Abstract: In spite of the fact that Braille is an important channel of communication for the visually impaired, conventional systems require specialized training and expensive devices that are hard to ...

AI-powered text-to-speech (TTS) has evolved far beyond the robotic voices many people associate with early GPS devices or screen readers. Modern AI voices sound fluid, expressive, and surprisingly ...

In this post, we will show you how to use VibeVoice Text to Speech AI from Microsoft. VibeVoice is a next-generation text-to-speech (TTS) AI framework that converts written text into natural, ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...

Over the holidays, Alex Lieberman had an idea: What if he could create Spotify “Wrapped” for his text messages? Without writing a single line of code, Lieberman, a co-founder of the media outlet ...

In late 2025, Google released MedASR, an open-weight, medical-focused speech-to-text model, as part of its Health AI Developer Foundations program. Unlike general-purpose automatic speech recognition ...

When David Betts was diagnosed with ALS, he became fixated on finding a tool that could help him keep his voice – but none of them sounded human. “I didn’t know how long I would have my voice,” Betts ...

If old sci-fi shows are anything to go by, we're all using our computers wrong. We're still typing with our fingers, like cave people, instead of talking out loud the way the future was supposed to be ...

In the arena of digital accessibility tools, the embedded screen reader—also known as a text-to-speech (TTS) tool—is among the most commonly used features in secondary education. While this feature ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...