GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Microsoft VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-20 22:44:01

VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model VibeVoice is a novel framework designed for generating expressive, long-form, multi-speaker conversational audio, such as podcasts, from text. It addresses significant challenges in traditional Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems, particularly in scalability, speaker consistency, and natural turn-taking. A core innovation of VibeVoice is its use of continuous speech tokenizers (Acoustic and Semantic) operating at an ultra-low frame rate of 7.5 Hz.

Topics: long model speech text vibevoice

Shop Amazon

I Can’t Tell if Acer’s New ‘Predator’ Laptop Is Better for Gamers or Working Stiffs

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-20 21:00:09

In the end, graphic-obsessed gamers only really care about maximizing frame rates. But that’s not all gaming laptops are good for. If you ignore the blinking RGB lights most gamer devices stuff into every crevice, they pack high-end CPUs and GPUs built for intensive graphics processing—handy for artists or AI developers. Whereas there are plenty of workstation laptops with high-end specs built for working stiffs, Acer said screw it and gave us a business-centric laptop that looks like a gamer’s

Topics: 16 acer air laptop swift

Shop Amazon

What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)

wired.com Jacob Roach 2025-10-20 23:30:00

Passwords suck. They're hard to remember, but worse is playing the ever-evolving game of cybersecurity whack-a-mole with your most important accounts. That’s where passkeys come into play. The so-called “war on passwords” has taken off over the past two years, with titans like Google, Microsoft, and Apple pushing for a password-less future that the FIDO Alliance (a consortium made to “help reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords”) has been trying to realize for over a decade. Like it or n

Topics: device key passkey passkeys passwords

Shop Amazon

My brief hands-on with Acer’s new convertible Chromebook has me cautiously optimistic

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-20 21:00:00

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Acer’s new Chromebook Plus Spin 514, announced at IFA 2025 in Berlin, is the company’s first laptop to use the Arm-based MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910 processor. That chip was used in the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 that launched earlier this summer, and it was key to delivering excellent performance and marathon battery life in that fanles

Topics: acer chromebook lenovo plus ports

Shop Amazon

Acer’s new Amadana and CE270 monitors are unusually, strikingly stylish

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-20 21:00:00

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Did you know Acer acquired a Japanese design firm called Amadana late last year that makes classy coffee gear, retro calculators, air purifiers, and all manner of minimalist low-fi tech? Neither did I till today — but it goes a long way to explaining wh

Topics: 27art0 acer amadana image monitor

Shop Amazon

Acer gives its 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptop a 4K screen and top GPU

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-20 21:00:00

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Acer is refreshing some of its gaming laptops for IFA 2025, with a big new Predator Helios 18P AI at the high end and pair of more affordable Nitro V 16 models. The Predator Helios 18P will have up to an RTX 5090 GPU and Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX pr

Topics: 16 18p acer euros nitro

Shop Amazon

IFA 2025: the biggest tech and gadget announcements

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-20 23:00:00

IFA, the European tech trade show equivalent to CES in the US, is just around the corner. Companies are gearing up to showcase their latest innovations, bringing us the latest product announcements, feature demonstrations, and design concepts that will shape future consumer tech releases. IFA will open its doors between September 5th and 9th, but many of the biggest announcements will start dropping shortly before the show’s public opening. And, as always, The Verge will be covering all the lat

Topics: announcements ifa latest product releases

Shop Amazon

The Middle Earth

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-17 07:09:29

One of the most engaging books I have read this year is A Little Learning: A Victorian Childhood, by the novelist Winifred Peck (1882-1962). Looking back from the 1950s, Peck describes her education at a number of different schools in the last decades of the 19th century – a time when the opportunities available to women, and ideas about how girls should be educated, were changing very rapidly. Though she came from a scholarly and successful family (her father was a bishop), Peck’s chequered ed

Topics: century earth middle peck world

Shop Amazon

Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads' with AI

cnbc.com Scott Budman 2025-10-20 21:59:01

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff participates in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Salesforce has cut 4,000 of its customer support roles, CEO Marc Benioff recently said while discussing how artificial intelligence has helped reduce the company headcount. Benioff revealed the layoffs during an interview published Friday on The Logan Bartlett Show podcast. "I've reduced it from 9,000 heads to about 5,000, because I need less heads," Benioff said while

Topics: ai benioff ruettimann said salesforce

Shop Amazon

The already-affordable TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER gets $70 cheaper

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 23:55:55

Harley Maranan / Android Authority The TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER is already an affordable handset at its retail price of $249.99. I refuse to pay full price for anything, though, and if you are like me, today is your lucky day! The phone is at a record-low price of just $179.99, saving you $70. Buy the TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER for just $179.99 ($70 off) This offer is available from Amazon, but keep in mind that the discount is applied in two stages. First, a “limited time deal” takes the price down to $199

Topics: 179 99 nxtpaper phone price

Shop Amazon

Google sets the date for Gemini’s arrival on your Google Home devices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 01:45:40

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini is coming to Google Home devices on October 1. Google previously said that this would be an early access rollout. With Gemini on their Google Home devices, users will be able to ask more complex questions in natural language, ask the AI agent to set up routines, and more. Gemini is finally coming home to your Google Home devices, with Google setting October 1 as the launch date. In a post on X, the company has invited users to sign up for updates,

Topics: assistant devices gemini google home

Shop Amazon

Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation

news.ycombinator.com Keerti Gopal 2025-10-17 23:27:06

This story is a partnership between Grist Inside Climate News , and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. As Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car last month for their daily drive to school, she handed him a plastic water bottle. “I would love to be able to have him put a cup under the tap if he was thirsty,” Ramirez said. She can’t. Ramirez lives in a home on Chicago’s Southeast Side that’s serviced by a lead water pipe, a toxic relic found in

Topics: city lead lines service water

Shop Amazon

Judge Rules Google Can Keep Chrome but Must Stop Exclusive Search Deals

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-20 23:46:00

Back Services & Software All the news and tips you need to get the most out of services, apps and software you use every day.

Topics: apps day news services software

Shop Amazon

The Ampace Andes 1500 is $800 off, and it is my go-to power station!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 06:40:55

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I’ve tested a bunch of power stations, and still have most of them at home. There is one that gets the most use, though; it’s the Ampace Andes 1500, and it’s currently on sale. You can save $800 on it, lowering the price to just $599. Buy the Ampace Andes 1500 for just $599 ($800 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The deal is applied automatically. Just add the item to your cart and check out. Ampace Andes 1500 Portable Power Station Ampace Andes 150

Topics: 1500 ampace andes power use

Shop Amazon

Judge Rules Google Can Keep Chrome, but Must Stop Exclusive Search Deals

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-21 04:46:00

Back Services & Software All the news and tips you need to get the most out of services, apps and software you use every day.

Topics: apps day news services software

Shop Amazon

The Concept C Is the All-Electric Sports Car Kick-Starting Audi’s Design Future

wired.com Jason Barlow 2025-10-21 08:00:00

Car companies love a mission statement. With the arrival of the Concept C, Audi’s new one is crystal clear: “radical simplicity.” An all-electric two-seater with a retractable folding hard top, the Concept C is a “progressive interpretation” of the company’s legacy, says Audi—and it's not hard to see that the TT has factored pretty heavily in that. But as you pick your way through the messaging—key words here are precision and clarity, as well as a reemphasis on our old friend “Vorsprung durch

Topics: audi car concept new rear

Shop Amazon

A robot walks on water thanks to evolution’s solution

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-21 13:53:41

Robots can serve pizza, crawl over alien planets, swim like octopuses and jellyfish, cosplay as humans, and even perform surgery. But can they walk on water? Rhagobot isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a robot. Inspired by Rhagovelia water striders, semiaquatic insects also known as ripple bugs, these tiny bots can glide across rushing streams because of the robotization of an evolutionary adaptation. Rhagovelia (as opposed to other species of water striders) ha

Topics: fans insects rhagovelia surface water

Shop Amazon

Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-21 14:48:09

Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to Denver and Seattle starting this week, the latest move in a continued expansion across the United States. The vehicles will be manually driven to start, before the company starts testing its autonomous tech in both cities. Waymo told TechCrunch that it hopes to start offering robotaxi trips in Denver next year and the Seattle metropolitan area “as soon as we’re permitted to do so

Topics: announced cities denver seattle waymo

Shop Amazon

OpenAI acquires Statsig for $1.1 billion, brings on CEO as applications executive

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-21 18:44:06

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. OpenAI continued its spending spree, announcing on Tuesday that it has acquired Statsig, a product development startup, for $1.1 billion. Statsig helps OpenAI and other companies test features and use real-time data in their operations. As part of the acquisition, Statsig CEO Vijaye Raji is joining OpenAI as technology chief in t

Topics: ceo openai statsig sun valley

Shop Amazon

New ‘Vision Air’: Here’s how much lighter and less expensive it might be

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-21 18:00:18

Apple has a new Vision Pro 2 launching soon, but two of the main complaints about Vision hardware—weight and cost—likely won’t be addressed until 2027’s rumored ‘Vision Air’ ships. Today, a new report outlines how much cheaper and more affordable that Vision Air product might be. Vision Air expected to be nearly half the weight and less than half the price of Vision Pro Ming-Chi Kuo writes on his blog: Apple is expected to launch Vision Air in 2027, which will address the high weight and pric

Topics: air apple price pro vision

Shop Amazon

Audi's Concept C previews the company's next-gen EV aspirations

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-21 18:00:30

It's a dynamic time right now in the automotive industry. Many manufacturers that previously pledged themselves to dive head-first into the wonderful world of electrification are now pumping their literal and metaphorical brakes on the idea, leaning back into hybrids, plug-ins, and various other transitional means of propulsion. Audi is one of those brands that has been softening its stance on the EV front lately, pledging to continue supporting internal combustion-powered machines so long as t

Topics: advertisement audi car concept new

Shop Amazon

Physically based rendering from first principles

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-21 17:07:22

Physically based rendering from first principles In this interactive article, we will explore the physical phenomena that create light and the fundamental laws governing its interaction with matter. We will learn how our human eyes capture light and how our brains interpret it as visual information. We will then model approximations of these physical interactions and learn how to create physically realistic renderings of various materials. Chapter 1: What is light? We are all familiar with li

Topics: electric function light material surface

Shop Amazon

As the Great Salt Lake Shrinks, Something Unexpected Is Rising to the Surface

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-21 18:20:14

The Great Salt Lake once reached depths of up to 1,000 feet and spanned roughly 20,000 square miles, but today, it mostly resembles a parched wasteland. So, when signs of life suddenly began popping up across the drying playa, scientists were perplexed. In the last several years, reed-covered mounds have appeared off the lake’s southeast shore. These densely vegetated oases must receive enough freshwater to sustain plant life, but experts weren’t sure where this resource was coming from. Resear

Topics: data freshwater lake lakebed resource

Shop Amazon

Robotic bug literally walks on water

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-21 18:53:41

Robots can serve pizza, crawl over alien planets, swim like octopuses and jellyfish, cosplay as humans, and even perform surgery. But can they walk on water? Rhagobot isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a robot. Inspired by Rhagovelia water striders, semiaquatic insects also known as ripple bugs, these tiny bots can glide across rushing streams because of the robotization of an evolutionary adaptation. Rhagovelia (as opposed to other species of water striders) ha

Topics: fans insects rhagovelia surface water

Shop Amazon

The Concept C Is the All-Electric Sports Car Kickstarting Audi’s Design Future

wired.com Jason Barlow 2025-10-21 18:00:00

Car companies love a mission statement. With the arrival of the Concept C, Audi’s new one is crystal clear: “radical simplicity”. An all-electric two-seater with a retractable folding hard-top, the Concept C is a “progressive interpretation” of the company’s legacy, says Audi—and it's not hard to see the TT has factored pretty heavily in that. But as you pick your way through the messaging—key words here are precision and clarity, as well as a re-emphasis on our old friend, “Vorsprung durch Tec

Topics: audi car concept new rear

Shop Amazon

Trump is moving Space Command to Alabama

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-21 18:44:24

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. President Donald Trump is moving US Space Command’s headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, he announced during a press conference on Tuesday. The change reverses former President Joe Biden’s 2023 decision to leave it in Colorado Springs, where its temporary head

Topics: colorado command headquarters space trump

Shop Amazon

Join Relay in supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-10-21 22:30:01

Once again, our friends over at Relay have launched their annual campaign to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Relay community has raised over $4 million for St. Jude since 2019. I’ve set up a 9to5Mac fundraising page for St. Jude through the Relay campaign. You can visit that page to make your donation and earn some rewards in the process. St. Jude is a decades-old children’s research hospital based in Tennessee that aims to find new treatments and cures for childhood

Topics: campaign cancer jude relay st

Shop Amazon

Microsoft rewarded for security failures with another US Government contract

news.ycombinator.com Brandon Vigliarolo 2025-10-21 21:30:35

Microsoft, the latest tech firm to agree to big software discounts for the US government, is digging even deeper into its bargain bin than the competition by offering a year of free Copilot access to government agencies willing to put up with its other problem products. The General Services Administration (GSA) announced its new deal with Microsoft on Tuesday, describing it as a "strategic partnership" that could save the federal government as much as $3.1 billion over the next year. The GSA di

Topics: government gsa microsoft onegov services

Shop Amazon

Stressed Ice Generates Electricity, Researchers Find

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-10-21 22:50:33

Don’t mess with ice. When it’s stressed, ice can get seriously sparky. Scientists have discovered that ordinary ice—the same substance found in iced coffee or the frosty sprinkle on mountaintops—is imbued with remarkable electromechanical properties. Ice is flexoelectric, so when it’s bent, stretched, or twisted, it can generate electricity, according to a Nature Physics paper published August 27. What’s more, ice’s peculiar electric properties appear to change with temperature, leading researc

Topics: electric electricity flexoelectricity ice researchers

Shop Amazon

Fuel supply is a bottleneck for Starship—here’s how SpaceX will get around it

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-21 22:24:52

If SpaceX is going to fly Starships as often as it wants to, it's going to take more than rockets and launch pads. First, there's the sprawling factory that SpaceX has constructed at its Starbase location along the Gulf Coast in South Texas. The building, known as Starfactory, is designed to produce one Starship per day. A couple of miles to the east, SpaceX has built one Starship launch pad and is preparing to activate a second one. With Starship, SpaceX seeks to buck the old way of doing thi

Topics: launch liquid spacex starship trucks

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Microsoft VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model

I Can’t Tell if Acer’s New ‘Predator’ Laptop Is Better for Gamers or Working Stiffs

What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)

My brief hands-on with Acer’s new convertible Chromebook has me cautiously optimistic

Acer’s new Amadana and CE270 monitors are unusually, strikingly stylish

Acer gives its 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptop a 4K screen and top GPU

IFA 2025: the biggest tech and gadget announcements

The Middle Earth

Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads' with AI

The already-affordable TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER gets $70 cheaper

Google sets the date for Gemini’s arrival on your Google Home devices

Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation

Judge Rules Google Can Keep Chrome but Must Stop Exclusive Search Deals

The Ampace Andes 1500 is $800 off, and it is my go-to power station!

Judge Rules Google Can Keep Chrome, but Must Stop Exclusive Search Deals

The Concept C Is the All-Electric Sports Car Kick-Starting Audi’s Design Future

A robot walks on water thanks to evolution’s solution

Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans

OpenAI acquires Statsig for $1.1 billion, brings on CEO as applications executive

New ‘Vision Air’: Here’s how much lighter and less expensive it might be

Audi's Concept C previews the company's next-gen EV aspirations

Physically based rendering from first principles

As the Great Salt Lake Shrinks, Something Unexpected Is Rising to the Surface

Robotic bug literally walks on water

The Concept C Is the All-Electric Sports Car Kickstarting Audi’s Design Future

Trump is moving Space Command to Alabama

Join Relay in supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Microsoft rewarded for security failures with another US Government contract

Stressed Ice Generates Electricity, Researchers Find

Fuel supply is a bottleneck for Starship—here’s how SpaceX will get around it

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising