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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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Earlier this year, Apple officially discontinued Music Memos, an iPhone app that allowed musicians to quickly record audio and develop new song ideas. Walther had previously spent three and a half years at Spotify, following its 2017 acquisition of the audio detection startup Sonalytic , which he had co-founded.

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

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 enjoyed the simple control system, which uses an Apple Watch-style rotating crown. There's no support for high-res music streaming services either.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

The experimental System Assistant feature of Project G-Assist was also released today. The System Assistant allows users to run real-time diagnostics, get recommendations on performance optimizations, or control system software and peripherals all via simple voice or text commands. asr , Maxine Studio Voice RAG: Llama-3.2-NV-EmbedQA-1B-v2

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Digital Trends

JUNE 3, 2022

Everything you need to know about Sonos speakers, the Sonos app, supported music services and more from the wireless audio system.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

based music platform Uppbeat has been developing a service that makes it easier for content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos published to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and others. based co-founders of another music-licensing company, Music Vine. million GBP ($6.15

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2022

If you’re an Apple user, then you might be seeing some problems in the App Store or with Apple Music. Apple’s system status page lists issues affecting “all users” for both services noticed since 11:41AM ET without going into detail about what the problems are. Apple Music lyrics failing to load. Image: Mitchell Clark / Apple.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2021

But Google’s system does have some key differences, like how it also seems to be designed to push developers to better support multiple Google platforms. Audio: Developers for premium music and audio content via subscriptions are encouraged to build apps for Wear OS, Android Auto, Android TV, and Google Cast.

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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. ” Adthos uses generative AI to completely automate audio ads by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Sonos has filed another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant is infringing five wireless audio patents across the entire line of Nest and Chromecast products. The patents in Sonos’ first lawsuit covered the foundations of wireless audio systems: setup, playing in sync, creating stereo pairs.

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The Verge

JUNE 7, 2021

Apple appears to have planned a dedicated event on Apple Music’s upcoming spatial audio feature for later today. According to a video that MacRumors says was uploaded to Apple Music as a teaser — it’s since been removed — Apple will broadcast a special event called “Introducing Spatial Audio.”

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Instagram has posted its guidelines for using copyrighted music during live videos, Stories, and other posts on the platform, and part of the announcement includes a new update to the notification that pops up to tell users they’re using unlicensed art in ways that violate its rules. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Image: Instagram.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

With up to 40 hours of battery life, they're built to bring your music with you. Get Deal Why we like it If you're considering suping up your in home entertainment system, now's a good time to buy, with the JBL Bar 9.1 They're not just for listening however, they also feature a microphone, so you can take calls from your headphones.

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The Verge

MARCH 17, 2021

Lucid Motors is gearing up for the release of its first electric vehicle, the Lucid Air sedan, and at SXSW, the company revealed a unique detail of the upcoming automobile: it’ll be the first car to offer Dolby Atmos sound , thanks to its 21 speaker “Surreal Sound” system. The world’s first. More on the #LucidxDolby experience.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Audio startup Syng has been building on quite a bit more hype than the average fresh hardware startup, largely because of the team behind it. The company has now raised $50 million to date to build out an audio hardware startup with a hefty focus on design and advanced tech. Image Credits: Syng.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

TL;DR: Elevate your car's entertainment system with the ESSGOO Portable Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto car display, now $64.99 (reg. $89), This touchscreen car display gives your car a new lease on life Let the ESSGOO Portable Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto car display bring your car's entertainment system into 2025.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Anyway, in between mashed potato servings, I did my best to “log off” and not think about audio — no offense — so instead, I binged the entire new season of Selling Sunset and played many crosswords. EXCLUSIVE: Hinge makes viral audio happen, despite many other apps trying. I’m back for you now, though, and we have a big issue ahead.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Astell & Kern says its latest audio player is the first in the world to come with DACs from two separate manufacturers, letting you switch between them to customize the sound to your wired headphones. After picking a DAC, the sound can be customized further with a series of audio filters. Image: Astell & Kern.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The number of new, high-tech features on this scooter is truly impressive: swappable batteries, motion-detector alarm system, camera-based advanced driver assistance, and front and rear suspension to help cushion those potholes. “a Hyman likens it to a vehicle’s advanced driver assist system (ADAS), like Tesla’s Autopilot.

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

And aside from a few tweaks Sony made to how it upscales music, the 1000XM4s sound just like their predecessors — a very good thing, trust me. I’ve made a few voice memo recordings and had some calls with the 1000XM4s, and while the mics won’t give you pristine audio, your voice is reproduced clearly and intelligibly.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As you can imagine, the people here at The Verge spend a lot of time listening to a variety of digital sounds — whether it’s online meetings, music, podcasts, videos, or sound checks of their own multimedia productions. AudioQuest’s Dragonfly portable digital-to-analog converter (DAC) brings higher-quality audio to your devices.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The concept is relatively simple: they’re a pair of eyeglasses with tiny little speakers and microphones embedded in the stems so you can listen to music and command Alexa. The Echo Frames have sold me on the concept of having discreet, personal audio available at all times. Echo Frames audio and battery life.

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The Verge

APRIL 21, 2022

Leviathan V2 sound system, following up its previous iteration that launched back in 2014. It’s trying to convince them why they shouldn’t instead get their audio fix from a different, more versatile kind of speaker system for a similar (or smaller) amount of money. The leftmost button can toggle to a secondary audio source.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Instagram is rolling out an update for its messaging system that adds several new tools. First up, theres music-sharing. Just open up the sticker tray and tap on the Music option. Just open up the sticker tray and tap on the Music option. This will open up a search bar of Instagram's audio library.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It was a unique device — instead of prioritizing an accessible price and smart assistant features, it was laser-focused on audio quality and considerably more expensive than its closest competitors from Amazon and Google, while being less capable as a smart speaker. As a result, the HomePod didn’t really take off. HomePod mini sound quality.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The company was founded in 2017 by a team of six music and audio research scientists, including Han, who completed his PhD in music information retrieval at Seoul National University. While working on his doctorate, Han found “that everyone was really focusing on speech recognition systems. ”

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2021

Like the pricier, larger Move, Sonos is building its Auto Trueplay audio tuning feature right into the Roam. You can play songs over Bluetooth to your entire Sonos system. Sound Swap” will let you pass off music from the Roam to another Sonos speaker. This can make a real difference in echoey rooms.

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

Apple is extending support for spatial audio to macOS and tvOS. The feature will work with the company’s high-end AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, using the devices’ built-in accelerometers and gyroscopes to create a 3D audio effect that tracks the listener’s head movements.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

It didn’t turn me into Wendy Carlos, but it helped pass a few dark pandemic hours by firing up some music-making neurons. No lessons or musical aptitude are required — just a free hand or two and the desire to noodle around with sound. Clearly the end game is making the system as dummy proof as humanly possible.

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2021

Facebook is going all in on audio. Most notably, Facebook is indeed launching a competitor to the buzzy social audio app Clubhouse with a feature called Live Audio Rooms, which will be available this summer. To get people to join, Facebook says it’s introducing an Audio Creator Fund to “support emerging audio creators.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music. Make a two-tier ticket system: one for participating and another for watching. 9) Movie screenings.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Sonos Arc Ultra is a $999 premium soundbar from the smart home audio brand, and it promises unmatched surround sound thanks to the brand's new Sound Motion technology, which works with Dolby Atmos to fill the room with realistic, perfectly realized sound. But even without extra audio firepower, I could feel the bass in my chest.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Chris McGarry, who previously led music integration at Facebook’s Oculus, is taking a new approach to bringing music into the virtual world with his startup Authentic Artists. “Music is the lifeblood of our vision, and accordingly, we’ve invested significantly in the core audio engine,” McGarry said.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The redesigned Media Player app will support both audio and video, and it includes a design that better matches Windows 11’s UI improvements. “At The update to the new Media Player will replace the Groove Music app.”. Image: Microsoft. The new artist imagery in Media Player. Image: Microsoft.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

EssilorLuxottica , for instance, has come up with a winning formula for smart glasses in both the Meta Ray-Bans and its Nuance Audio hearing aids, which pack just enough technology to avoid looking uncool. Open earbuds are an area of increasing interest for audio brands, though none has put quite the same emphasis on all-day comfort.

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Google Research AI blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creative tasks, like creating music, drawing new pictures, or creating videos. Over the next several weeks, we will discuss novel developments in research topics ranging from responsible AI to algorithms and computer systems to science, health and robotics. All kinds of tasks. Complex, information-seeking tasks. Let’s get started!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

With this new product, the company is entering a new market — home cinema sound systems. We are at the high end of the market but we have a product that is an all-in-one audio system,” Devialet CEO Franck Lebouchard told me. We also listened to some music. and it costs $2,400 (€2,190). “We This isn’t a full review.

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