This study presents a valuable advance in reconstructing naturalistic speech from intracranial ECoG data using a dual-pathway model. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is solid, ...

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How fast can a conversation cross languages without breaking its rhythm?” That is what Google Translate’s latest update has answered with one giant leap in functionality and performance. Live speech ...

Built-in screen readers improve the accessibility of texts and can help students achieve success in building higher-level ...

Research on "silent abandonment" shows how damaging uncertainty around patience and drop-offs can be; if silence appears at ...

Build a LangChain voice agent using a sandwich-style pipeline, targeting 250–750 ms replies and VAD, so conversations stay ...

Ivar Jacobson created the first use case model in 1987 while working at Ericsson. It started as a tool for developing complex ...

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.

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Microsoft's new gpt-realtime-mini and gpt-4o-mini models in Azure AI Foundry offer 70% lower costs and 50% better accuracy, targeting enterprise voice agents.