Walking into Huawei’s Shanghai Acoustics R&D Centre, I expected a standard facility tour. What I encountered instead was a comprehensive automotive sound engineering operation that challenges the established order of in-car audio systems. The facility, which Huawei has developed since beginning serious audio research investments in 2012, houses three distinct testing environments: a fully anechoic
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Imagine watching a stunning AI-generated video that looks lifelike but feels eerily silent – the visuals might be breathtaking, but something is missing. This is where the new AI technology developed by Tencent’s Hunyuan lab comes in. Their ‘Hunyuan Video-Foley’ system finally brings high-quality audio to generated videos, perfectly synchronized with on-screen action. It listens
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Imagine a future where impersonators aren’t just masked strangers, but slick AI-generated voices that mimic your boss, friend, or family member. That future is inching closer faster than we’d like. The reality of deepfake voice threats has become all too real in recent times. With advancements in artificial intelligence, it’s now possible to create fake
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Get ready for a productivity boost like no other! Google has just rolled out an array of exciting new features to its popular Workspace suite, all powered by cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI). The updates aim to make content creation and consumption more efficient than ever before. AI-Powered Image Generation Takes Center Stage At the heart
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Is reading dead? Not quite, but it’s certainly evolving. The current generation has a unique preference for AI voices over traditional books, and it’s not hard to see why. The Personalization Factor AI voices offer a personalized experience that traditional books can’t match. With the ability to tailor depth, tone, and language preferences, readers can
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The world of artificial intelligence has just taken a giant leap forward, thanks to the innovative efforts of SkyWork’s latest release – the open-source Skywork UniPic 2.0 model. This cutting-edge multimodal AI framework was unveiled on August 13 as part of the company’s Technology Release Week, which kicked off on August 11 and ran through
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Imagine driving past a landmark without needing your phone to identify it – just ask your car, ‘What’s that building over there?’ and get an instant answer. This is the vision of SoundHound AI, which has been working on its new technology called Vision AI. Vision AI combines sight with sound to create a more
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Fourier has unveiled its latest innovation in the field of humanoid robots – GR-3, a care-centric robot designed to form emotional connections with humans. Dubbed as the first full-size ‘Care-bot’, GR-3 marks a significant shift from traditional utility-focused robots that prioritize functionality over human interaction. GR-3 is not just another machine performing tasks; it’s built
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