An AI text-to-speech model called VALL-E can copy a speaker’s tone and environment and have them say anything, starting with only a 3-second long sample.
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Video of the Day: Rowan the Bard’s ‘Hydian Way’
Rowan the Bard is now working on his second album of Star Wars shanties, and they are glorious to the ear. The Hydian Way is one of his best.
‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ New Trailer
After that earlier tease we got last October, we now have a full trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
‘Carnival Row’ Season 2 Trailer
Here is the new official trailer for the second and final season of Carnival Row, starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne.
Wizard of the Coast’s Plan to Revoke Dungeons & Dragons’ OGL
Wizards of the Coast wants to make radical changes to its OGL licensing agreement. For starters, they want to kill it.
‘Wednesday’ Officially Renewed For Season 2
‘Wednesday’, the comedy / goth / supernatural hit that became the most viewed show on Netflix, is officially renewed for a 2nd season.
Nobel Prize Winners | 2023
The winners for the Nobel Prize for Medicine, Physics, Literature and Peace have been announced, with one award to go.
Star Rekt | Servin’ With Captain Lora
Captain Lorca is a hard man to work with, but he makes for some great Star Trek filk.
Book Review: ‘The Far Reaches’ Collection
The “Amazon Original Stories” series presents groups of short stories by a variety of authors that are, according to Amazon, “made to be binged, just like your favorite podcast or television show”.
Disney VFX Workers Vote Unanimously to Unionize
Visual effects artists at Walt Disney Pictures have unanimously voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE),