generative AI Woman banned from assistive AI app after teaching it to say "arse" Thom Dunn

experimental music Making music out of human speech Gareth Branwyn

Audio Listen to the evolution of speech synthesizers from 1939-1985 Andrea James

amazon Samuel L. Jackson to be the first Amazon Alexa celebrity voice Rusty Blazenhoff

mexico Listen to (what's most likely) the only recording of Frida Kahlo's voice Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Learn how to break a glass with your voice Andrea James

picks Report: Google to introduce Amazon Echo competitor device called 'Google Home' Xeni Jardin

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movies Alex Garland's Warfare is an anti-action movie Séamus Bellamy

politics Once again, TDS' Leslie Jones gives voice to America's frustration Jason Weisberger

superheroes Nicolas Cage to get his own live-action Spider-Man show Grant St. Clair

politics Border goons detain US citizen for having an opinion Ellsworth Toohey

television 1983 Thomas and Friends pilot episode uncovered Rob Beschizza

art Golden Gloves to introduce Best Podcast category Grant St. Clair

crime Guilty verdicts for men who cut down famous tree Rob Beschizza

tariffs Brooklyn electronics company Adafruit hit with surprise $36K tariff bill: "pay in one week" Mark Frauenfelder

Science Physicist Richard Feynman explains sunlight, trees, and fire in a simple yet fascinating way Ruben Bolling

politics AI-generated Christian persecution movie is exactly as bad as you'd expect Grant St. Clair