Meta returns to open source AI with Omnilingual ASR models that can transcribe 1,600+ languages natively

Meta has just released a new multilingual automatic speech recognition (ASR) system supporting 1,600+ languages — dwarfing ...
Reuters

Explainer: How will the West use Russia's frozen assets?

BRUSSELS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The European Union is searching for a way to finance Ukraine's defence and reconstruction in 2026 and 2027 with Russian central bank assets immobilised in the West after ...
Mashable

Elon Musk's X rolls out pay-per-use API to lure developers back, but there's one big problem

X has announced a new pay-per-use self-serve API model in hopes of luring developers back to the platform. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Good news! Elon Musk's X has heard the cries ...
9to5Mac

WhatsApp bans AI chatbots from using its business API

Starting next year, AI companies won’t be allowed to use WhatsApp as a chat interface. Here are the details. For the past few months, companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity have launched phone ...
PC World

HP EliteBook 6 G1q review: 5G outshines the rest of this laptop

The HP EliteBook 6 G1q is a dependable business laptop for companies looking to roll out fleets of 5G-connected laptops to their employees. The 5G experience is premium, but the rest of the laptop ...
Yardbarker

Can Texas use rivalry win over Oklahoma as springboard for rest of season?

College football is a strange sport, and that's why we love it. One weekend, you're feeling like things couldn't get any worse, and the next, you're on top of the world. Texas came into the game at ...
techannouncer

How to Use a Python Visualizer to Debug and Understand Your Code Effectively

Sometimes, reading Python code just isn’t enough to see what’s really going on. You can stare at lines for hours and still miss how variables change, or why a bug keeps popping up. That’s where a ...
InfoWorld

Using Microsoft’s Data API builder for Azure databases

Microsoft’s declarative REST and GraphQL API design tool supports MySQL and Postgres as well as Azure databases and works anywhere you can run a Docker container. Microsoft Azure is now so big it’s ...
PC Magazine

These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day

You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, contacts, photos, and more—here's what ...
Newsweek

Americans Are Using PTO to Sleep, Not for Vacation—Report

A large number of Americans are using PTO to sleep rather than take a vacation, according to a new report. An Amerisleep.com survey of more than 1,200 Americans revealed that 37 percent used vacation ...
The New York Times

There Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World Combined

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...
Forbes

Using Rest As A Leadership Strategy

It's no secret executives work a lot. The long hours, high stakes and constant decision making often come with the territory. But working harder and longer doesn’t necessarily equate to better results ...