I Tried Mercedes' New In-Car AI Assistant. Then I Was Sad To Give It Up

The new Mercedes CLA-Class features an AI-powered, voice-controlled MBUX Virtual Assistant. Here's why it's more useful than ...

Chatbots find their voice as audio assistants rise

Siri, Alexa and other virtual assistants are turning from clunky robots into smart agents, while $500 bln OpenAI may be ...

Gemini Voice Brings Fast Multi-Speaker Audio, Rich Styles and 32k Context Window

Built on Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro with a 32,000-token context window, you get faster results and precise delivery for ...
The Hill

DOJ portrays Franklin the turtle as ‘deportation judge’

In the second Trump administration post of its kind, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday portrayed Franklin, the anthropomorphic turtle character from a children’s book series, as a ...
USA Today

'Franklin the Turtle' publisher condemns Hegseth over 'violent' post

The Canadian publisher of "Franklin the Turtle" books was not amused by a social media post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showing a photo of the character holding a rocket-propelled grenade and ...
WSAZ

Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration’s use of their work

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to ...