On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Megan Garcia and Character Technologies, the company behind Character.AI, its founders Noam Shazeer and ...

In one of the cases, a 14-year-old took his own life after a Character.AI avatar allegedly encouraged him to do so.

Google Translate now boasts live speech-to-speech translation, thanks to Gemini. This means any pair of headphones—including non-Google sets, like the near-ubiquitous Apple AirPods—can function as ...

Looking ahead: Live translation is shaping up to be one of the most practical (and competitive) uses of generative AI, with real-life implications for how people communicate across languages. A new ...

Google is dismantling the hardware exclusivity of its “Live Translate” feature, deploying the new Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio model to bring real-time, speech-to-speech translation to any Bluetooth ...

Live speech translations were once only on the Pixel Buds. Live speech translations were once only on the Pixel Buds. It’s one of a few new features coming to Google Translate, along with improved ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

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In today’s episode, host Zoë Schiffer is joined by executive editor Brian Barrett to discuss five stories you need to know about this week—from how AI affairs can now be grounds for divorce, to why ...

An Android device bridging language gaps through seamless, instant text translation using built-in tools. Pixabay, Pexels Instant text translation is increasingly vital in a connected world where ...

The Best Speech-to-Text Apps and Tools for 2026 With speech-to-text software, you don't need to use your fingers to create digital text. The top dictation software is fast, accessible, and helpful for ...

Google announced a major update to voice search that uses AI to make it faster and more accurate, calling it a new era. Google announced an update to its voice search, which changes how voice search ...