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Hi! Welcome back. I hope your Monday is going as well as mine. In today’s digest, I’m discussing a new... [Product Hunt]( [Read in browser]( [This newsletter is brought to you by]( TOP NEWS Hi! Welcome back. I hope your Monday is going as well as mine. In today’s digest, I’m discussing a new AI model that wants to shake up the voice scene. But first… The headlines: 🎵 [Sorry, US-based Spotify users, but the price is increasing again.Â]( 🍎 [Remember the “I’m a Mac guy?” Well, he’s made the switch to Windows.]( 🕹️ [Nvidia is releasing gaming laptops, which include Microsoft’s AI Copilot.]( PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT [Standford PhDs release their faster, ultra-realistic generative voice model]( Voice technology has lagged for the last decade. We started envisioning a futuristic universe when we got voice assistants like Siri, but haven’t got much further than speakers that can turn on a light. One company called [Carstesia]( wants to take it that bit further with AI. Cartesia [Sonic]( is an AI voice model – a [state space model]( (SSM) that the founders invented while working as PhDs at the Stanford AI Lab. The team (which also boasts backgrounds from Google Brain and Snorkel AI) has spent years building the theory behind SSMs, now being used in academia and industry for vision, robotics, and biology. The SSM architecture enables Sonic to quickly process vast amounts of data, providing seamless and natural voice interactions. With [Sonic](, you can generate high-quality, lifelike speech with minimal latency. The AI boasts a response time of just 135ms, making it ideal for applications requiring real-time feedback, such as customer support, entertainment, and content creation. One of the standout features is Sonic’s ability to customize voices on the fly. Users can adjust parameters like speed and emotion and instantly clone voices for different needs. Sonic also excels in speech recognition, achieving a 2x lower word error rate and a 1-point higher quality score than traditional models. This ensures that Sonic generates speech effectively and understands it accurately. Cartesia larger [agenda]( is to expand well beyond voice — aiming for its models to instantly understand and generate content in any modality across any device. If you want to try out Sonic now, you can dive into the web playground, or if you’re a dev, you can reach out to the team to partner on building a real-time, conversational AI platform. [Check it out]( Sponsored By Achieving SOC 2 compliance can help you win bigger deals, enter new markets, and deepen trust with your customers — but it can also cost you real time and money. Vanta automates the work for SOC 2 (along with other in-demand frameworks like ISO 27001 and HIPAA), getting you audit-ready in weeks instead of months and saving you up to 85% of associated costs. And Vanta scales with your business, helping you continuously monitor compliance, unify risk management, and streamline security reviews. Download the free checklist to learn more about the SOC 2 compliance process and the road ahead. [Free Download]( Monday, 3 June 2024 This Weekend's Top Products [Ginix — Find, analyze & monitor your product reviews in real-time]( [▲ 452+]( [Eve — Your AI partner in managing work related stress]( [▲ 432+]( [Artizyou — IP protection for creators powered by AI and Blockchain]( [▲ 374+]( [DocentPro — Explore the world — Your AI Travel Guide to discover stories of your surrounding]( [▲ 342+]( [MaxFocus: Link Preview — Preview links without leaving your current page]( [▲ 338+]( [OpenNotas — The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free]( [▲ 335+]( [LinkedCRM AI — The sales GPT on LinkedIn]( [▲ 317+]( [Fairytrail Travel App — Find like-minded friends to nomad with]( [▲ 255+]( [Releem — Database performance management tool for developers]( [▲ 234+]( [Nut Tree — Grow your brand online, with the help of your biggest nuts]( [▲ 225+]( [Discover many more]( CAT NIPS OUR PICKS [Atlas]( is a collaborative, web-based map-creation platform for visualizing anywhere on Earth. [Does It Exist]( is like a search engine but for finding out if your idea already exists. [Base]( lets you log your gym workout with your voice. MAKER’S CORNER [Figgy](gives designers Github-style contribution graphs for all their Figma designs, [Supalogs]( is a platform to view and manage user feedback and your changelog. [Bolty]( turns videos into short-form content in a single click. LEADERBOARD LIFTOFF [Ginix](, a platform for finding, analyzing, and monitoring reviews of your product, clinched the top spot over the weekend. 🚀 We send this email daily. Feel free to [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from these emails at any time. [Advertise](, [Twitter](, [Facebook](, [Stories](