AI Apr 2, 2026

Microsoft Launches 3 In-House AI Models, Reducing OpenAI Dependence

Microsoft launched three in-house AI models on April 2, reducing its dependence on OpenAI. MAI-Image-2, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Transcribe-1 cover image generation, text-to-speech, and speech recognition.

Open Source Mar 6, 2026

IBM Granite 4.0 Speech Tops OpenASR Leaderboard

IBM released Granite 4.0 1B Speech on March 6, a compact multilingual speech model that now ranks first on the OpenASR Leaderboard for automatic speech recognition