Meta returns to open source AI with Omnilingual ASR models that can transcribe 1,600+ languages natively

Meta has just released a new multilingual automatic speech recognition (ASR) system supporting 1,600+ languages — dwarfing ...
IBTimes UK

Is Bill Gates Playing God? Shocking 'Seeds and Code' Speech Fuels Fears of Genetic Engineering Agenda

Bill Gates addresses African heads of state in this 2019 file photo. His recent “Seeds and Code” remarks have renewed debate over biotechnology, genetic engineering, and corporate control of food ...
MinnPost

U of M sits tight on institutional speech code amid growing concerns of faculty censorship

Minnesota news you can count on. From local stories to explanations on the state or federal government, MinnPost’s independent news is available for free with no paywall. Help us keep it this way with ...
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Raila Odinga Death: President Ruto's Address to the Nation [FULL TEXT SPEECH]

President William Ruto has mourned the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at the age of 80. Speaking during an address at State House, Nairobi ...
marktechpost

Google Introduces Speech-to-Retrieval (S2R) Approach that Maps a Spoken Query Directly to an Embedding and Retrieves Information without First Converting Speech to Text

In the traditional cascade modeling approach, automatic speech recognition (ASR) first produces a single text string, which is then passed to retrieval. Small transcription errors can change query ...
Reuters

Coca-Cola to introduce mini 7.5-ounce cans in US convenience stores

NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola (KO.N), opens new tab is introducing mini 7.5-ounce single-serve cans of some of its sodas in U.S. convenience stores early next year, hoping cash-strapped and ...
Reuters

US Supreme Court rebuffs Project Veritas challenge to Oregon ban on secret recordings

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by the conservative activist group Project Veritas to invalidate on constitutional free speech grounds an Oregon ...
TechCrunch

Nothing launches AI tool for building mini apps using prompts

AI-powered app development is really taking off, and smartphone maker Nothing seems intent on capitalizing on the trend: The company on Tuesday revealed Playground, an AI tool that lets users create ...
The New York Times

Here Is the Full Text of the Gaza Plan Released by the White House

“If both sides agree to this proposal, the war will immediately end,” the White House proposal says. By The New York Times The White House released a lengthy plan on Monday calling for an immediate ...
The New York Times

Everyone’s a Free-Speech Hypocrite

Mr. Lukianoff is the president and chief executive of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. If you’re a free-speech lawyer, you face a choice: Either expect to be disappointed by people ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Musk’s Neuralink Plans Speech Trial, Nonmedical Brain Implant

Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk’s brain implant company, plans to launch a clinical trial in the US in October aiming to use its device to translate thoughts into text, potentially opening up new ...
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Dublin schools 'restricted speech' when limiting student's trans issues project, ACLU says

A top Ohio civil liberties group says Dublin City Schools restricted a student’s free speech when she was prohibited from carrying out her project about transgender activism, raising “serious First ...