21-High-fidelity neural text-to-speech for phones

-Developed a 21-language, fast, high-fidelity text-to-speech neural technology -The developed model can synthesize one second of high-speed speech in just 0.1 seconds using a single CPU core, which is about eight times faster than conventional methods. -The developed model can realize fast synthesis with a delay of 0.5 seconds on a smartphone without a network … Read more

Australia’s phone companies are giving away free phones and gift vouchers in a last-minute bid to lure customers off 3G

Briefly: Almost 200,000 Australians still rely solely on 3G devices, which will stop working within weeks. Telstra and Optus are now giving away phones and vouchers to help vulnerable Australians get better. What is expected next? The 3G network is being phased out to make way for 4G and 5G technologies. Telstra and Optus are … Read more