U.S.A.I.D. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems. Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press ...

By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer Sesame Workshop is cutting staff, as the fate of its flagship TV program Sesame Street remains in limbo. The nonprofit is still looking for a new TV or ...

Rep. Robert Garcia from California questions witnesses during a hearing in front of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner ...

Sesame Workshop is planning major layoffs, CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin said in a memo to staff this week. The non-profit behind the iconic children's TV show Sesame Street informed staff of its ...

Sesame Workshop, producer of the long-running children’s show Sesame Street, announced layoffs this week. “Amid the changing media and funding landscape, we have made the difficult decision to reduce ...

Given all this, I had high expectations for the cookbook “Sesame,” written by Seed + Mill’s co-founder Rachel Simons, but the book managed to exceed them. I had assumed the recipes in the ...

Sesame changed that. In a blog post titled "Crossing the Uncanny Valley of Conversational Voice," the company dropped a demo of its new AI that lets you talk to either "Maya" or "Miles." ...

Nearly 12 years later, that fictional premise has veered closer to reality with the release of a new conversational voice model from AI startup Sesame that has left many users both fascinated and ...

In a list of alleged expenses, he said, "$20 million for the Arab 'Sesame Street' in the Middle East. It's a program, $20 ...

But now, one AI voice model outdoes them all. Meet Sesame, a new AI voice model designed around delivering “voice presence” that feels like you’re talking to a real person. To call the ...

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