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From: Mark Backman <mark@daily.co>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 15:17:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add changelog for #4500

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+- Changed the default WebSocket endpoints for `GradiumSTTService` and `GradiumTTSService` to the region-neutral `wss://api.gradium.ai/api/speech/asr` and `wss://api.gradium.ai/api/speech/tts`. Gradium now automatically routes traffic to the nearest endpoint. Override the url to pin to a specific region.