrying passengers at the…
In a new lawsuit, the online retail giant is accused of being “deceptive” in a major change it implemented to Prime Video last month…
The Stellantis brand’s newest concept envisions a technological and electric future…
In November, Airbnb acquired a stealth AI firm launched by Siri’s co-founder, called GamePlanner.AI. The deal valued the secretive startup at around $200 million, according to reports. Though the hosting company didn’t telegraph its plans for GamePlanner at the time, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky today shared a high-level overview of Airbnb’s larger plans…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell attends a press conference following a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, in Beijing, China May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool/File Photo CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s trade minister said on Tuesday he would meet his Chinese counterpart at a World Trade Organization conference in Abu Dhabi…
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