[ad_1] Synthetic speech is no longer the stuff of science fiction. From audiobooks and dubbing to gaming and avatars, AI-generated voice is breaking into the mainstream — and Mati Staniszewski, CEO and co-founder of ElevenLabs, is helping lead the charge. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, he’ll take the stage to talk …

[ad_1] A US Senate committee advanced the nomination of Stephen Miran (L), President Donald Trump’s choice to join the Federal Reserve board — this takes Miran a step closer to being confirmed to the central bank. Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP/FileSource: AFP A US Senate committee on Wednesday advanced the …

[ad_1] Battery materials startup LeydenJar has closed a €13 million ($15.2 million USD) round to scale up manufacturing of its silicon anode technology for an unnamed “leading U.S.-based consumer electronics company.” The Netherlands-based startup will use the funding, along with a €10 million commitment from the U.S. customer, to build …

[ad_1] A Nigerian man shared a dramatic experience he had on a day he went for a job interview at a top international company According to the man, he answered the questions to the best of his abilities, but he was told that he failed the interview However, he refused …

[ad_1] A Nigerian man has shared a post on the X app narrating how he forfeited the idea of becoming a businessman According to him, he had served his boss for a while but after he got paid, he applied for admission into a university instead of starting his own …

[ad_1] The US producer price index dipped 0.1 percent on a month-on-month basis in August 2025, the first such decline since April, government data showed. Photo: LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP/FileSource: AFP US producer prices unexpectedly fell in August, government data showed Wednesday, driven in part by a pullback in energy …

[ad_1] Qatar has introduced new visa restrictions targeting Nigerian travellers, citing concerns over recent overstays The updated policy bars unaccompanied male applicants and limits eligibility to females and families only Travellers must now book confirmed return transfers and stay exclusively in 5-star hotels to qualify for a visa The Qatari …

[ad_1] Singer Asake is trending on social media once again following new photos he recently shared online The picture captured shirtless Asake flaunting his muscular back adorned with numerous tattoos Asake’s tattoos have stirred reactions, with some expressing concern for the singer Nigerian indigenous singer Hakeem Ololade, better known as …

[ad_1] The co-founders who sold their last startup Anchor to Spotify are launching their next project: Oboe, an AI-powered educational app that enables anyone to create lightweight, flexible learning courses on nearly any topic they choose, simply by entering a prompt. These courses can span a variety of verticals, including …

[ad_1] Oracle shares surged more than 35 percent in early trading Wednesday after the software giant projected massive revenue growth based on contracts tied to artificial intelligence. Oracle CEO Safra Catz called the just-finished quarter “astonishing” as the company signed “four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers.” About 40 minutes …