Spotify has expanded its AI audiobook capabilities through a new partnership with ElevenLabs, a leading AI voice technology provider. As reported by Jess Weatherbed for The Verge, the streaming platform will now accept audiobooks created using ElevenLabs’ voice synthesis software. The service supports narration in 29 languages and requires a Pro subscription of $99 monthly …
Riffusion, a San Francisco-based AI startup, has introduced a new free web platform that enables users to create original music through artificial intelligence. According to Michael Nuñez at VentureBeat, the platform’s AI model called Fuzz can generate complete songs from text descriptions, audio clips, or visual prompts. The system learns users’ musical preferences over time …
Google has announced significant updates to its AI-powered note-taking application NotebookLM, including a new interactive feature for its Audio Overviews function and an enterprise-focused version called NotebookLM Plus. The application, which has gained popularity for its ability to generate podcast-like conversations between AI hosts based on source materials, now allows users to directly interact with …
ElevenLabs has launched a new AI-powered tool that enables users to create and edit podcasts from text documents and other source materials. As reported by Ashley Carman for Bloomberg, the system can generate conversational podcasts in 32 languages using AI-voiced hosts selected from thousands of voice samples. The New York-based startup, valued at $1.1 billion …
Hume AI has launched Voice Control, a new feature that enables developers to create custom AI voices by adjusting vocal characteristics through an interface with sliding controls. As reported by Carl Franzen for VentureBeat, the tool allows users to modify voices along ten different dimensions including assertiveness, confidence, and enthusiasm without requiring coding skills. The …
Nvidia has introduced a new AI model called Fugatto that can generate and modify audio, including music, voice, and sound effects. As reported by Stephen Nellis for Reuters, the technology allows users to transform existing sounds, change voice accents, and create novel audio effects through text prompts. The model, whose name stands for Foundational Generative …
PlayAI, a company developing AI-powered voice cloning and text-to-speech technology, has secured $21 million in seed funding led by 500 Startups and Kindred Ventures. As reported by Kyle Wiggers for TechCrunch, the Y Combinator-backed startup offers tools for creating synthetic voices, including a voice cloning feature and automated customer service agents. While the technology allows …
Israeli startup aiOla has released Whisper-NER, an open-source AI model that transcribes audio while automatically masking sensitive information. As reported by Carl Franzen for VentureBeat, the model builds upon OpenAI’s Whisper framework and combines automatic speech recognition with named entity recognition to protect private data during transcription. The tool can identify and obscure sensitive details …
YouTube is launching a limited test of an AI-powered feature that allows creators to modify licensed songs for their Shorts videos, The Verge reports. The new capability, an extension of YouTube’s Dream Track feature, enables selected creators to generate 30-second soundtracks by altering elements like mood and genre of existing songs through text prompts. The …
OpenAI has updated its Realtime API, currently in beta, with five new expressive voices for speech-to-speech applications and reduced costs for developers by introducing prompt caching. According to OpenAI’s API documentation cited in an article by VentureBeat, the native speech-to-speech feature enables low latency and nuanced output. The company showcased three of the new voices …