Cracking the code: How a 'prediction machine' is resurrecting the Singapore Stone

Several years ago, my linguistic research team and I began developing a computational tool we call "Read-y Grammarian." Our ...
Tech Xplore

Human brain and AI speech recognition decode speech in similar step-by-step stages, study finds

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human speech in different languages. The extent to which these models replicate ...

Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code

Anthropic, a smaller rival started by OpenAI defectors, has found runaway success with its programming agent, Claude Code.
GMA Network

DepEd issues AI guidelines for basic education, bans facial recognition tools

In DepEd Order No. 003, s. 2026, titled “Foundational Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence in Basic Education,” the agency laid out a framework that allows AI to support teaching, learning, ...
Yahoo

What time is the State of the Union? How to watch Trump’s speech tonight

Tonight, President Donald Trump will address Congress in his 2026 State of the Union. The address is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Most major news networks will be covering the speech live. The ...
Reuters

Not all computer code protected as speech, US appeals court finds in ghost gun case

Court rules not all computer code is protected under First Amendment's free speech shield Gun website loses bid to revive lawsuit over ghost gun code Lawsuit followed New Jersey crackdown on ghost ...
VentureBeat

Mistral drops Voxtral Transcribe 2, an open-source speech model that runs on-device for pennies

Mistral AI, the Paris-based startup positioning itself as Europe's answer to OpenAI, released a pair of speech-to-text models on Wednesday that the company says can transcribe audio faster, more ...
Entertainment Weekly

Here's Bad Bunny's 2026 Grammys Album of the Year acceptance speech, translated to English

Bad Bunny just won big at the 2026 Grammy Awards, and he ended the night with an emotional acceptance speech delivered almost entirely in Spanish. The Puerto Rican superstar (real name Benito Martínez ...
CNN

Speak in code, delete the chats: The tactics Venezuelans are using out of fear of phone checks

These recent WhatsApp messages of a Venezuelan family – who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals – underscore the caution civilians are taking in their daily conversations, on social media ...
ZDNet

The best text-to-speech tools: Expert tested

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
The Atlantic

Move Over, ChatGPT

Over the holidays, Alex Lieberman had an idea: What if he could create Spotify “Wrapped” for his text messages? Without writing a single line of code, Lieberman, a co-founder of the media outlet ...
National Catholic Register

Full Text: Pope Leo’s ‘State of the World’ Speech 2026

Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV offered his 'State of the World' speech on Jan. 9, 2026. Please read the full transcript below. Your Eminence, Your Excellencies Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic ...