Keywords: Speech


Trappes Attack: Macron Challenges RN and LFI Over Racism and Antisemitism

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a renewed national commitment to combating racism and antisemitism following a deadly attack in Trappes, placing the issue of political rhetoric and its potential consequences at the centre of France’s public debate. Speaking in an interview published......

Trappes Shooting Sparks Media Accountability Debate as French Journalists’ Unions Condemn Racist Rhetoric

French journalists’ unions have called for greater accountability in television news coverage following a deadly shooting in Trappes, arguing that the repeated broadcasting of racist rhetoric must be examined alongside wider concerns about discrimination and public debate. In a statement published......

Trappes Shooting: 64-Year-Old Man Detained in France Over Alleged Terrorism Apology

A 64-year-old man has been taken into police custody in Évry, south of Paris, on suspicion of publicly condoning terrorism after allegedly praising the suspected perpetrator of a deadly shooting in the Yvelines region. His arrest follows an online report to Pharos, the French government’s......

Block Unveils Dessa, a Humanlike AI Voice Model That Runs on Consumer Hardware

Block, the financial technology company led by Jack Dorsey, has introduced Dessa, an experimental artificial intelligence model designed to make spoken interactions with machines sound and feel more natural. By training the system directly on human speech rather than relying exclusively on text-based......

Trump Faces December Deadline to Testify in $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit

A federal judge in the United States has ordered President Donald Trump to give sworn testimony by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), setting a firm deadline in a case that has drawn attention to the relationship between political figures......

Former Japanese ambassador says royal speech sets out clear vision for future cooperation

Morocco’s royal speech before members of both chambers of Parliament reflects a clear assessment of the country’s achievements and remaining challenges, while outlining priorities for the future, according to former Japanese ambassador to Morocco Takashi Shinozuka. In a statement to Morocco’s......

Morocco and Mistral launch AI tools built to understand Moroccan Darija

Morocco is moving to strengthen the linguistic capabilities of its artificial intelligence ecosystem, with the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform and Mistral announcing the first concrete outputs of their strategic partnership. The initial tools are being developed within the framework......

Gemini adds more realistic voice cloning and dramatic speech capabilities

Google is expanding the capabilities of its Gemini artificial intelligence models with new text-to-speech technology designed to produce more expressive and natural-sounding voices. The latest systems can reproduce a wider range of vocal characteristics, allowing generated speech to reflect changes in......

Anti-migrant tensions rise in Ceuta after summer border crossing

Tensions surrounding migration have intensified in Ceuta following the large-scale arrival of migrants at the end of July, with Spanish authorities recording a sharp increase in hate speech online and recent incidents affecting migrant communities. The Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE),......