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TikTok is adding several new comment features: voice comments up to 60 seconds long for users 18 and older, rolling out over the next month; comment polls with up to five options that creators can track results for, already live globally; and photo comment upgrades including live photo uploads available now and the ability to post up to nine images in a carousel comment within the next month.
TikTok is rolling out new comment features including voice comments up to one minute long, creator-run polls, photo carousel comments, and Live Photo comments. Voice comments will roll out globally over the next month to users 18 and older, while polls—previously limited to some creators—are now available worldwide.
Meta Superintelligence Labs has released Muse Voice Transcribe, a real-time speech-to-text model that streams transcription, detects sentence endpoints, and identifies more than 20 distinct speakers without a separate processing step. Trained on over 70 languages (25 thoroughly validated), the model handles long recordings beyond an hour and supports code-switching between languages, all offered via API at $0.18 per hour of audio.
Meta unveiled Muse Voice Transcribe, its first real-time audio perception model, capable of transcribing over 20 speakers simultaneously while switching between more than 20 validated languages, including mid-sentence code-switching. CEO Mark Zuckerberg demoed the tool on X, noting it uses adaptive delay to balance speed and accuracy. The model is now available through Meta's Mac AI app, Muse Code, and its Model API at $3 per 1,000 audio minutes.
Meta Superintelligence Labs has released Muse Voice Transcribe, a streaming speech recognition model that combines transcription, speaker diarization for over 20 voices, and endpointing in a single pass. It supports more than 70 languages, with 25 validated at launch, handles recordings over an hour long, and allows mid-sentence code-switching between languages. The model is live now in Meta AI for Mac, Muse Code, and via the Meta Model API at $3 per 1,000 audio-minutes.
Sonos launched its Ace Ultra headphones and Beam Ultra soundbar today, and alongside them officially named its existing software platform 'Sonos 27.' The update brings four new capabilities arriving this fall: portable surround speaker pairing, seamless headphone-to-speaker audio handoff, a conversational voice assistant called Sonos 27voice, and Sonos MCP for connecting third-party AI assistants to the system.
Blue Voice, a Boston startup founded by Harvard Law dropout David Lawrence, has emerged from stealth with $6 million in funding led by SignalFire and Las Olas VC. The platform gives police officers instant, real-time access to department-specific policies, laws and protocols, and is already used by officers across 225 county agencies in 25 states.
Across decades of reboots, films and animated series, Peter Cullen has consistently returned as the voice of Optimus Prime, providing continuity to the Transformers franchise regardless of who else is involved in a given production. His presence has become a defining thread linking the many different creative visions the property has cycled through.
ZDNET tested the Comulytic Note Pro, a compact AI-powered voice recorder shaped like a stack of credit cards that pairs with an app to transcribe and organize meetings, memos, and dictation. The reviewer praised its microphone quality, battery life, and unobtrusive design, giving it 4 out of 5 stars overall.
Google has resolved a bug that stopped Google Home users from adding items to Google Keep lists using voice commands. The company initially described the problem vaguely as a 'UI issue' before clarifying it involved two separate glitches, one affecting the interface and another preventing users from viewing or using their lists altogether. Google says both issues are now fixed.
More than 80 performers, including Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville, Siobhán McSweeney and singer Sandi Thom, have signed a letter urging the UK government to introduce legislation protecting performers from unauthorised AI voice cloning. The signatories argue current law fails to safeguard an artist's voice, face and identity as AI technology advances. The letter follows earlier warnings from legal experts that existing UK rules are outdated and cannot fully protect personal likeness or voice.
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor who gave life to Optimus Prime across Transformers films, TV shows and games, has died at his Los Angeles home. He was also known for voicing Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh productions, King Kong in the 1976 remake, and the villainous K.A.R.R. on Knight Rider. His family confirmed he passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.