NVIDIA AI Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Like the prolific jazz trumpeter and composer, researchers have been generating AI models at a feverish pace, exploring new architectures and use cases. In a 2021 paper, researchers reported that foundation models are finding a wide array of uses. Earlier neural networks were narrowly tuned for specific tasks. See chart below.)

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

This model still rivals newer releases and usually goes for $348, so yes, this 48% price cut got me clicking “Add to Cart” faster than I’d like to admit. With five microphones and some serious audio magic, your voice comes through clearly without you needing to shout like you're reporting live from a storm.

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Google Research AI blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Posted by Zalán Borsos, Research Software Engineer, and Marco Tagliasacchi, Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google Research The recent progress in generative AI unlocked the possibility of creating new content in several different domains, including text, vision and audio. In the case of audio, neural audio codecs (e.g.,

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Ars Technica

MARCH 18, 2025

On the heels of its release of new Gemini models last week, Google has announced a pair of new features for its flagship AI product. Gemini is also getting Audio Overviews, a neat capability that first appeared in the company's NotebookLM product, but it's getting even more useful as part of Gemini.

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Google Research AI blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

I will begin with a discussion of language, computer vision, multi-modal models, and generative machine learning models. Language Models The progress on larger and more powerful language models has been one of the most exciting areas of machine learning (ML) research over the last decade. Let’s get started!

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Engadget

APRIL 8, 2025

You dont need a set of AirPods to get wireless audio from your iPhone, iPad or Mac, but Apples earbuds and headphones offer a lot of convenient integrations with its other products that you wont find anywhere else. There are a few features that are available across all models as theyve become inherent to the AirPods experience.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

TL;DR: Enjoy all the power and perks of a MacBook Pro for half the price with this 13" model, now $549.99 (reg. Right now, you can enjoy all the bells and whistles of this sought-after MacBook at a fraction of the usual price, 49% off to be exact, if you scoop up this 13" model for just $549.99. 1,099) for a limited time.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

Announced at the CES trade show in January, NVIDIA NIM provides prepackaged, state-of-the-art AI models optimized for the NVIDIA RTX platform, including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series and, now, the new NVIDIA Blackwell RTX PRO GPUs. 8B-instruct Image Generation: Flux.dev Audio: Riva Parakeet-ctc-0.6B-asr

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2021

Nintendo is announcing a new Switch model today with a larger 7-inch 720p OLED display. Nintendo lists this Switch OLED model as only supporting 1080p via TV mode, and rumors had suggested 4K support , thanks to a rumored Nvidia chip upgrade. The Switch OLED model will go on sale for $350 starting on October 8th.

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Google Research AI blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Posted by Yu Zhang, Research Scientist, and James Qin, Software Engineer, Google Research Last November, we announced the 1,000 Languages Initiative , an ambitious commitment to build a machine learning (ML) model that would support the world’s one thousand most-spoken languages, bringing greater inclusion to billions of people around the globe.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

You’ll need to prick up your ears for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology drawing on audio recordings of the famous scientist’s actual voice.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

And they're available in both text and audio format so that you can choose what works best for your schedule. Wiser5 offers more than just book summaries in an audio format; it's more interactive, so you can better absorb the information. There's something for everyone, thanks to their diverse range of topics.

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Google Research AI blog

JUNE 2, 2023

While the challenges for this technology are centered around noisy audio inputs, the visual stream in multimodal videos (e.g., Building audiovisual datasets for training AV-ASR models, however, is challenging. These models contain billions of parameters, are readily available, and show strong generalization across domains.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

If meme stocks can be a thing, what’s to stop audio meme sharing from going viral!? It’s not hard to predict where this idea goes: Straight to gross out fart sfx and pwning troll clips — which are indeed plentiful on this fledgling platform for user-generated (or, well, sampled) audio. Dank audio memes anyone?

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

pic.twitter.com/XTLulM3EAy DLLN (@DLLNBRAND) March 12, 2025 The issue primarily impacts older Chromecasts and the Chromecast Audio device and prevents them from casting. This person said that the certificate specified it would no longer be active after March 9 and, well, thats the day before many models started failing.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

From flagship models to budget buds, we picked out the best noise-cancelling headphones of 2025. Bose and Sony are both top names when it comes to any type of audio, but especially when it comes to noise cancellation. How do noise-cancelling headphones actually work? Even cheap headphones can block some noise from the outside world.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Price: $959.99 $1,119.99 Retailer: Amazon Display: 12.4-inch

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TechSpot

JULY 7, 2021

The new hybrid device, imaginatively named the Nintendo Switch OLED model, does offer a few upgrades over the current version: the 6.2-inch inch LCD is now a 7-inch OLED; the 32GB of storage has increased to 64GB; there’s an adjustable stand; improved audio; and a new dock with a wired Ethernet.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Previously, the stunning intelligence gains that led to chatbots such ChatGPT and Claude had come from supersizing models and the data and computing power used to train them. o1 required more time to produce answers than other models, but its answers were clearly better than those of non-reasoning models.

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The Verge

AUGUST 23, 2021

Sony has quietly launched a revised PS5 model in Australia. Press Start , an Australian-based gaming site, reports that the revised PS5 models include a new screw for the base stand that no longer requires a screwdriver. Press Start also reports that these updated PS5 models are around 300 grams (0.6 Image: Press-start.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Stability AI , the startup behind the generative AI art tool Stable Diffusion , today open-sourced a suite of text-generating AI models intended to go head to head with systems like OpenAI’s GPT-4. make up) facts. “This is expected to be improved with scale, better data, community feedback and optimization.”

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The heated race to develop and deploy new large language models and AI products has seen innovation surgeand revenue soarat companies supporting AI infrastructure. Lambda Labs new 1-Click service provides on-demand, self-serve GPU clusters for large-scale model training without long-term contracts. billion, a 33.9% increase over 2023.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

Startup Adthos this week launched a platform that uses AI to generate scripts for audio ads — and even add voiceovers, sound effects and music. To generate ad scripts, Adthos leverages OpenAI’s recently released GPT-4 text-producing model. Adthos’ platform is made up of a mix of in-house tech and third-party APIs.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

All of the available colors are discounted as well, so you can save on the black, white smoke, lunar blue, and the 60th anniversary diamond edition models. Our review had incredibly high praise for these earbuds, saying, "In terms of audio quality, noise cancellation, and battery life, I'm more impressed the longer I use these earbuds."

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Apple's AirPods Pro 2 have plenty to offer, including Active Noise Cancelation, hearing protection options, personalized spatial audio, and so much more. If you'd prefer to have the models with noise-cancelation, the good news is you can score those at a discount right now as well! at Amazon $549 Save $69.01

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Engadget

MARCH 25, 2025

Best Amazon Spring Sale Apple deals Apple AirPods 4 with ANC for $150 ($29 off) : This version of the AirPods 4 is nearly identical to the base model, only it supports active noise cancellation and comes with a wireless charging case. This $100 discount matches the lowest price weve seen for the non-cellular model with a 42mm case.

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Engadget

MARCH 25, 2025

." Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time: [link] Text and image input rolling out today in API and ChatGPT with voice and video in the coming weeks. The "o" stands for "omni", which is a reference to the models multimodal capabilities.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Companies face several hurdles in creating text-, audio- and image-analyzing AI models for deployment across their apps and services. Cost is an outsize one — training a single model on commercial hardware can cost tens of thousands of dollars, if not more. ” Image Credits: Deci.

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

It's also worth noting that this is the updated model with USB-C charging , rather than the old Lightning port that Apple has phased out. In our testing, the AirPods Max met Apple's promise of a 20-hour battery life with both ANC and spatial audio switched on. We've seen them drop to $450.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Whether you’re a frequent flyer or just love treating your ears to top-tier audio, the H95s deliver serious comfort and clarity.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 12, 2021

According to a report from The Drive , Toyota models 2018 or newer will need a subscription in order for the key fob to support remote start functionality. The key fob’s remote start functionality is tied to the audio package that comes with the car. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 10, 2023

Microsoft's voice AI tool, called Vall-E, is trained on "discrete codes derived from an off-the-shelf neural audio codec model" as well as 60,000 hours of speech—100 times more than existing systems—from more than 7,000 speakers, most of which come from LibriVox public domain audiobooks.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

The AirPods 4 have Apple’s H2 chip, which is the same one in the Pro model, and that brings serious upgrades to clarity and performance. I’m into Personalized Spatial Audio too. Calls are clearer thanks to voice isolation, and music sounds richer without having to mess with EQ settings.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Fire TV Cube (newest model) $109.99 The Fire TV Cube also supports Dolby Vision, HDR, and Dolby Atmos audio for those nights when you want to transform your space into a mini movie theater. at Amazon $139.99 Save $30.00

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 26, 2023

With some of the AirPods models getting a little long in the tooth, Apple is reportedly planning to release new versions over the next couple of years. The news comes from Bloomberg, which claims that all three existing AirPods models are in line for upgrades. Starting with the entry-level AirPods, Read Entire Article

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Some standalone webcam models let you manually adjust focus, too, if you have specific needs. Check to see if the model youre considering has mono or stereo mics, as the latter is better. We also use any built-in microphones as our primary audio inputs on video calls as well.

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Engadget

MARCH 25, 2025

There are more vlogging-specific models than ever, with several new models having arrived since our last guide, including Fujifilms XM-5. Recent vlogging-specific models include Sonys new ZV-E1 full-frame mirrorless that launched last year, DJIs Osmo Pocket 3 and Canons compact PowerShot V10. 30 RAW internally.

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