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New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents

New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents A new AI voice-cloning tool from a British firm claims to be able to reproduce a range of UK accents more accurately than some of its US and Chinese rivals. Because much of the data traditionally used to train AI products with voices comes from North American or southern English speaking sources, many artificial voices tend to sound similar. To combat this, the company Synthesia spent a year compiling its own database of UK voices wit

Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time

Swearing Companies People Filesystems Love&Hate Blooeans 64bit archs Garbage Hacks *nix Custom Otherwise, you're stuck with If you enable Javascript, you can get nifty, interactive graphs!Otherwise, you're stuck with this old version that just shows an outdated, static png. How many times are words, names or functions found in the Linux kernel source code? Browse an example or write your own comma-separated list to find out! You can use * for wildcards, foo|bar for sums, and a word

Block shares plunge 18%, for worst day on market in 5 years after earnings miss

Block shares plunged 18% on Friday, their steepest drop since 2020, after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that missed estimates and issued guidance for 2025 that failed to reassure investors. In its financial report late Thursday, Block reported earnings of 71 cents per share, falling short of the average analyst estimate of 87 cents, according to LSEG. Revenue of $6.03 billion also missed expectations of $6.29 billion. The company posted $2.31 billion in gross profit for the quart

Scientists attach insect antennae to drones for smell-based navigation

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In a nutshell: Researchers in Japan have merged robotic technology with the finely tuned senses of silk moths to create a bio-hybrid drone. By harnessing nature's expertly evolved ability to track scents over long distances, this innovation could aid in disaster response efforts. Traditional drones rely on visual sensors like cameras and lasers for navigation, but these can be unreliable in harsh c

Leaked details reveal potential pricing for Lego’s Nintendo Game Boy

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Aside from an October 2025 release, the teaser Lego and Nintendo released in January for their upcoming Game Boy collaboration was light on details. But according to an Instagram account that Video Games Chronicle says has a reliable track record for sharing accurate details about new sets before Lego does, the brick-built Game Boy will sell for