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108 posts

2026
Launching the Speechify CookbookThe Speechify Cookbook is a public repo of runnable TTS recipes: pick a folder, drop in your API key, run it. TypeScript and Python, SDK and native REST.Engineeringvia speechify.ai
Hello Speechify DevelopersWelcome to the new Speechify developer blog. Expect updates from the AI and labs teams, product news, collaborations, and technical guides for the Speechify TTS API.Newsvia speechify.ai
Best Text-to-Speech API: Top Voice Quality at the Lowest Price (2026) | SpeechifyThe best text-to-speech API for voice quality and price: SIMBA ranks #1 of 85 models on Artificial Analysis, from $6 per million characters.Voice AIvia speechify.com
Voice Agents API is now public betaSpeechify Voice Agents is now publicly documented, with guides and API reference pages for agents, conversations, tools, knowledge bases, calls, and monitoring.AIvia speechify.ai
We Built a Self-Service Support Bot That Customers Install ThemselvesHow Deepgram built a self-service AI support bot for Slack — customers install it, link their project, and get answers from docs instantlyVoice AIvia deepgram.com
2024
Time to Leave? Time to Rebuild! Making Twitter2.0Time to rebuild: what a Twitter2.0 replacement actually needs, starting with a Go tool that turns your Twitter archive.zip export into usable JSON.Engineeringvia dev.to
The End of X (Or, It Should Be): How Elon Killed TwitterHow Elon killed Twitter and built X: bots got worse, free speech became selective moderation, and the API that fed research and fact-checking was priced out.Newsvia dev.to
Just Surviving: Working Remotely for BeginnersFollowing on from my last post where I talked about how difficult working remotely can be, today I am posting some of my advice on how to maintain a positiveCareervia dev.to
I Love Working Remotely, Even Though It Sucks at TimesI love and hate remote work. It drains my social battery, needing human interaction to recharge.Careervia dev.to
A Guide to Respectful API Back-Off StrategiesThis guide provides a general framework for handling Deepgram's 429 response errors through effective back-off strategies.Voice AIvia deepgram.com