the nonprofit production company behind the beloved children's educational TV show "Sesame Street," is facing major staff cuts after losing key funding. Daily Voice confirmed the layoffs in an email ...

Anna Bhobho, a 31-year-old housewife from rural Zimbabwe, arrives at market, her electric tricycle laden with tomatoes. Bhobho was once a silent observer in her home, excluded from financial and ...

Google’s Gemini Live, on the other hand, relied on a TTS engine to generate spoken words, delivering a robotic experience, at best. Enter Sesame, an AI startup founded by Oculus co-founder Brendan ...

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe’s next act: AI glasses that carry a conversation. Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe’s next act: AI glasses that carry a conversation. Sean Hollister is a senior ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Electric tricycles are transforming the lives of some women in parts of rural Zimbabwe. They offer financial ...

Today, she is a driver of change in her village, thanks to an electric tricycle she owns. In many parts of rural sub-Saharan Africa, women have long been excluded from mainstream economic activities ...

Sesame changed that. In a blog post titled "Crossing the Uncanny Valley of Conversational Voice," the company dropped a demo of its new AI that lets you talk to either "Maya" or "Miles." ...

Sesame has unveiled its latest research on conversational voice technology, focusing on achieving "voice presence"—a quality that makes interactions with digital assistants feel authentic and ...