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☆ Spotify is launching an eerie new AI-led feature that mimics podcasters' voices and translates them into different languages
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Spotify is launching a new feature called "Voice Translations" powered by AI including ChatGPT. The feature will replicate the voices of podcasters and translate them into different languages. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementSpotify is rolling out a new AI feature mimicking the original voice of podcasters and translating them into additional languages for a more "authentic listening experience," the company announced Monday in a blog post . AdvertisementAdvertisementSpotify is working with podcasters like Dax Shepard, Monica Padman, Lex Fridman, Bill Simmons and Steven Bartlett to produce voice translations for specific episodes in languages such as Spanish, French, and German.

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☆ Spotify will use AI to replicate podcasters' voices and translate them to other languages
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek joins author and comedian Trevor Noah to discuss the future of storytelling at Spotify Beach in Cannes, France, on June 20, 2023. Spotify on Monday announced a new artificial intelligence-powered feature that can translate podcasts into different languages using the host's own voice. The technology can create "realistic synthetic voices" from just a few seconds of speech, OpenAI said in a release. Spotify said it will help make the podcast listening experience more authentic and natural by maintaining podcasters' "distinctive speech characteristics." Spotify said it plans to make the feature accessible for more creators and languages in the future.

Persons: Daniel Ek, Trevor Noah, OpenAI, Dax Shepard, Lex Fridman, Monica Padman, Steven Bartlett, Bill Simmons, Trevor Noah's Organizations: Spotify Beach, Spotify Locations: Cannes, France

☆ Spotify tests voice translation feature for podcasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 25 (Reuters) - Spotify Technology (SPOT.N) is testing an AI-powered feature that will translate podcasts from the likes of Dax Shepard and Lex Fridman to other languages, the audio-streaming company said on Monday. The translated versions, powered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI's newly released voice generation technology, would mimic the original speaker's style and will be more natural than traditional dubbing, Spotify said. The company had also worked with other podcasters including Monica Padman, Bill Simmons and Steven Bartlett for the feature. The voice translations would be available in languages including Spanish, French and German for a select number of catalog episodes and future episode releases, said Spotify, which could expand the audience of the shows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Dax Shepard, Lex Fridman, Monica Padman, Bill Simmons, Steven Bartlett, Jaspreet Singh, Shinjini Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Spotify Technology, Microsoft, Spotify, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Swedish, Bengaluru

☆ Megan Rapinoe to leave behind a remarkable legacy after final US game
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Rapinoe won the Women's World Cup twice, most recently in 2019. She continued to do so for the US national team, a symbol not appreciated by everyone in the country. But, despite all the success that went before, her World Cup dreams ended in a penalty shootout heartbreak. There was to be no perfect ending for Rapinoe as the US was dumped out of the 2023 Women's World Cup last-16. A smile of disbelief masked the pain as she trudged off the pitch, never to play in a World Cup again.

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☆ Harry and Meghan: Spotify executive Bill Simmons calls the Sussexes 'grifters'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Spotify executive and popular podcaster Bill Simmons has hit out at Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, labeling them “grifters,” after their multi-year partnership with Spotify ended on Friday. “I wish I had been involved in the ‘Meghan and Harry leave Spotify’ negotiation,” Simmons said on his self-titled podcast Friday. I have got to get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea. John Nacion Imaging/ShutterstockCNN has reached out to both Archewell and Spotify for comment on Simmons’ remarks. Simmons previously criticized Harry in a January 2023 episode of his podcast, saying that he was “so embarrassed” to share Spotify with him.

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☆ Spotify exec calls Harry and Meghan ‘grifters’ after podcast deal comes to early end
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The collaborative efforts between Spotify and Harry and Meghan has resulted in just one, 12-episode series of the podcast "Archetypes." Spotify executive Bill Simmons described Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as "grifters" after the couple's partnership with the streaming platform came to a seemingly premature end Friday. "Spotify and Archewell Audio have mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together," Spotify and Archewell Audio said in a joint statement. "Shoot this guy to the sun, I'm so tired of this guy," Simmons said on his self-titled podcast in January. Archewell Audio did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

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☆ 3 reasons why 'Succession' tech bro Lukas Matsson is Elon Musk crossed with Daniel Ek
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Viewers say the character seems to resemble aspects of both Elon Musk and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Alexander Skarsgard plays Matsson, the billionaire CEO of tech streaming media giant GoJo – a socially awkward, vaguely sinister tech bro. But viewers have been pointing out the character's similarities to two bosses in particular — Elon Musk, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. "I definitely didn't try to play an Elon Musk character," Skarsgard said. In one recent episode of "Succession," Matsson tweets a "very nasty joke" after Kendall Roy's presentation about the Living+ initiative because he's less than pleased about the move.

☆ Ben Affleck and Matt Damon shared a bank account as teens: 'As long as one of us had money, we knew the power wasn't going to get shut off'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Before they shared movie screens together, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon shared a bank account. The Oscar-winning duo have been friends since high school, where they both aspired to make it in Hollywood. "It was unusual, but we needed the money for auditions," Damon said, calling it "a weird thing in retrospect." "We were going to help each other and be there for each other," Affleck said. "It was like, 'You're not going to be alone.

One of the really interesting questions here – this will be fascinating – the core of linear TV is sports rights. When you look at the size and scope of the linear TV business, it's huge. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesByron Allen, Entertainment Studios founder and CEO: I think linear TV will exist for a very, very long time. Simmons: I believe Apple, out of nowhere, will start making their own awesome televisions that have Apple TV embedded in them. We are witnessing early stages of this dynamic with deals like "NFL Sunday Ticket" on YouTube and the MLS deal with Apple TV.

☆ 2-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks says he's made 4 'pretty good' movies in his 40-year career
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Despite building a career that spans more than 80 films and six Oscar nominations, the 66-year-old actor commented in a recent interview that only a handful of his movies are "pretty good." "No one knows how a movie is made, though everyone thinks they do," he told the magazine. "I've made a ton of movies — and four of them are pretty good, I think — and I'm still amazed at how films come together. Which four films he was referring to remains a mystery, but Hanks did give a clue in an interview last year. He listed 1992's "A League of Their Own", 2000's "Castaway" and 2012's "Cloud Atlas" as the three best experiences he had making movies.

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