Top Text-to-Speech Models of 2026: Proprietary vs Open Source Compared

Open source TTS models Kokoro, Orpheus, and Piper are tested on symbols, abbreviations, and prosody with CER and MOS results.

Anyone can code with AI. But it might come with a hidden cost.

Apps and platforms allow novice and veteran coders to generate more code more easily, presenting significant quality and ...
The Cool Down

Tech giant Anthropic scrambles to contain leaked code used to direct AI agent

Anthropic's rapid ascent in the AI wars screeched to a halt after the entire source code for its flagship chatbot Claude was ...

Google launches Gemma 4, a new open-source model: How to try it

Google just released the latest version of its open AI model, Gemma 4, on Thursday. Crucially, Gemma 4 is a fully open-source ...
InfoWorld

Spring AI tutorial: How to develop AI agents with Spring

Build your first fully functional, Java-based AI agent using familiar Spring conventions and built-in tools from Spring AI.
9to5Mac

iOS 27: Apple will reportedly let Claude and other AI chatbot apps integrate with Siri

Apple will unveil iOS 27 on June 8 at WWDC, and we’re learning new details about what to expect in the next big iPhone software release. In a new report, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has more information ...
MacRumors

Apple Plans to Let Rival AI Chatbots Integrate With Siri in iOS 27

Apple plans to allow third-party AI chatbots to integrate with Siri in iOS 27, reports Bloomberg. Apple already has a partnership with OpenAI that lets ‌Siri‌ hand questions off to ChatGPT, but Apple ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode

OpenAI has put the kibosh on yet another project — at least for the time being. On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the AI company would be “indefinitely” pausing plans to develop an ...
Engadget

OpenAI drops plans to release an adult chatbot

OpenAI has indefinitely dropped plans to release an erotic chatbot (Steve Dent for Engadget) OpenAI has "indefinitely" abandoned plans to release an a erotic chatbot for adults following concerns from ...
The New York Times

Seeking a Sounding Board? Beware the Eager-to-Please Chatbot.

A new study of popular AI models shows that their feedback on social situations is far from impartial. By Teddy Rosenbluth For almost as long as A.I. chatbots have been publicly available, people have ...
Gizmodo

The Humane AI Pin Died to Give Us a Workplace Laptop Chatbot

Back in 2024, Humane hoped to upend our dependence on smartphone screens with its Ai Pin. Instead, the perfunctory pin and its overheating shell set a harsh tone for all future wearable AI doohickeys.
Wired

Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

Since November, Walmart has let some ChatGPT users order a limited selection of products without ever leaving OpenAI’s chatbot interface. Sales have been disappointing, a Walmart executive vice ...