S-5! and National Women in Roofing have collaborated to launch a scholarship program supporting women pursuing careers in the skilled trades by offering financial aid, mentorship, and educational resources.

Gary Edgar, national architectural specification manager for PPG's building products in North America, highlights the benefits of using metal roofing versus asphalt shingles for solar panels.

Absolute Construction in Plano, Texas helps a customer seeking a replacement for their concrete tile roof select a far more durable roof, giving them a metal makeover.

A Colorado-based facility achieves above-average sustainability without compromising design ethos, thanks to S-5! Solar attachment solutions.

S-5! introduces the S-5-TXL clamp, designed for T-shaped standing seam roofs and heavy-duty applications, with non-penetrating support to maintain roof integrity and warranty.

Manufacturers, suppliers and other industry stakeholders are updating their own business practices while learning to navigate through and beyond these unparalleled times.

RC highlights Duro-Last and how the company's innovative Roof Pavers are not just functional, but aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly.

FlashCo, the Sonoma County, Calif.-based manufacturer of roof flashing products, unveils a suite of safety-oriented, roof-mounted gear ensuring maximum worker protection and regulatory compliance.

Some roofs are so iconic their mere description gives their identity away. Or does it? Take our quiz to test your knowledge (and our writing skills).

Roofing contractors will want to keep an eye out for synthetic underlayments meeting the ASTM’s new standard in the coming months.

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. introduces the 'Live Regulatory Update Service,' offering customized virtual presentations by subject matter experts in areas including FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, and more.

The Labor Department announced OSHA's updated Hazard Communication Standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System, improving hazard classification and labeling for better safety.

Learn how to handle the top 10 contract clauses roofing contractors commonly face when presented with a contract from a general contractor or owner.

Attendees will hear first-hand from the legal, consulting, manufacturer, and commercial contractor points of view on how they’re finding pathways to success.

The Garland Company unveiled Green-Lock Plus White high-performance adhesive to construct multi-ply modified bitumen roofing systems.

2023 International Roofing Expo keynote speaker Chris Czarnik offers a sober outlook on future difficulties facing the roofing industry's search for qualified workers and what steps contractors should take to ensure their talent pool remains full.

The NRCA launched a new Spanish-only membership category, offering Spanish-speaking roofing professionals educational resources, certifications, and business tools tailored to their needs.

This year’s event saw the largest turnout since it started in 2018, and had the support of over 20 different vendors, partners and sponsors, along with the entire BluSky executive team in attendance.

RAFTR Roofing + Exteriors has partnered with fintech company GreenSky to streamline roof repair financing, enhancing customer access to “frictionless” payment options and accelerating sales and cash flow. 

A roof collapse at a railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, resulted in the deaths of 14 people, with several others injured. Rescue efforts continued throughout the night as crews worked to recover bodies from the rubble and assist survivors.

Industry experts and trade groups, such as the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association, are urging Florida regulators to allow roofing contractors to install hurricane straps during reroofing.

Twitter announces new effort to tackle the spread of fake news.

Read more: Twitter plans ‘fake news’ button, but fears it could be gamed

E-sports is already drawing massive crowds to packed arenas, and now League of Ireland teams are looking to join in.

Read more: League of Ireland teams establish major national e-sports tournament

Speechmatics, a provider of automatic speech recognition software based on recurrent neural networks and statistical language modeling, is on a mission to make its speech-to-text technology usable by 70 percent of the world's population in the next three years.

With almost 25 years of experience in developing text-to-speech solutions, ReadSpeaker today offers one of the largest selections of expressive, humanlike voices in the industry.

Improved accuracy, wider language choices, and real-time options are among the benefits.

Deepfakes threats advance, and technology is challenged to keep up.

Speech systems will continue to get more conversational with AI advances.

AI makes synthetic speech sound more realistic than ever?and therein lies the danger.

Thanks to this Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of real-time speech understanding technology, agents have a choice in how they're heard and can proudly hold on to their unique voice characteristics.

The company's first product, AI Dubbing, enables users to automatically translate any speech into up to 20 other languages while maintaining the original speakers' voice qualities.

Speech technologies have typically had a hard time understanding jargon, abbreviations, and acronyms, but Israeli startup aiOla is changing all that.

With voice data, companies must strike a delicate balance between maintaining privacy and ensuring security.?

You need speech-to-text outputs that are reliable for business use, not just technically accurate.

Users tend to anthropomorphize speech systems in sometimes surprising ways.

Ultra-low latency voice AI technology, which can generate speech in just 25 milliseconds, could transform human-machine interaction across industries while potentially reducing screen time and making digital interactions more natural.

Jabra ClearSpeech reduces background noise to improve speech accuracy for call centers.

SyncWords makes its Live AI Captioning and Dubbing available via AWS Marketplace.

Android update offers image description and screen reader capabilities.

Deepdub's new technologies address the increasing need for scalable, high-quality localization solutions by Hollywood studios and global dubbing houses.

Doctorpresso's REDI is a voice-based diary app that can detect early signs of depression by analyzing users' speech patterns.

BlipCut's V2.14.0 release includes batch video translation and support for additional languages.

Global Relay's AI-enabled voice-to-text transcription enables recordkeeping and surveillance.

Supernormal's Voice Agents help businesses build conversational AI assistants.

Wispr Flow provides voice dictation that works in every app on Macs with auto-edits and AI commands.

Agora integrates with OpenAI to enable real-time conversational AI.

Wondercraft's new Director Mode feature gives users greater control over AI-generated voice content.

Funding will accelerate Gladia's transition from a speech-to-text API to an end-to-end audio infrastructure provider for agent assistance, sales enablement tools, and AI meeting assistants.

Open Dental has integrated Bola's AI voice solution into its practice management solution.

Parakeet expands with voice solution for patient engagement for healthcare providers.