Google’s Translatotron can translate speech in the speaker’s voice

Speaking another language may be getting easier. Google is showing off Translatotron, a first-of-its-kind translation model that can directly convert speech from one language into another while maintaining a speaker's voice and cadence. The tool forg...

If Amazon wants Alexa everywhere, it needs better language support

I can't profess to fully understand all of the complexities of localizing services for various languages, nuances, accents and dialects -- let alone where voice recognition is concerned. However, with Amazon's Alexa ambitions ramping up after its har...

‘Bingeable,’ ‘biohacking’ and ‘fintech’ are now officially words

To say that the internet has played a massive role in the shaping of global society is a bit of an understatement, really, but one area that often gets overlooked is its influence on language. Thanks to teh interwebz (bear with me), we're all exposed...

Major League Baseball is going crypto

By Daniel Roberts Later this summer, Major League Baseball digital collectibles are coming to the Ethereum blockchain. Lucid Sight, a blockchain gaming company, is launching MLB Crypto Baseball, through a licensing deal with MLB. Baseball fans migh...

Your old video games could be worth serious cash

By Daniel Howley E3 2018 is in the rearview mirror. And while the biggest game show of the year brought us plenty of new games to look forward to, they're still months from hitting the market. For some gamers, though, the latest and greatest tit...