Meta is reportedly in discussions to acquire Play AI, a startup specializing in voice cloning technology. The acquisition aims to enhance Meta's capabilities in artificial intelligence and voice technologies, potentially integrating these advancements into their existing platforms.

The Zonos-v0.1 beta has been released, featuring two advanced text-to-speech models capable of high-fidelity voice cloning. Available under an Apache 2.0 license, these models are trained on diverse speech data and can generate expressive speech while offering competitive pricing through various subscription tiers. The open-source nature of the models aims to enhance TTS research and development.