Earbud translators will bring us closer: The Future IRL (via Engadget)
The moment Google Pixel Buds were used earlier this month to demonstrate real time translation from Swedish to English, people […]
We Can’t Stem the Tide of Language Death – Los Angeles Review of Books (via Los Angeles Review of Books)
Laura McPherson on the importance of documenting endangered languages before they vanish. Source: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-cant-stem-the-tide-of-language-death/#!
Apple Translator? Apple Internally Beta Tests Expanded Translation Service | Slator (via Slator)
Apple is reportedly beta testing a browser-based translator that can translate English into 32 other languages. Source: https://slator.com/technology/apple-translator-apple-internally-beta-tests-expanded-translation-service/
It’s True: Alcohol Helps You Speak a Foreign Language Better (via time.com)
People who drank a boozy beverage were more fluent than those who drank water Source: http://time.com/4989850/alcohol-foreign-language-speak/
Could instant translation technology revolutionise world HE? (via Times Higher Education (THE))
Accurate translation apps could have a ‘major impact’ on academia, some scholars believe, but others unconvinced Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/could-instant-translation-technology-revolutionise-world-he
Cool new features of Google Translate you should know (via http://www.livemint.com/)
Google wants more Indians to use their translation tool and for a good reason Source: http://www.livemint.com/Technology/ETqjgn99fRUUKBcKbBggWJ/Cool-new-features-of-Google-Translate-you-should-know.html
Translation website exposes trove of sensitive documents to public (via SlashGear)
A major privacy issue surrounding the website Translate.com has highlighted the need to be careful about which online services you […]
If you value your privacy, be careful with online translation tools (via Quartz)
One of the world’s largest energy companies recently discovered that an online translator made its documents public. Source: https://qz.com/1075524/if-you-value-your-privacy-be-careful-with-online-translation-tools/
Language and the praxis of democracy (via Manila Standard)
Manila Standard | Defining The News Source: http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/pens-es-by-fr-ranhilio-aquino/246981/language-and-the-praxis-of-democracy.html
Help Microsoft translate Windows 10 with the new Language Community app (via www.techradar.com)
Microsoft has released a new app called Language Community, which allows Windows 10 users to provide better translations for settings and apps […]