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AI Tools

NVIDIA Launches Magpie Multilingual TTS, an Open-Weight Voice Model for 12 Languages

NVIDIA has released Magpie Multilingual TTS, an open-weights text-to-speech model supporting 12 languages, including new additions like Arabic, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. The 364M-parameter model is designed for low-latency voice agents, offering developers full control over deployment, from private servers to air-gapped environments. Benchmarks show sub-200ms end-to-end latency on B200 GPUs, with architectural improvements like frame stacking and local transformers enhancing speed. The model is available on Hugging Face under the NVIDIA Open Model License, paired with NIM microservices and NeMo for fine-tuning.

Aug 107 minNeura News
Industry

Nearly $4 Billion in Settlements Pays Companies to Cancel US Power Projects

The Trump administration has committed nearly $4 billion in public funds to pay energy companies to cancel planned power projects, mostly offshore wind, despite declaring a national energy emergency. The settlements often require investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, reducing planned electricity supply and increasing fossil fuel dependence. The cancelled projects represent several gigawatts of potential generation, even as US electricity demand rises rapidly.

Aug 88 minNeura News
Industry

PJM to Cut Power to Large Data Centers During Grid Shortages

PJM Interconnection, operator of the largest U.S. electrical grid, will temporarily cut power to data centers of 50 megawatts or larger starting June 2027 to prevent blackouts. The move follows an auction that failed to secure enough new generating capacity. Affected customers will be compensated, and the decision is expected to push data centers toward on-site power generation, often using diesel generators.

Jul 283 minNeura News
Industry

AI Boom Revives Nuclear Power as Tech Giants Invest Billions

The massive energy demands of artificial intelligence are driving a nuclear power renaissance in the United States. Tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta have committed billions of dollars to finance nuclear projects, securing nearly 10 gigawatts of capacity. Microsoft alone is investing $16 billion to restart a reactor at Three Mile Island, which will power its AI data centers. This shift marks the first time in decades that nuclear power has become financially viable again, with Big Tech effectively becoming power companies.

Jul 267 minNeura News
Industry

Power line failure reveals AI data center grid risks and solutions

A fallen power line near Washington, DC caused over 3 gigawatts of data center load to vanish from the PJM grid in seconds, spiking voltage across the region. The event, which made lights flicker from Northern Virginia to Chicago, highlights a growing problem as AI data centers become larger and more concentrated. Experts warn that without better coordination or technology like ON.Energy's battery-backed uninterruptible power supply, such disruptions will become more frequent and severe.

Jul 255 minNeura News
AI Models

Alibaba Qwen Audio 3.0 TTS Plus Tops Speech Arena Leaderboard

Alibaba's Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS-Plus has claimed the top spot on Artificial Analysis' Speech Arena leaderboard for provider voices, achieving an Elo score of 1,236. The model narrowly beats SpeechifyAI's Simba 3.2 (1,234) and other competitors like Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS and Sonic 3.5. Available in Flash and Plus versions, it supports 16 languages and offers natural language style control, though its speed lags behind rivals.

Jul 212 minNeura News
Industry

SoftBank to invest 75 billion euros in French AI data centers

SoftBank has announced plans to build AI data centers in France with a total capacity of 5 gigawatts, representing an investment worth up to 75 billion euros. The first phase includes 45 billion euros for 3.1 gigawatts in the Hauts-de-France region, with sites in Dunkirk, Bosquel, and Bouchain targeted by 2031. The project, unveiled at President Macron's Choose France summit, is SoftBank's largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe.

May 313 minNeura News