I didn't expect this small underrated phone feature to save me so much time but it does

I was carrying something when I received a Slack notification from my boss. I tried to reply while walking, but the message ...
Slator

Zoom Brings AI Live Speech Translation in-House

Zoom announces real-time speech-to-speech translation built into its platform, bringing in-house a capability once limited to ...
Engadget

Google tests QR code verification for text messages

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the person you're communicating with is, in fact, who they say they are, ...
Reuters

Dollar gains before key Powell speech at Jackson Hole on Friday

NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The dollar gained on Thursday before a highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday will be evaluated for any new clues on whether the U.S.
9to5google

Gemini can read aloud Google Docs with new ‘Audio’ text-to-speech

As previewed earlier this year, Gemini in Google Docs will now let you “create audio versions of your documents.” On the web, go to the Tools menu for a new “Audio” option in-between Voice typing and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Dedicated Python Environments Tool Rolls Out in VS Code Update

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...
The New York Times

For Some Patients, the ‘Inner Voice’ May Soon Be Audible

In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer writes the “Origins” column for The New ...
InfoQ

Google Launched LangExtract, a Python Library for Structured Data Extraction from Unstructured Text

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
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How to Program Speech Synthesis in an Animatronic Mouth Using Python and Arduino

Here's a closer look at the programming behind my animatronic mouth. Using Arduino, Python, and a few open-source libraries, I take a typed sentence and convert it into an animation sequence.
Game Rant

Overwatch 2: How to Use Text Gradients

Overwatch 2 players will be well familiar with how the text channels work across group chat, team chat, and match chat. However, anyone who has been playing during Season 17 may also have begun to ...
WMUR

5-foot python found in bathroom of Derry apartment building

ENDED UP IN THEIR BUILDING. I MEAN, SNAKE LIKE THAT. I DON’T EVEN LIKE THE LITTLE ONES. NEVER MIND THE BIG ONES LIKE THAT. CHUCK VAN COPPENOLLE IS, WELL, A LITTLE SPOOKED WHEN YOU SEE HOW BIG THE ...