‘Give me a f***ing break’: Audio recordings of Melania Trump are leaked by former best friend

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Give me a f***ing break’: Audio recordings of Melania Trump reveal her frustration at being attacked over her efforts to reunite an immigrant child with their mom – and says Obama never got this level of criticism By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com Published: 02:35 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 02:36 BST, 2 … Read more

Google unveils its Pixel 5 for just $699, along with a new Nest Audio speaker and Chromecast

Google released its next generation Pixel smartphone that is an affordable ‘high end’ device that takes aim at Apple’s iPhone. The firm held its ‘Launch Night In’ online where it unveiled the Pixel 5 that starts at $699, along with a budget version, Pixel 4a 5G, for $499 – both are at least half the … Read more

Bank failed to act over secret audio feed of its press conferences

Bank of England failed to act over secret early audio feed of its press conferences sold by private news firm By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 23 September 2020 The Bank of England has admitted to a string of failures which allowed a tech … Read more

Facebook’s Reality Labs share pioneering AR audio technology work

Facebook has been going all in on augmented reality but the company isn’t just focused on what we see.  In a post, the social media firm peeled back the curtain on Facebook Reality Labs’ pioneering work developing audio-enhancing technology. Their goal is to perfect ‘audio presence,’ where sounds from speakers, headphones or other devices are … Read more

Apple’s AirPods 3 feature could adjust audio if hazard detected

Apple’s AirPods 3 could include a safety feature that pauses or lowers audio when location and activity data suggests hazards like traffic or a passing cyclist could be nearby Apple’s new patent describes a safety feature that could be added to AirPods 3 The document describes adding sensors to detect hazards in the area Using … Read more

TikTok audio illusion divides opinion as listeners hear either ‘green needle’ or ‘brainstorm’

Viral audio clip that sounds like either ‘green needle’ or ‘brainstorm’ leaves TikTok listeners astounded – so, which one do YOU hear? TikTok clip puzzled listeners after they heard two words from the same audio Footage sees people hearing one of two phrases, ‘brainstorm’ or ‘green needle’  It was posted on TikTok by Emily Sophie, … Read more

LinkedIn feature lets users pronounce their names in audio clips

LinkedIn rolls out feature allowing users to upload an audio clip that spells out how to correctly pronounce their names A new feature will let users pronounce their own names in an audio clip It’s meant to help avoid professional mispronunciations The feature is in the process of being rolled out to all users globally … Read more

Twitter starts rolling out voice tweets that let users add up to 140 seconds of audio to their posts

Twitter starts rolling out ‘voice tweets’ that let users add up to 140 seconds of audio to their posts to give them a more ‘human touch’ The feature is undergoing a small trial prior to full release on the iOS Twitter app Twitter said that it hopes the feature will restore lost ‘conversational nuances’  Users will … Read more

Lawyer of ‘Coughing Major’ says high-tech audio analysis can prove he is innocent 

The lawyer for the ‘Coughing Major’ convicted of cheating on the TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? hopes that new scientific analysis of audio tapes could lead to his conviction being overturned, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The new evidence suggests that Charles Ingram’s fellow contestant and alleged accomplice Tecwen Whittock, … Read more