Google’s Gemini 2.5 Adds Real-Time Audio And Custom Speech Tools - 1

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Google’s Gemini 2.5 Adds Real-Time Audio And Custom Speech Tools

  • Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

Google introduced native audio capabilities in the Gemini 2.5 model, which expanded its native support for real-time dialogue and controllable text-to-speech (TTS) generation.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

  • Users can control tone, accent, and emotion using voice or prompts.
  • Text-to-speech features allow expressive, multilingual, multi-speaker audio generation.
  • Gemini can ignore background noise and respond only when relevant.

Google announced that users and developers can now use AI for spoken conversations, and produce audio content, through more than 24 language options.

Google states that Gemini 2.5 now generates and understands speech directly in audio, which enables users to interact more quickly and naturally. The model accepts natural language commands to modify its tone, accent, and style, while adding non-verbal features such as pauses and whispers.

The system maintains external tool connectivity through Google Search, and custom APIs, throughout conversations to retrieve relevant information.

The text-to-speech component has also been updated. Users can now control audio generation with advanced features that include emotional tone adjustment, pacing control, pronunciation customization, and multi-speaker audio output. The features work with different content types, including storytelling, announcements, and podcasts.

Google provides Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash previews for developers through Google AI Studio or Vertex AI. The Flash preview serves for quick and affordable use, but Pro offers enhanced functionality for complex prompts.

Google implemented watermarking through SynthID in all AI-generated audio during development to ensure transparency and conducted risk assessments for safety purposes. The company performed internal and external safety assessments before releasing the system to the public. Google implements these features as part of its initiative to develop multimodal AI systems, which operate between text, image, video, code, and advanced audio.

Samsung to Delete Inactive Accounts By July 31 - 2

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Samsung to Delete Inactive Accounts By July 31

  • Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

If you haven’t used your Samsung account in a while, you might want to act fast.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

  • Samsung will delete inactive accounts on July 31, 2025.
  • Accounts unused for 24 months will be deleted.
  • Deleted accounts and data cannot be recovered.

Samsung announced through a statement that it will begin deleting inactive accounts starting from July 31, 2025. The policy targets all accounts which remain inactive for 24 months.

This move is part of a new inactive account policy designed to “protect the data of users who haven’t used their Samsung account for an extended period of time,” the company explained in its blog post. Once deleted, both the account and all associated data will be gone permanently, and cannot be restored.

“If you have not used an account for two years now, it would be best to log into it or use a Samsung service or product while logged into the account so that it’s no longer considered inactive,” Samsung warned in its blog post.

The new policy affects every Samsung account, including those used for multiple Galaxy devices. Samsung accounts serve as a requirement to access Galaxy Store features, alongside Samsung Health and Galaxy Wearables.

The majority of Samsung users maintain separate accounts from their Google Account connections, even though some people link their Samsung login to their Google Account.

You can protect your account by simply logging in before July 31. A single login attempt will prevent your account from becoming inactive.

The company plans to send alerts about this change to inactive account holders through email, but this method may not work if your email account is inactive or unmonitored.

Users who have owned Samsung devices in the past, or plan to purchase them in the future, should verify the status of their account security. The July 31 deadline marks the point after which account deletion becomes irreversible.