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Hadley China

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

turns out to have had a major program in China for almost 20 years, and they have come up with a cool way to use the net. Just got some information on this cool program: The Hadley School for the Blind has launched an innovative program of English language learning and empowerment which spans the Pacific Ocean.

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The Netflix film adaptation of Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR now has its director

Engadget

Netflix first announced plans to create both a live-action movie and an anime based on BRZRKR back in 2021, with Reeves starring in the former and returning to voice his character in the animated show. In the meantime, Reeves and author China Miville dove back into the BRZRKR lore with The Book of Elsewhere , which was released last year.

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BoldVoice wants to help nonnative English speakers find (and flaunt) their voices

TechCrunch

When Anada Lakra and Ilya Usorov first moved to the United States, they struggled to find their voices. Now, Lakra and Usorov are launching BoldVoice , an accent coaching app that helps users refine their pronunciation of the English language. Hollywood, meet edtech. Image Credits: BoldVoice product screen. The owl is watching.

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Actor says TikTok used her voice without permission for viral text-to-speech feature

The Verge

TikTok is being sued by a voice actor who claims to be behind its viral text-to-speech feature, but says she never authorized TikTok — or just about anyone, really — to use her voice this way. It’s unclear how Standing’s voice could have come to be used by TikTok, at least by the lawsuit’s telling.

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Ready to expand your startup into Asia? Read this

The Next Web

Asia is a widely diverse continent with 52 primary languages, 27 different currencies, the highest and lowest GDP per capita, numerous cultures, religions, legal systems, trade barriers, political systems, graft, and many more nuances that are important to consider. Do not waver. Be aware of the largest markets. Hire REALLY good people.

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Driving the Polestar 2, the first electric car with a brain by Google

The Verge

That starts now, as the first models arrive in the US via boat from Polestar’s manufacturing facility in China. It’s really when the weather demands your full attention that having a functional and accurate voice-command system comes in handy. Hands down the best thing about Android Automotive was the level of voice recognition.

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iFLYTEK launches Spark Multilingual Model and Spark 4.0 Turbo

TechNode

On Thursday, Chinese tech company iFLYTEK announced at the 2024 Global 1024 Developer Event that its voice recognition technology has achieved coverage of dialects in all prefecture-level cities across the country, supporting 201 dialects from 288 cities in China. Additionally, iFLYTEK claimed that the new version of its Spark 4.0

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