Drake has something to say about all the criticism surrounding his friendship with Millie Bobby Brown!
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Hablas robot? Spotify is testing out a way for podcasters to reach listeners in different languages, using artificial-intelligence technology that emulates the podcaster’s own voice. As part of the pilot, Spotify worked with a “select group” of podcasters — Dax Shepard and Monica Padman (“Armchair Expert”), Lex Fridman, Steven Bartlett (“The Diary of a CEO”) and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons — to generate AI-powered voice translations in other languages including Spanish, French and German for a few episodes.
(Hear examples of AI-generated translations into Spanish, below.) Other shows Spotify expects to include in the voice-translation test include Dax Shepard’s “eff won with DRS,” “The Rewatchables” from Spotify’s The Ringer and Trevor Noah’s new original podcast, slated to launch later this year. The Spotify-developed tool uses OpenAI’s recently released voice-generation technology to match the original speaker’s style.
That, according to Spotify, results in a “more authentic listening experience” that sounds “more personal and natural than traditional dubbing.” Voice-translated episodes from the creators in Spotify’s pilot will be available worldwide on the platform. These episodes will begin to roll out to users on the “Now Playing” view starting Monday, Sept.
25, initially in Spanish, with French and German translations rolling out over the coming weeks. “By matching the creator’s own voice, Voice Translation gives listeners around the world the power to discover and be inspired by new podcasters in a more authentic way than ever before,” Ziad Sultan, Spotify’s VP of personalization, said in a statement.
Drake has something to say about all the criticism surrounding his friendship with Millie Bobby Brown!
As an accomplished songwriter and artist, Taylor Swift pulls inspiration from her personal life sometimes. That’s particularly the case when she’s in love.
The menopause can be a challenging time for many women, with the skin just one of the many parts of the body affected by the change in hormones. Some women noticed that their skin gets drier and less firm during the menopause, while other may find that they break out in spots for the first time in years. To help with this, Superdrug has just launched a new skincare range in store and online, designed to help to support these skin changes by hydrating, firming and providing comfort to the skin.The B.
Addie Morfoot Contributor With the success of long-format cult-exposé documentaries such as Hulu’s “Stolen Youth,” HBO’s “The Vow” and Netflix’s “Wild Wild Country,” it’s not surprising that both Amazon and Netflix greenlit competing docuseries about Twin Flames Universe – an alleged online love cult run by YouTube influencers Jeff and Shaleia Divine.Amazon’s “Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe” is being released on Oct. 6, a month before Netflix’s “Escaping Twin Flames.”“Desperately Seeking Soulmate” is based on journalist Alice Hines’ 2020 Vanity Fair article about the “always online, all-consuming world of Twin Flames Universe.” The article and subsequent docuseries, which Hines leads, takes a deep dive into the alleged online love cult, which is still active.
Bury's new transport plans contain some major developments and, with £68m to roll out the plans already secured, council leaders will approve the strategy at a meeting later this week. One proposal is to introduce new technology so that Metrolink services can be used on the previous rail network between Bury and Rochdale via Heywood.
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has told how a charity project he helped create which donates surplus items to those in need is seeking to expand to help more families who are facing "another tough winter".
the duo seemingly went public and Swift cheered on Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs as they played against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium on September 24.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Don’t be alarmed: The U.S. government on Oct. 4 will be conducting a test — only a test — of the emergency alert systems that span the nation’s millions of wireless phones, TVs and radios.
Priscilla Presley’s iconic updo is hitting the screens in a fresh trailer for Sofia Coppola’s upcoming flick “Priscilla”.
Prime Video has big plans for the Southeast Asia region, including the introduction of channels and an expanded local-language content slate, the streamer’s Vice President, Asia Pacific, Gaurav Gandhi, told the APOS conference today.
It was the day everyone feared would come.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor After a six-year run, Google Podcasts will be shutting down next year. Instead, the internet company plans to double down on making YouTube Music the preferred destination for podcasters and listeners.
Bombay Bicycle Club have opened up about their upcoming album ‘My Big Day‘ and how it is their most collaborative LP to date.After being asked what made them want to expand their creative process during the latest episode of NME‘s In Conversation series, frontman Jack Steadman said: “I think that might be another result of me doing my solo stuff where I did collaborate on almost every song. It was really fun to not be limited by your own voice or your own style and just have complete freedom.”He continued: “It’s certainly very eclectic…from Holly Humberstone to Damon Albarn, it’s a nice mix of people and obviously the surprise is gonna blow a lot of people’s minds.”‘My Big Day’ features the likes of Humberstone, Albarn, Jay Som and Nilüfer Yanya.
As the nation toils to get healthier, high-protein foods have become all the rage recently. From snacks, microwave meals and even fakeaways, it seems like everybody is getting in on the act.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music When Megan Thee Stallion pulled out of her scheduled performance at the Global Citizen festival in New York earlier this month due to an “unforeseen scheduling conflict,” it took about five minutes to do the math and realize — oh, Beyonce’s playing in Houston that night. Not only did she and Megan team up for the “Savage Remix” back in 2020, they’re both from Houston.
It seems another chapter in the rollercoaster career of Meghan Markle has closed, with the Daily Mail reporting that the former actress has withdrawn applications to trademark the Archetypes podcast name.
Tatiana Siegel At a posh party held at a downtown Manhattan brownstone on Wednesday night, notable journalists like Carl Bernstein and the New York Times’ op-ed columnist Michelle Goldberg converged to toast Michael Wolff’s upcoming book, “The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty.” The timing couldn’t have been more apt given that the author foretold what would happen hours later with Rupert Murdoch’s surprise announcement that he was stepping down from the head of Fox Corp. and News Corp. “It is unsustainable,” Wolff said of the Murdoch era that relied on the Donald Trump ratings juggernaut.
Debby Friday is the winner of the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. The Nigerian-born, Toronto-based electronic artist's latest project Good Luck, which featured the Song You Need-playlisted "So Hard To Tell," was selected by a panel of Canadian journalists and industry professionals as the country's best album of the year.
Sergio Brown is being reported as missing, following his mother, Myrtle Simmons Brown, being found dead near a creek in Illinois, according to reports.
If your child is already at school, you're no doubt fully aware of the Ofsted grading system.