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Late last month, Google released its Cloud Text-to-speech engine to developers worldwide which featured 32 different voices spanning across 12 languages and variants. Now, the company has released a major update for another product from its Cloud AI speech lineup- the Cloud Speech-to-text engine (formerly known as the Cloud Speech API). At least a few of these could have real world consumer applications – such as using the engine for transcribing voice recordings....

Facing widespread criticism over its censored search engine for the Chinese market, Google has reportedly shut down a data collection system that was key to develop the search project code-named ‘Dragonfly’. “265.com provides its Chinese visitors with news updates, information about financial markets, horoscopes, and advertisements for cheap flights and hotels,” said the report. “Significantly, several groups of engineers have now been moved off of Dragonfly completely, and told to shift their attention away from China to instead work on projects related to India, Indonesia, Russia, the Middle East and Brazil,” the report claimed....

Mancake has hidden a stash in Hunter’s Haven, but it’s easy to find. One of the new challenges in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 tasks you with finding a Maple Syrup Stash hidden in Hunter’s Haven. This challenge can be tricky because it’s hard to find things when a new season starts and the map is all jumbled up, but we’ve got your back with this handy guide. Thankfully, the Hunter’s Haven Maple Syrup Stash is fairly straightforward to find....

Get a free reward for celebrating Star Wars Day. Fortnite is celebrating Star Wars Day with a ton of new Star Wars content and cosmetics, and a new set of quests is now available to commemorate the new event. Completing these challenges will unlock a free Empire Banner, and previous non-Battle Pass Star Wars skins like Kylo Ren and Boba Fett are returning to the Item Shop as well. On top of all that, Stormtroopers have arrived on the island and players can obtain the E-11 Blaster Rifle from them in exchange for Gold Bars....

Here’s how to complete the forage for food, need supplies quest. The final Legendary quest in Fortnite Season 7 Week 4 is to collect five foraged items. The quest is called “Forage for food, need supplies,” but all you really have to do is pick up five foraged items from anywhere on the island. That means you should be on the lookout for cabbages, apples, mushrooms, and anything you can find laying around on the ground....

A credible leak reveals that Fortnite and Destiny 2 will be collaborating soon, with a possible announcement planned for the Destiny 2 showcase on August 23. Shared online by Shiina on Twitter, and datamined by Ginsor, an image of three Fortnite skins coming to Destiny 2 have been uncovered. These three skins include one for each of the three primary classes of Destiny 2: a Titan, Warlock, and Hunter. These skins appear to be the Black Knight, Catalyst, and Omega Fortnite skins....

We’ve got the Fortnite Season 10 Week 9 Secret Battle Star Location ready for you once you’ve completed three challenges in the week! Each week has a hidden battle star you can find by clues taken from the loading screen that can be earned by completing three challenges in Ready or Not mission. Learn more about the Ready or Not Mission here. Find all of the other secret battle stars right here....

This update brings some fixes, improvements, and even some corrections to car models. Update 3.41 has arrived for Forza Horizon 5, and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch. Forza Horizon 5 was released back in November, and since then, the community has been very happy with the title. This patch brings a lot of changes and fixes to the game, solving crashes, improving its features, and more....

It seems that this holiday season is about to become even better. We all know that many games try to bring a lot of stuff during this time of the year. Overwatch 2 and Destiny 2 just started their winter events. On the other hand, we have the best-selling game of 2022 offering something great. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will offer a free weekend. This is great for people who have yet to try the game that broke records this year....

Recolors in the Apex Legends store are some of the most coveted skins in the game. These Store Exclusive skins show up two at a time with the skin required to purchase time with Legend token. This is pretty much always the case outside of major events, and special sales such as the Legend Recolor Store sale. That said, there was a brief window in the Apex Legends store this week where there were three different recolors available: The Trailblazer and Bot of Gold as usual, but also Fuzzy Logic, a Legendary Crypto skin....

This week’s Fantastic Four #45 makes some big changes to Galactus and the Marvel Universe. Dan Slott’s penultimate issue shows the fallout of the Reckoning War. This fallout sees the return of Galactus and the expansion of the entire universe. Talk about going big or going home! Let’s Start with Galactus Writer Dan Slott and artist Farid Karami worked on this week’s Fantastic Four #45. The issue focuses on the Silver Surfer leading the Destruction; the being Thor created from Galactus’ body to the heart of the Reckoning War....

Genshin Impact has a new event called the Divine Ingenuity, which allows you to create your own domains and play the domains of other players. First, you need to head to Katheryne in Liyue and complete a short quest. Talk to an NPC named Honglang at this location: After talking to him, head inside the domain. You’ll be given a list of “preset domains,” which are domains that were created by HoYoverse and are already playable....

In Genshin Impact, Dreams Beneath the Searing Sand is the fourth and final quest in the Golden Slumber World Quest series, which takes place in and around Khaj-Nisut, in the Land of Lower Setekh, Great Red Sand, Sumeru. The quest starts automatically when you complete The Secret of Al-Ahmar. Once you’ve completed The Secret of Al-Ahmar, return to the oasis (we’d recommend teleporting to the nearest waypoint), defeat some Eremites, have a chat, and pack up camp....

miHoYo will introduce the much-awaited fishing system in the Genshin Impact 2.1 update in which players can use the fishing rod and bait to catch different species of fish. However, players will first have to unlock the fishing system by unlocking the Serenitea Pot System and completing the “Exploding Population” quest. After that, you will have to get a fishing rod from the Lunar Realm event starting on September 10 (10:00:00) and going on till September 20 (03:59:59)....

Completing Daily Quests is a vital part of players’ progression in Genshin Impact. Not only do they reward players with much-needed Primogems, but they also grant level-up materials and gears. Daily Quests, for the most part, are straightforward to complete; however, the “Diamond in the Rough” daily quest has left many players scratching their heads. How to complete Diamond in the Rough quest In the quest, players are tasked with picking one out of three crude rocks that may contain a Jade stone....

The Fleeting Colors in Flight is this year’s Lantern Rite event, which runs from Jan. 25, 2022 to Feb. 12, 2022. Players Adventure Rank 28 and up who have completed the following are eligible to participate: Archon Quest Chapter I: Act III - A New Star ApproachesArchon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act I - The Crane Returns on the Wind The Flameplume Starflowers is a rewarding mini-game that allows you to enjoy firecrackers: the Lantern Rite’s main highlight this time around....

With less than one season away from Genshin Impact’s Version 3.0 update, which is largely rumored to introduce the new nation, Sumeru, and the Dendro Element, leakers have been dropping a few hints about how Dendro works in battle. Bringing in a new playable Element nearly two years after Genshin’s official release will require careful balancing to ensure that it synergizes well with existing Reactions and meets players’ expectations. An earlier leak revealed the names of two Dendro Reactions: Overgrown and Intensified....

David Prowse was the man who brought Darth Vader to life because of George Lucas and caused millions of people across the world to fear the Dark Side of the Force. But now, following his death, David Prowse is the subject of mourning by fans, critics, and those who knew him personally. Among them is none other than the man behind Star Wars – George Lucas himself. The 76-year-old filmmaker reminisced about Prowse in a statement for The Hollywood Reporter....

Sony has released the patch notes for update 2.17 coming to Ghost of Tsushima today, March 8. The action-adventure game will introduce a whole host of changes, such as a new Custom Mode option for Platinum Survival that allows players “to enable up to four preset Difficulty Modifiers as well as up to three Nightmare hazards to be present in the match.” There will also be updates to the crafting system and an added accessibility option....

After the main reveal for Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ubisoft switched to a more relaxed livestream where developers answered questions sent in by fans. Questions from the chat were put to Matthew Tomkinson, the Director for UX and Realisation, and Joe Gringras, a member of the Realization Game Team. One of the questions they were asked was if there would be friendly AI in the game. In Wildlands, you could play through the full game in cooperative mode, or with three friendly AI playing the roles of the other Ghosts....