Cloud-based TexTalky is a natural human voice text-to-speech synthesizer powered by artificial intelligence. The platform is all online, so you don’t have to install any apps to use it. You can even quickly share your files by exporting them in WAV, MP3 and OOG formats. TexTalky has multiple 5-star reviews and is super easy to use. It only takes three simple steps to convert any script or text into very lifelike speech, so you can add voiceovers that don’t sound like robot voices to your content....

What is an MBA concentration? An MBA concentration provides focused training in a single area of business. Most MBA programs offer specializations in areas like accounting, finance, and marketing. Other options include strategy, supply chain management, and international business. Business schools specialize in different concentrations. Some online MBA programs only offer a general track without concentrations, while others let students choose electives or a specialization. Prospective students researching MBA programs often face a key question: What type of MBA should they get?...

(A screenshot from a McDonald’s ad.) It’s always about the money. When one of your favorite brands begins to encourage you to use its app, there’s really only one reason – to get you to buy its wares more often. That’s where the pandemic suited fast-food brands perfectly. People were stuck at home. They could use apps to get pick-up or delivery. For the likes of McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A, business did rather well....

The trick, a highly specialized capability Microsoft calls “MagicWeb”, allows the actors to keep a firm position in a network even as defenders attempt to eject them. However, unlike past attacks by the group, which Microsoft tracks as Nobelium, they are not employing supply chain attacks to deploy MagicWeb, but rather are abusing admin credentials. The US and UK say Nobelium actors are from the hacking unit of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)....

On Tuesday, Cohesity, a data management as a service provider, announced a collaboration with Microsoft that includes new services on both platforms. Also: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers “Cohesity is integrating with Microsoft’s broad platforms across security, cloud, and AI – all in order to help joint customers secure and protect their data against escalating cyberattacks,” said Sanjay Poonen, CEO and president of Cohesity. With the integration of Microsoft’s cloud and AI services, Cohesity will be able to offer data management services that are more intelligent, reliable, and secure for business users....

Viva is meant to help companies onboard and interact with employees, whether those employees are on site, working remotely or in some kind of hybrid-work mode. Microsoft first went public with Viva, which runs on Teams, in February 2021. The suite included a combination of already available and new Microsoft technologies, including Yammer, SharePoint, and pieces of its “Project Cortex” knowledge management work. Viva includes a growing family of modules: Viva Connections for broadcasting internal communications and company resources; Viva Insights, personal well-being services like Virtual Commute, Headspace integration, and recommended actions based on analytics; Viva Topics, which is meant to help people connect with experts discovered through People Cards; and Viva Learning, a hub for users to access company-provided and third-party learning materials....

Microsoft recently conducted research to “see if ChatGPT can think beyond text, and reason about the physical world to help with robotics tasks.” The aim was to see if people can use ChatGPT to instruct robots without learning programming languages or understanding robotic systems. In Depth: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers. Time is running out “The key challenge here is teaching ChatGPT how to solve problems considering the laws of physics, the context of the operating environment, and how the robot’s physical actions can change the state of the world,” a team from Microsoft Autonomous Systems and Robotics Research note in a blogpost....

The August 2022 update introduces the latest Android security fixes, as well as device stability improvements. Though the update does not include any brand-new features, new firmware for the Surface Duo 2 will improve video call quality. Firmware updates occur in multiple stages, so not all Surface Duo and Duo 2 devices will receive the update simultaneously. The August 2022 update will eventually be rolled out to all Microsoft Surface devices....

These accelerated programs cover design and development fundamentals, plus specific technologies, software, and programming languages. Completing a mobile app development bootcamp may lead to promising careers in software development, computer programming, and web development. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects 22% growth for all software developers from 2020-2030, nearly three times faster than the rate for all occupations. This guide explores our favorite mobile app development bootcamps. READ THIS: How to become a mobile app developer...

Last month I received an email from Motorola advertising the new Moto Watch 100 and for just $100 I figured I would order one to try out. I missed the news that eBuyNow is a company that licenses the Motorola branding and this watch comes from that company and is not a direct Motorola product. After 10 days of frustration, I’ve initiated a return since there are just too many issues despite the two firmware updates I’ve already installed....

So, I’ve been on the search for a third-party strap. Also: The ultimate use of your Apple Watch Ultra’s Action button There are a lot of third-party straps out there – and an awful lot of clones of Apple’s own bands – and most of them are, to put it kindly, pretty awful. I’ve gone through a couple of dozen for testing and none of them have come close to the quality or performance of the bands offered by Apple....

Rather than a crash or boom, the sound of meteoroids hitting Mars is more like a “bloop”, not unlike part of the Skype ringtone, that happens first when the meteoroid enters Mars’ atmosphere, then when it explodes into pieces, and finally impacts the surface. The sound was captured by Insight when a meteoroid struck Mars on September 5, 2021. It was the first of four confirmed meteoroids between 2020 and 2021 that InSight’s seismometer has detected since landing on 2018....

I quite like Evernote and pay for a professional plan. One of the key benefits of Evernote was (note the past tense) that I could sync between computers. I usually write my articles on my MacBook Air. Once the article is done, my wife (who has years of experience as a managing editor) does an editing pass with me from the couch, using a Mac mini that is connected to a big screen in our family room....

The iPhone was indeed a hit, and Apple did make history by changing the landscape of mobile communications. In fact, the original iPhone is such an iconic device that an unopened, first-gen iPhone sold for $35,414 at auction last week. The Model A1203 device, with 8 GB of storage, came in factory-sealed condition. The auction house RR Auction noted that the box features a life-size image of the iPhone with 12 icons on the screen, indicating that it is from the earliest production – a thirteenth icon for iTunes came later in 2007....

Also: The best desktops and laptops right now On the other hand, the report states that tablet and PC shipments will continue to remain above pre-pandemic levels. But uncertain economic conditions will threaten inventory and increase market saturation next year. “The reality is that both PC and tablet makers will struggle in the coming months as not only are volumes expected to decline, but so will average selling prices,” Jitesh Ubrani, IDC’s research manager for mobility and consumer device trackers, said in a release....

The warning comes in the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Annual Review for 2022, which looks back at key developments and incidents in cyber crime over the last year, with ransomware described as an “ever present” threat and a “major challenge” to businesses and public services. That’s demonstrated by how the review details how in the 12-month period between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 there were 18 ransomware incidents that needed a “nationally coordinated” response....

Also: Dandy’s new weed-killing lawn robot will save your back Setting up drought-tolerant landscaping is an excellent way to reduce water consumption, but for areas that don’t allow for it, community gardens, or gardeners that love to grow their own food in their backyard, a smart solution, like those presented at CES by Rachio and Moen, could be the answer. Do smart irrigation systems save water? If you have an irrigation system that you use consistently, you’ve probably found it comes on in unnecessary situations, like the day after a heavy rain when your garden is still soaked....

On Wednesday, Reddit announced it is hopping on the bandwagon. Reddit will soon have a Watch feed which will showcase vertical video. Also: New TikTok feature gives creators another way to make money The demo of the new feature shows that the feed will work much like TikTok’s, using upward swipes to scroll through different videos. A new Read feed will also be coming soon which is meant to optimize how user’s browse through text content....

Today, the warehouse powerhouse offers its own credit card, the Sam’s Club® Mastercard®. If you’re an avid Sam’s Club shopper and want to maximize your savings on your purchases, then this is the card for you. Live chat is available during hours of operation. Key features The Sam’s Club Mastercard is the right card for Walmart and Sam’s Club loyalists who choose the brand for everyday purchases such as groceries, prescription drugs, and gas....

The Pro marketing of this watch is a bit over the top, with Samsung doing its fair share of promoting how much better the Watch 5 Pro is for outdoor adventures than the standard Watch 5 model. It physically has a harder sapphire glass display, titanium watch case, and a much larger capacity battery, so these may help it withstand a bit more abuse. Also: 3 hidden Samsung camera features you should be using A couple of software features round out the “Pro” moniker such as the ability to import GPX files for hiking and biking while also having your return routes automatically mapped out for when you forget to do it yourself....