XDA Developers on MSN

I blamed my NAS for slow streaming until I realized what transcoding was actually doing

Many things have to go right for your media server to serve files quickly ...
GitHub

Mo3tafa-shafiee/Youtub-Telegram-bot

A powerful Telegram bot that downloads videos, audio, and images from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and 1500+ other platforms using yt-dlp and gallery-dl. Features advanced format selection, codec ...
IEEE

Universal Speech Token Learning via Low-Bitrate Neural Codec and Pretrained Representations

Abstract: Current large speech language models are mainly based on semantic tokens from discretization of self-supervised learned representations and acoustic tokens from a neural codec, following a ...
Food & Wine

Toss Store Packaging — These Storage Containers Help Avoid Freezer Burn and Keep Your Freezer Organized

Storage containers that organize your freezer and keep food fresh. Few things are as satisfying as revisiting a freshly frozen soup, stew, or casserole you’ve saved for a later day. But if you think ...
New Atlas

Lockheed Martin plays "hide the missile" with shipping container launcher

Lockheed Martin has given "pop up" a whole new meaning. Instead of plopping down a shipping container to create an instant cafe, the company used a 10-ft standard container to house a compact GRIZZLY ...
Microsoft

VALL-E 2: Neural Codec Language Models are Human Parity Zero-Shot Text to Speech Synthesizers

This paper introduces VALL-E 2, the latest advancement in neural codec language models that marks a milestone in zero-shot text-to-speech synthesis (TTS), achieving human parity for the first time.
Women's Health

The 7 Best Glass Tupperware Containers for Delicious Leftovers and Organized Meal Prep

With the constant news that microplastics could be leaching into your food from plastic containers, I’m switching to all-glass tupperware for meal prepping, storing my leftovers, or removing food from ...
Southern Living

How To Grow Beets In Containers For A Colorful Harvest

When it comes to patio plants, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers are popular picks. But don't shy away from root vegetables. Beets (Beta vulgaris) are often overlooked. Besides their deep jewel-tone ...
KTLA

Containers left hanging from storm-battered ship in Port of Long Beach

U.S. Coast Guard crews have been called in to help secure several containers left dangling and in danger of falling from a cargo ship at the Port of Long Beach. At least 32 containers were lost ...
NBC Los Angeles

Shipping containers at risk of falling into water at Port of Long Beach

More than two dozen cargo containers were lost overboard due to rough seas and more are at risk of falling into the water in the Port of Long Beach. Video from NewsChopper4 showed some of the ...
IEEE

EMO-Codec: An In-Depth Look at Emotion Preservation Capacity of Legacy and Neural Codec Models with Subjective and Objective Evaluations

Abstract: Neural codecs reduce speech data transmission latency and serve as the underlying tokenizer for speech language models (speech LMs). Preserving emotional information in codes is crucial for ...