Voice Feature

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  Nintendo Switch 2 With 7.9-Inch LCD Display, Magnetic Joy-Cons Fully Unveiled; Will Launch June 5

  Nintendo fully unveiled the Nintendo Switch 2 in a Direct presentation on Wednesday, finally providing a closer look at its next console. As seen in the first-look trailer in January, the Switch 2 is bigger and better, bringing upgrades to the original Switch in every department. The Nintendo Switch 2 features a 7.9-inch 1080p LCD screen that suppo...

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  Microsoft Is Expanding Snapdragon-Exclusive AI Features to Intel, AMD-Powered Copilot+ PCs

  Microsoft is finally expanding some of the missing artificial intelligence (AI) features to the Intel and AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs. Announced on Monday, the Redmond-based tech giant is now making AI features in Windows 11, such as Live Captions, Cocreator, Restyle Image and Image Creator, available to select Intel and AMD chipsets.

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  Samsung’s AI Fridges Can Find Misplaced Phones, Adjust Air Conditioners

  Samsung's AI-powered refrigerator lineup features a 9-inch home screen that allows users to simply say, “Hi Bixby, find my phone,” and the enhanced assistant, capable of recognizing the voice of individual family members, will ring the correct device.

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  WhatsApp Reportedly Developing AI-Powered Rewrite Feature, Two-Way Voice Chats with Meta AI

  WhatsApp for Android is reportedly working on two new artificial intelligence (AI) features that could offer newer ways of interacting with the app. As per the report, the instant messaging platform is working on an AI-powered Rewrite feature that can transform a typed message across different styles. The feature is also said to proofread users’ ...

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  Zoom AI Companion Is Being Upgraded With Agentic Capabilities and New AI Features

  Zoom unveiled multiple new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its AI Companion on Monday. The company’s AI-powered assistant is now getting agentic capabilities with new skills, agent integration, and models. The company says that the AI Companion will soon be able to execute tasks on behalf of the user and manage multi-step actions using ...

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  Amazon Scraps Privacy Feature, Sending Alexa Voice Recordings To Cloud

  While the voice recordings will be processed in the cloud, the email added that "they will be deleted" after Alexa had processed the requests.

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  Amazon to Reportedly Process Alexa Voice Recordings in the Cloud, Ending Local Processing

  Amazon is reportedly informing Echo users that the voice requests sent to Alexa will soon stop supporting local processing. As per the report, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant is planning to stop on-device processing of voice recordings for Echo devices starting March 28. The company is reportedly making the change since the new artificial intell...

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  HMD Barbie Flip Phone Confirmed to Launch in India Soon

  HMD Barbie Flip Phone will be available in India soon, according to teasers from the company. The phone was initially launched in certain regions in August 2024. The flip feature phone flaunts Barbie aesthetics in a pink colourway. The accompanying accessories, like back covers, the charger, and the battery, come in varying shades of pink. The pho...

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  Watch: Humanoid 'Cop' Robots Patrol Chinese Streets, Interact With Public

  The robots could be seen waving to the crowd, shaking hands with people, and executing voice commands.

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  Shrek 5 First Trailer Sparks Fan Backlash Over "Off-Putting" Animation Design

  The trailer sees Mike Myers returning as the ogre alongside Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) with Zendaya set to voice the couple's daughter Felicia.

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  OpenAI Introduces GPT-4.5 AI Model in Research Preview, Its ‘Best Model for Chat Yet’

  OpenAI released a research preview of GPT-4.5 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday. The successor to the GPT-4o model arrives with improvements in natural conversations, reasoning, and coding. Calling it “our largest and best model for chat yet,” the AI firm highlighted that the company scaled up both pre-training and post-training wi...

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  Microsoft Expands Copilot’s Voice and Think Deeper Features to Free Users With Unlimited Usage

  Microsoft rolled out unlimited usage of two new Copilot features to the free tier on Tuesday. The two features — dubbed Voice and Think Deeper — were released to all Copilot users recently. However, those on the free tier could access them with a rate limit. Now, the Redmond-based tech giant is removing the rate limit and offering unlimited usa...

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  Infinix Note 50 Series to Reportedly Integrate the DeepSeek-R1 AI Model

  Infinix Note 50 series, which is confirmed to launch in Indonesia on March 3, will reportedly integrate the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model in the lineup. As per the report, the AI model will be integrated within the company’s native voice assistant, Folax, adding new capabilities to it. The consumer tech brand had revealed that th...

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  Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order

  Apple is discontinuing its most advanced encrypted security feature, Advanced Data Protection, for new users in the UK. This follows a government order to create a backdoor for user data access. This optional feature provides end-to-end encryption for a range of user data, including iCloud storage, device backups, web bookmarks, voice memos, notes,...

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  Pixar’s Win or Lose Now Streaming on JioHotstar: Everything You Need to Know

  Pixar’s Win or Lose is an innovative animated series on JioHotstar. The show follows a middle school softball team, the Pickles, as they prepare for a championship game. Each episode presents the same events from different characters' perspectives, using unique animation styles. Created by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, the series features voic...