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Samsung's One UI 8.5 is finally here, and I can't wait to try it
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Show HN: Hitoku Draft – Context aware local assistant
Hi guys.I have been working on Hitoku Draft, an open-source, voice-first AI assistant that runs entirely locally. I posted about it already, and now it has also transcription with voice editing. Looking for feedback, as …
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Three new models for speech recognition and text-to-speech are now available in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart - AWS
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Yes, Google Listens to Some of Your Assistant Recordings. That's Not Surprising.
…For one, Assistant only records your voice when it hears the "Hey Google" trigger phrase. You also have full control over what happens with your recordings. There's an account toggle that…