Jan Leeming has suggested that she no longer gets work because of her “RP” accent. The former BBC newsreader joked that she doesn’t “tick” modern boxes because she speaks in received pronunciation (RP ...

It's a highly frustrating moment talking to a voice assistant that doesn't understand your regional accent. But a new voice assistant launched by the BBC will learn UK regional accents to ensure you ...

Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking and trending news. She'd been reporting and editing for more than a decade, including at the National Journal and Current TV. The BBC on ...

Going by the corporation's colloquial title of 'Beeb' the voice assistant has been built from the ground-up by the BBC to enable families to request their favourite programmes or services without the ...

The Queen’s English is the British accent we Americans are accustomed to hearing, thanks mainly to the royal family. But that’s not how all British people speak. Some speak a far more accented English ...

The British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC may be best known for being, well, a broadcasting company but it actually has left very important legacies in the tech industry today. The BBC Micro in the ...