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Removing 'um' from a recording is harder than it sounds (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | by Doug Calobrisi | get Audio Editing Software → | tags: audio, cuts, original

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Flush With Cash From OpenAI, Opal Is Making an AI-Powered Audio Gadget (wired.com)

2026-06-02 | by Julian Chokkattu | get Smart AI Audio Device → | tags: openai, opal electronics, opal camera

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Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | by Rene Zelaya | get Accessibility API Developer Kit → | tags: apple, whisperpad, accessibility api

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Show HN: OpenBrief – Local-first video downloader/summarizer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | get Video Download & Summarizer Tool → | tags: tauri, openbrief, whisper

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Anker debuts Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro earbuds with its Thus AI chip (engadget.com)

2026-05-21 | by Billy Steele | get Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro → | tags: thus ai chip, soundcore liberty 5 pro, anker day event

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Corti's new Symphony for Speech-to-Text model beats OpenAI at medical terminology accuracy, highlighting the value of specialized AI (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-20 | get Speech-to-Text Medical Software → | tags: corti, symphony for speech-to-text, openai

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Cusp-singularity-enhanced Coriolis effect for sensitive chip-scale gyroscopes (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-20 | by Zhang | get Coriolis Effect Gyroscope Kit → | tags: coriolis effect, chip-scale gyroscopes, silicon resonator

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Intel’s Apple-Polished Comeback (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-10 | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: intel, apple, greg brockman

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Typing Is Being Replaced by Whispering—and It’s Way More Annoying (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-10 | get Blue Yeti USB Microphone → | tags: whispering, productivity hack, office

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OpenAI brings GPT-5-class reasoning to real-time voice — and it changes what voice agents can actually orchestrate (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-08 | get AI Voice Assistant Device → | tags: openai, gpt-5, whisper

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OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Lucas Ropek | get OpenAI Voice SDK → | tags: openai, gpt-realtime-2, gpt-realtime-translate

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OpenAI has new voice models that reason, translate, and transcribe as you speak (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-07 | by Zac Hall | get OpenAI Voice Assistant Kit → | tags: openai, gpt‑realtime‑2, voice models

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Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-24 | by Ivan Mehta | get Dragon Anywhere Mobile App → | tags: nothing, wispr flow, superwhisper

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New MacWhisper CLI lets users automate AI transcriptions from the Terminal (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-23 | by Zac Hall | get MacWhisper CLI Software → | tags: macwhisper, terminal, ai transcription

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New GopherWhisper APT group abuses Outlook, Slack, Discord for comms (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-23 | get Cybersecurity Communication Tool → | tags: gopherwhisper, microsoft 365, slack

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Aqua Voice – the best dictation app I’ve ever used – is now available on iPhone (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-17 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Dictation App for iPhone → | tags: aqua voice, apple, whisper

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Show HN: Ghost Pepper – Local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-06 | get Dragon Anywhere Mobile → | tags: ghost pepper, apple silicon, speech-to-text

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Show HN: Ghost Pepper – 100% local hold-to-talk speech-to-text for macOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-06 | get Dragon Anywhere Mobile → | tags: ghost pepper, apple silicon, whisperkit

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Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Ivan Mehta | get Google Pixel Buds Pro → | tags: google ai edge eloquent, wispr flow, gemma

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Google quietly releases an offline-first AI dictation app on iOS (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Ivan Mehta | get Dragon Anywhere Dictation App → | tags: google ai edge eloquent, wispr flow, superwhisper

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Speechify’s Windows app uses local models for transcription and dictation (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-31 | by Ivan Mehta | get Speechify Windows App → | tags: speechify, whisper, neural text-to-speech

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Nightingale – open-source karaoke app that works with any song on your computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get Open-Source Karaoke Microphone → | tags: nightingale, demucs, uvr karaoke

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Best VPN for Mac for 2026: Improve Your Privacy for Web Browsing, Streaming and Gaming (cnet.com)

2026-02-26 | by See Full Bio | get gaming keyboard → | tags: aese 256-bit, openvpn, nordwhisper

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Show HN: Moonshine Open-Weights STT models – higher accuracy than WhisperLargev3 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get OpenWeights → | tags: moonshine voice, rust, iphone 16

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Best Puffer Jacket (2026): Patagonia, Arc’teryx, REI (wired.com)

2026-02-23 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Puffer jacket → | tags: puffer jacket, patagonia, ghost whisperer

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I want to ditch my Kindle, but one feature keeps stopping me (androidauthority.com)

2025-10-31 | get Kindle → | tags: android, feature, kindle

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FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get smartphone → | tags: code, default, item

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How accurate is Apple’s new transcription AI? We tested it against Whisper and Parakeet (9to5mac.com)

2025-10-31 | by Marcus Mendes | get MacBook Pro → | tags: apple, error, rate

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Virtue garnish: A mental hack to short-circuit bad habits (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get iPad Pro → | tags: garnish, ledger, virtue