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 [...]

America is finally killing its penny

The U.S. Mint confirmed on Thursday that the current crop of one-cent coins will be the last ever produced. Read more... [...]

America is getting rid of the penny

Say goodbye to the penny: The Trump administration has ordered the U.S. Mint to phase out one-cent coins. It's causing headaches among retailers [...]

Don't Want to Say Farewell to the Penny? Here Are Smart Ways to Use the One-Cent Coin

A penny for your thoughts. Why not? [...]

12 thoughts about that Doctor Who finale

Spoilers for “The Reality War.”<br /> The BBC and Disney chose not to share screeners ahead of “The Reality War” to preserve its numerous twists. There isn’t time to review it in the u [...]

How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Latest stock updates at Walmart, Best Buy and more

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been available in the US for more than two weeks — but good luck finding one. While millions of people have been able to snag the $450 console since it officially went up f [...]

Mistral AI just released a text-to-speech model it says beats ElevenLabs — and it's giving away the weights for free

The enterprise voice AI market is in the middle of a land grab. ElevenLabs and IBM announced a collaboration just this week to bring premium voice capabilities into IBM's watsonx Orchestrate plat [...]

How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Current stock availability for consoles and accessories

You can finally buy the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US — or rather, try to buy. The $450 console officially went up for sale at midnight ET on June 5, and several retailers have offered the device both [...]

How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Stock updates for the new console and accessories

You can finally buy the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US — or at least, try to buy. The $450 console officially went up for sale on June 5, and several retailers have offered the device both online and i [...]