Read our live updates from CES 2026 in Las Vegas to see the latest consumer gadgetry in all of its chatbot-enabled, ...

Chatterbox local TTS ElevenLabs Alternative adds markup cues for pauses, laughter, and emphasis, giving precise control over ...

Pocket TTS is an open-source text-to-speech model that runs on CPUs, clones voices from 5 seconds of audio, and keeps voice ...

Shokz is dedicated to pushing open-ear technology even further, and it's preparing to take one of its biggest leaps forward with the introduction of OpenSound. This new technology is more than one ...

Meta Platforms Inc. is bringing prompt-based editing to the world of sound with a new model called SAM Audio that can segment individual sounds from complex audio recordings. The new model, available ...

There's now a free demo available for Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S, ahead of the full release in January. The demo includes the iconic first chapter of the game, and progress ...

A handful of lawmakers, commentators and financial experts expressed renewed optimism about the U.S. economy heading into 2026, offering praise for President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on ...

Vice President JD Vance is amplifying his message for next year's midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their congressional majorities. Vance, speaking at a major conservative summit ...

President Donald Trump was heard explaining why he gave his bizarre national address as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. In seemingly unguarded comments made in front of journalists after the ...

The vice president’s plea for a big-tent coalition at an annual conservative gathering belied the cracks in his party over antisemitism, racism and conspiracy theories. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Zolan ...