IEEE

Wav2Seq: Pre-Training Speech-to-Text Encoder-Decoder Models Using Pseudo Languages

Abstract: We introduce Wav2Seq, the first self-supervised approach to pre-train both parts of encoder-decoder models for speech data. We induce a pseudo language as a compact discrete representation, ...
IEEE

Multilingual Braille-to-Text Conversion and Text-to-Speech System using Raspberry Pi

Abstract: In spite of the fact that Braille is an important channel of communication for the visually impaired, conventional systems require specialized training and expensive devices that are hard to ...
Reuters

Arsenal miss chance to go six points clear with draw at Brentford

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Arsenal wasted the chance to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford on Thursday, with Noni ...
Reuters

Fintech Clear Street slashes US IPO size by 65% as caution grips investors

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street broker Clear Street on Thursday slashed the fundraising target of its U.S. IPO by a whopping 65%, resulting in a big haircut to its initial valuation projection, ...
The New York Times

A YouTuber’s Film Beat ‘Melania’ at the Box Office. Here’s How.

“Iron Lung,” a horror movie directed and funded by the video creator known as Markiplier, pulled in $22 million in its first weekend after fans across the country requested screenings. By Megan ...