Key takeaways after testing out SpeakON, an AI-powered dictation iPhone accessory

Reviewing SpeakON, a magnetic, AI-powered dictation accessory that snaps onto the back of the iPhone and refines ...

Free Open-Source App Turns Any Audio File Into Text Offline

Discover how to convert audio and video files into accurate text without a subscription using the free, offline Vibe ...
eWeek

5 Best Text-To-Speech AI Voice Generators (2026)

Discover the best text-to-speech AI voice generators of 2025, offering natural voices and powerful features for personal and ...
TechCrunch

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

Update (April 7, 10:30 p.m. PT): The company has updated the app store listing and removed references to the Android app. But it also added that the iOS keyboard is coming soon. The app is free to ...
PC Magazine

Looking for a Free Speech-to-Text Tool? Google's New AI App Could Be the Answer

Looking for a Free Speech-to-Text Tool? Google's New AI App Could Be the Answer Google's AI Edge Eloquent app uses AI to edit out mid-sentence mistakes to provide you with a polished transcription of ...
USA Today

Trump claimed 'victories' in his Iran war speech. See the full transcript.

President Donald Trump threatened that the United States would bring Iran "back to the Stone Ages where they belong" as he made the case for the war on Iran in a primetime address to the nation on ...
Rest of World

Nations priced out of Big AI are building with frugal models

Frugal AI bridges the digital divide by creating leaner systems for regions underserved by Silicon Valley’s resource-heavy models. These models prioritize local data sovereignty and cultural ...
Reuters

Takeaways from Trump's speech on Iran

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump staunchly defended his handling of the month-old U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in a prime-time address on Wednesday, saying the U.S. military was ...
Time

Trump Promises Iran War Is ‘Nearing Completion’

President Donald Trump speaks to the nation from the White House on April 1, 2026. Reporter In a speech marking just over a month since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran, Donald Trump ...
IEEE

An Offline, Privacy-Centric Voice Journal with On-Device Speech-to-Text and Emotion-Aware Reflection

Abstract: Voice Diary is an AI-powered voice journaling platform designed to transform traditional self-reflection through intelligent, emotion-aware, and privacy-focused technologies. The system ...
VentureBeat

Mistral AI just released a text-to-speech model it says beats ElevenLabs — and it's giving away the weights for free

The enterprise voice AI market is in the middle of a land grab. ElevenLabs and IBM announced a collaboration just this week to bring premium voice capabilities into IBM's watsonx Orchestrate platform.
TechCrunch

Mistral releases a new open source model for speech generation

French AI company Mistral released a new open source text-to-speech model on Thursday that can be used by voice AI assistants or in enterprise use cases like customer support. The model, which lets ...