PARIS – As WORLDCRUNCH continues to innovate and strive to make its exclusive content as widely available as possible, it has recently partnered with French tech company ODIA to integrate cutting-edge, AI-powered audio versions of its articles.
The collaboration between Worldcrunch and Odia harnesses the power of cutting-edge neural speech synthesis and generative AI tech to allow Worldcrunch users to now listen to the stories directly on the site, offering a new seamless and versatile way to engage with the award-winning international journalism.
As a result of this partnership, Worldcrunch’s wealth of global perspective and high-quality journalism will be enhanced by Odia’s tech expertise, catering to ever more diverse audiences — now including news enthusiasts who prefer to consume content on-the-go or while they’re doing other activities.
As Worldcrunch CEO Benjamin Sabbah says, “We are proud of joining forces with Odia to introduce this innovative feature. Integrating audio into our platform aligns with our mission of enhancing user accessibility and engagement. This collaboration opens up new avenues for users to consume content in a way that suits their preferences and busy lifestyles.”
Odia’s CEO Ekaterina Balnikov adds: “Having already worked with such leading French media as Challenges, Sciences & Avenir and Livres Hebdo, it is exciting to work with such a respected source of international journalism as Worldcrunch. Our AI functionality is proving to be especially strong in the English language.”
Key benefits of this collaboration include:
1. Enhanced accessibility: The integrated audio features make content more accessible to users who sometimes prefer to listen rather than read.
2. Versatile content consumption: Users can seamlessly switch between reading and listening, offering a dynamic and personalized content experience.
3. Innovative technology: Leveraging cutting-edge technology, the collaboration between Worldcrunch, and Odia showcases a commitment to staying at the forefront of digital advancements.
The feature is live with all current articles at Worldcrunch.com, with a portion of the archives to be updated with audio versions in the coming months.
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ABOUT WORLDCRUNCH:
Worldcrunch is a Paris-based English language news website that curates and translates news from international media sources and partner organizations.
Founded in Paris in 2011, Worldcrunch is a news website that curates, translates and publishes the best of the international press, in English, from top sources around the world (Die Welt and Les Echos in Europe, El Espectador and Clarin in Latin America, Livy Bereg in Ukraine, Initium in China … and dozens more).
ABOUT ODIA:
Odia is a French tech company whose aim is to create a high-quality audio experience, using cutting-edge neural speech synthesis and generative artificial intelligence technologies to turn text into voice.
Odia’s solution, developed by a team of AI and natural language processing experts, allows its partners and clients to instantly convert a variety of written content – articles, books, reports – into an immersive, natural-sounding audio format.
