The best text-to-speech tools: Expert tested

Speechify is a solid alternative for folks who want realistic text-to-speech on mobile for everything from web pages to e-books, while ElevenLabs has some of the best natural-sounding voices for voice ...
Good e-Reader

From Audiobooks to Manuscripts: How New Speech-to-Text Tools Support Book Creation

For many authors, speaking feels more natural than typing. Ideas flow faster when they are spoken aloud, especially during ...
Wired

Stop Using Your Keyboard and Start Using This Simple, Free Speech-to-Text App

If old sci-fi shows are anything to go by, we're all using our computers wrong. We're still typing with our fingers, like cave people, instead of talking out loud the way the future was supposed to be ...
Edutopia

Using Text-to-Speech Technology to Support All Students

In the arena of digital accessibility tools, the embedded screen reader—also known as a text-to-speech (TTS) tool—is among the most commonly used features in secondary education. While this feature ...
Geeky Gadgets

5 Best Free Speech-to-Text APIs in 2025 Compared & Tested

What if you could transform hours of audio into precise, actionable text with just a few lines of code? In 2025, this is no longer a futuristic dream but a reality powered by innovative speech-to-text ...
CNET

I Want AI to Let Me Text With My Voice. The Google Pixel 10 Is So Close

Advanced voice typing on Pixel 10 uses the power of AI to dictate text messages accurately, but it doesn't always work as expected. Imad Khan Former Senior Reporter Imad was a senior reporter covering ...
Nature

The brain’s speech centre responds to universal and specific features of language

More than 7,000 languages are spoken around the world, but the human brain becomes highly specialized to process speech in an individual’s own language. Recordings from human brains reveal the shared ...
winbuzzer.com

ElevenLabs Launches Scribe v2 Realtime Speech-To-Text Model with Ultra-low Latency

AI voice startup ElevenLabs today launched its Scribe v2 and Scribe v2 Realtime speech-to-text models designed for live, interactive applications. Scribe v2 delivers the highest possible accuracy in ...
New York Post

BBC expected to apologize after using doctored footage of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech in documentary: report

The BBC is reportedly expected to apologize after using a “doctored” clip of President Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary released last year. BBC chairman Samir Shah will apologize to the ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
GamesRadar+

Arc Raiders devs "don’t use generative AI," CCO says AI text-to-speech is used to help "make rich worlds" while keeping the studio small but "there's no end goal in replacing ...

Third Person Shooters "Will this blow up the server?": Arc Raiders players are so good at killing Arc that Embark eyes ways to "escalate" PvE Games As other devs commit to AI as a development tool, ...