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Ukrainian synthetic voice startup Respeecher is finding success despite not just bombs raining down on their city, but a wave of hype that has raised up sometimes controversial competitors. A new $1M in funding should help the company add a few studios to its media and gaming clients. Respeecher is perhaps best known for being chosen to replicate James Earl Jones and his iconic Darth Vader voice for a Star Wars animated show, then later a younger Luke Skywalker for The Mandalorian. But the company has also worked with game developer CD Projekt (of Witcher and Cyberpunk fame) and recently…

By Darragh O’Toole, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Western Digital The UK has long enjoyed a vibrant micro, small and medium-sized business (SMB) sector, which plays an important role in the overall economic growth of the country. At the start of 2023, there were 5.5 million small businesses in operation. A figure which equates to 99.2% of the total business population. More than 750,000 of these are startups. With such a culture of growth and innovation it is of little surprise that many of the nation’s SMBs and SOHO businesses rely heavily on technological innovation to power their development. This…

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Crypto exchange Binance is reimbursing users and delisting the Anchored Coins Euro stablecoin (AEUR) after the token surged more than 200% in value after listing.According to the Dec. 6 announcement, Binance will compensate users who purchased AEUR at an inflated valuation and failed to sell it after trading was halted earlier in the day. Affected users will receive a portion of the premium amount above the peg of 1 AEUR = 1.08 Tether (USDT) as a refund. The exchange wrote: “After AEUR went online, it attracted the attention of community users. However, some users did not realize that AEUR was a…

In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger Ries. Almost 15 million years ago, an asteroid struck this spot. Today, the impact crater is one of the most useful analogues for asteroid craters on early Mars. Studying the deposits of the former lake that formed in the crater is particularly informative. These deposits have been of great interest ever since NASA began exploring Martian craters for signs of water and life on Mars. However, the chemical development of the former crater lake and its habitable areas is only…

The leisure centre in Hove, which dates back almost 100 years, was forced to close due to an ongoing mains water fault. The issue has left the site without water, meaning toilets, showers and handwashing facilities are out of action. Work to repair the fault is underway, with hopes that the leisure centre will reopen for the weekend. A spokesman for Freedom Leisure, which runs the King Alfred Leisure Centre, said: “We have been experiencing ongoing issues with our water supply at the King Alfred and we will continue to be closed Thursday and Friday this week. “We currently have no…

Location : The M5 northbound between junctions J3 and J2 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:30 and 16:45 on 6 December 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: Shutterstock The two biggest tours of the summer were Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” and Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, without question. Seeing as both Taylor, 33, and Beyoncé, 42, are two of the biggest popstars in the world, the comparisons were instantly drawn. The Midnights singer opened up about the narratives that the two tours were competing in her interview with Time after being named “Person of the Year’ for 2023. When it came to discussing the tours, Taylor highlighted how the way that the “competing” tours were portrayed was “vexing,” as Time put it. “There were so many stadium tours this summer, but the only ones…

“The model is innately more capable,” Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, told MIT Technology Review. “It’s a platform. AI is a profound platform shift, bigger than web or mobile. And so it represents a big step for us.”  It’s a big step for Google, but not necessarily a giant leap forward for the field as a whole. Google DeepMind claims that Gemini outmatches GPT-4 on 30 out of 32 standard measures of performance. And yet the margins between them are thin. What DeepMind has done is pull AI’s best current capabilities into one powerful…

Interior office design experts at Studio Alliance have provided six invaluable tips that can help businesses create inclusive and neurodivergent-friendly spaces for workers to feel productive and comfortable in.  Flexible workstations: flexibility in workstation design allows individuals to choose an environment that suits their needs. Neurodiverse individuals may have different sensory preferences, and providing options for standing desks, quiet corners, or collaborative spaces caters to various work styles. This supports the diverse needs of employees, enhancing their comfort and productivity. Sensory considerations: sensory-friendly design is crucial for neurodiverse individuals who may be sensitive to light, sound, or other stimuli. Use…