Abstract: Neural audio codecs provide promising acoustic features for speech synthesis, with representative streaming codecs like Mimi providing high-quality acoustic features for real-time ...

The U.S. power sector is facing mounting strain as demand for transformers outpaces supply, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. The report projects that by 2025, supply shortages could ...

Last year, Hasbro debuted one of its most unusual and interesting Transformers collaborations ever with the Transformers x NFL series, which featured four new bots inspired by iconic NFL teams. That ...

Google LLC’s DeepMind artificial intelligence unit today rolled out a new text-to-speech model called Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS. Unlike its earlier, robotic predecessors, it enables users to direct the ...

The iron-core transformer is the 140-year-old technology that props up both the electrical grid and AI companies. The devices are clunky but reliable, which explains why they’re still in use: If it ...

It’s no secret that the electrical grid is aging, but one part stands out from the rest. Transformers haven’t changed much since Thomas Edison made his first light bulb. Now, a string of startups are ...

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AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

Abstract: Neural text-to-speech (TTS) research has advanced significantly, yielding various approaches that generate speech with enhanced naturalness. Despite these strides, synthesizing expressive ...

Last year, China’s electricity network nearly faced a major disruption when fluctuating wind power in the northwest caused instability across the grid. To prevent similar situations in the future, ...