Meta on Tuesday introduced a new "all-in-one" AI translation model that it framed as a major step forward in the "quest to create a universal translator." The model, dubbed SeamlessM4T, is able to handle multiple kinds of translations -- including text to speech, speech to text, ...
Consumer price pressures in Germany slowed unexpected at the start of the year amid a sharp slowdown in food inflation, offering some relief for the European Central Bank that lowered interest rates a day earlier and plan to continue easing to boost the single currency economy that came to a standstill in the final three months of 2024. more...