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French AI company Mistral on Thursday released a new open-source text-to-speech model that can be used in enterprise use cases such as voice AI assistants and customer support. This model allows businesses to build voice agents for sales and customer engagement, putting Mistral in direct competition with the likes of Celebrities, Deepgram, and OpenAI. The new model, called Voxtral TTS, supports nine languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi and Arabic. “Our customers have asked for a voice model, so we built a small voice model that fits into smartwatches, smartphones, laptops, and other edge devices. It…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Thursday. With its perky ears and pointy teeth, we couldn’t think of a more unique-looking collectible than the Love Bus. But after reading about “Mystery Dumpling” I am on the right track. Stock futures prices are falling this morning after being positive for the day.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. MetaviewMark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., appears in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg |…
The Iranian official, who has been talked about as a potential interlocutor with the Trump administration, once boasted that he personally beat protesters as a young police commander in the Islamic Republic. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has never been shy about his role in suppressing challenges to the Islamic Republic. “There are photos available of me riding on the back of a motorcycle and hitting (protesters) with a wooden stick…I was one of those people who were doing the beatings on the streets and I’m proud of that,” Ghalibaf is heard saying in a 2013 audio recording about…
Jessica Simpson proves daughter Birdie is a ‘feisty’ twin in 7th birthday tributeJessica Simpson wants to love her daughter Birdie Mae forever. In fact, the “Irresistible” singer paid a sweet tribute to Birdie’s recent seventh birthday, sharing photos of Birdie making various goofy faces while celebrating the milestone. “This little woman definitely marches to the beat of her own drum,” Jessica wrote on Instagram on March 23. “She’s one of the funniest people on the planet who dramatically goes to the extremes of her emotions. Birdie makes everyone laugh and makes you feel everything.” Jessica, who shares children Maxwell “Maxi”…
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum at the S&P Global Conference CERAWeek on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 in Houston, Texas. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHOUSTON — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday that the United States recently brought back $100 million in gold from Venezuela. Earlier this month, Burgum visited Venezuela with oil and mining executives and met with interim President Delcy Rodríguez. “There has been no precious metals transportation between Venezuela and the United States for over 20 years,” Burgum told energy executives at S&P Global’s CERAWeek conference in Houston. “At the end of the…
Signs are already mounting that AI could lead to mass turnover, with the number of entry-level jobs in the U.S. falling 35% since 2023, mass layoffs rampant across big tech companies, and even AI leaders themselves warning of what’s to come. Backstage at the Axios AI Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said he was recently told by a venture capitalist that his firm was cutting its software investment to zero, thanks in large part to Anthropic’s Claude’s rise, and that a major law firm told him it would no longer hire first-year associates because AI can…
Haiti is introducing new foreign-made boots to the country. The goal seems simple. It’s about fighting the gangs that have brought life to a standstill. But the violence-plagued country has been here before, and Haitians are understandably wondering if the outcome will be any different this time. This latest effort, a UN-backed multinational operation known as the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), will take over in April where its Kenya-led predecessor, Multinational Security Support (MSS), left off. The year-long Kenyan-led mission, which ended last October in what was widely seen as a failure, is expected to benefit from a five-fold increase…
8. Gosling had a bit of a method.Throughout the film, Gosling hid his baby blues and wore brown contact lenses, as James Garner, the famous actor who played the elderly Noah, had brown eyes. While Mr. Gosling was very concerned about continuity, Mr. Garner, who passed away in July 2014, was not at all concerned. According to Cassavetes, Gosling also approached the older actor about his accent, leading to some hilariously awkward dialogue. “(Ryan) said, “I was thinking about accents. There are different kinds of South Carolina accents, more country, this, and so on.”(Garner) said, “I don’t do accents, you…
Iran will play two friendlies in Turkiye ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Published March 26, 2026March 26, 2026Iran’s men’s soccer team is training in the southern city of Turkiye in preparation for two friendlies ahead of the FIFA World Cup, but the team is likely to be in the spotlight against the backdrop of the United States and Israel’s war against Iran.Team Melli held a training session in the resort town of Belek, near the Mediterranean city of Antalya, with media access severely restricted as officials said they wanted…
When Eileen Tyrrell logged into the New York State Health Insurance Marketplace in December, her monthly premium had jumped from about $147 to $849.”It was one of those stomach-churning moments,” said Tyrrell, 26, who was making about $53,000 in 2025 as a bookstore manager in Brooklyn. She expects to earn about $72,000 in 2026, including her bookstore salary and income from creating content on TikTok.Last year, the federal premium tax credit covered Tyrrell’s monthly premiums of about $510, lowering her out-of-pocket costs on her Affordable Care Act Bronze plan to $147 a month. But between her higher income, higher basic…