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Audio8-tts-preview-0.6b: The Multilingual Text-to-Speech Model That Supports Speech Generation

Audio8-tts-preview-0.6b: The Multilingual Text-to-Speech Model That Supports Speech Generation

Overview Audio8-TTS-Preview-0.6b is a 0.6-billion-parameter multilingual text-to-speech model from Edge0 that supports ordinary speech generation and zero-shot voice cloning. Its main model contains 601,159,424 parameters, excluding the…

Glass thinner than a human hair: How the new iPhone bends but doesn’t break

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Glass thinner than a human hair: How the new iPhone bends but doesn’t break

The super thin layer of glass in a foldable iPhone is reportedly less than 30 micrometers thick.

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Iran claims to have captured a US ‘sail drone’ near Hormuz Strait

Al Jazeera

Iran claims to have captured a US ‘sail drone’ near Hormuz Strait

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says its navy struck a US-operated surface drone at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Palantir and Anduril awarded a $192 million US Army contract to build TITAN data-gathering system

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Palantir and Anduril awarded a $192 million US Army contract to build TITAN data-gathering system

The US Army has moved TITAN from prototypes into production Palantir received $127 million under the latest TITAN contract award Anduril secured $65 million for TITAN hardware and integration work The US Army has shifted its Tactical…

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Shipaton at Week Six: Buildhorn Has Officially Been Submitted to Apple

Shipaton at Week Six: Buildhorn Has Officially Been Submitted to Apple

Buildhorn has been submitted to Apple for review. Six weeks into Shipaton, this week covers the widget data sync bug I chased down right before hitting submit, and how I put together the app screenshots. Note: This is the 6th post about my…

Briefing Chat: The Bunsen burner myth that turns out to be just hot air

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02893-8 Nature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of 9 billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization might be based on…

Osteoporosis affects millions: could modified cells rebuild their bones?

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02828-3 Small trial hints at regenerative potential of bone-seeking marrow cells.

People trust scientists seen to be 'on their side', UK study find

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02883-w Politics and personal values influence people’s confidence in scientists, finds new report

Daily briefing: Skeleton teeth show evidence of the earliest known habitual drug use

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02901-x Traces of the psychoactive compound arecoline suggest that two people regularly sucked on psychoactive betel nuts. Plus, what motivates people to take action on…

NSF moves to overhaul funding approach in line with White House priorities

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02892-9 The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded — but staff worry streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core…

Successful early-career scientists rely on network of mentors

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02827-4 Large networks are particularly beneficial to researchers in under-represented groups.