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Coworkers of different generations mentor each other to reduce workplace misunderstandings

With at least five generations participating in the U.S. workforce, coworkers can at times feel like they speak different languages

The Independent UK

Really? Mithun Chakraborty’s ₹45 Crore Property Is Dedicated to His Pets!

The film industry (Bollywood) has seen countless awe-striking, dramatic, and out-of-the-box stories of love over the years. But have you ever imagined that a celebrity could dedicate an entire property just for their pets? Sounds strange, right? Yet this is why it is often said that the most powerful stories…

Times Pets

PDF to OCR Converter: How to Convert Scanned PDFs to Searchable Text

Ever tried to copy text from a scanned document and found out it's just an image? Frustrating, right? A lot of PDFs out there are just scans of paper—so the text inside can't be searched, copied, or edited. A PDF to OCR converter uses optical character recognition to turn these…

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‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people sign to order

In-person interactions break down barriers in east London, as AI startups also try to bridge communication divide

The Guardian - UK

Anke Gowda: Padma Shri Hero Who Built India’s Largest Free Library

Among the Padma Shri Awardees 2026, one particular individual stood out, gaining huge social media attention. It was a man who dedicated almost all of his lifetime assets to build an adobe of knowledge. Yes, it was Anke Gowda who created the country’s largest free-access library named Pustak Mane, containing…

Times Life

This Photographer Captures Tender And Unexpected Moments On The Street (40 Pics)

Margarita Mavromichalis is a street photographer whose work centers on everyday life, human behavior, and emotionally charged moments found in public spaces. She speaks five languages and studied translation and interpreting, often describing photography as her...

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Developmental language disorder can have life-long effects – and it’s easily missed in multilingual children

Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when the teacher gives instructions. He could simply be adjusting to English – or the problem could be developmental language disorder (DLD), a condition that severely impairs a child’s…

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ChatGPT just quietly launched a Google Translate rival — here's how it works

Learn how to use ChatGPT Translate to convert text between 50 languages and refine translations for different audiences and contexts.

Tom’s Guide

My cultural awakening: an Eddie Izzard routine inspired me to learn French – and get a job with the EU

Being able to understand the comedian talking in French in his Dress to Kill show led to me learning several languages and working on the continent

The Guardian - UK

I tested ChatGPT Translate vs Google Translate — one was the clear winner

I tested OpenAI’s standalone language translation tool against one of the longest-running translation tools to see which one is superior

Tom’s Guide

OpenAI's ChatGPT Translate Takes Aim at Google: AI Showdown in Language Services

OpenAI has quietly rolled out a new translation tool, ChatGPT Translate, positioning its flagship AI against Google Translate in a battle for dominance in the global language services market. The launch marks a significant expansion of OpenAI's product line and signals its ambition to challenge one of Google's most widely…

International Business Times

ChatGPT has a hidden translation tool — and it could rival Google Translate

OpenAI throws its hat into the translation arena with its very own standalone tool that supports over 50+ languages

Tom’s Guide

I see sounds as shapes. Synaesthesia has given me an extraordinary ability for languages

Kim Elms, a speech pathologist, shares her experience as an auditory-visual synaesthete

The Guardian - AU

The chatbot will see you now: how AI is being trained to spot mental health issues in any language

Calls to a clinic in Uganda are helping create a therapy algorithm that works in local languages, as specialists look to technology to address the global mental health crisis

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How Celtic languages spread across Britain and Ireland: why we need to reconsider the early story

The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all descend from Celtic languages once spoken across Britain and Ireland in antiquity. While the modern languages are well documented from the early middle ages onwards, what came before is far more mysterious.

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Five myths about learning a new language – busted

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, fear – or the memory of struggling to memorise grammar at school –…

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV revives tradition with multilingual Christmas message

Pope Leo XIV revived a tradition by offering greetings in multiple languages during his first Christmas Day message.

The Conversation

Leave notes, play games, go shopping: how to boost your child’s multilingual skills these holidays

About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual children spend their school days speaking English and during term-time, home languages often take a back seat. So holidays – particularly the long summer break – offer a chance to hear and speak their heritage languages…

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The trouble with idioms: How they can leave even fluent English speakers behind

Being a linguist — and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch) — I have an annoying habit: instead of paying attention to what people are saying, I often get distracted by how they are saying it. The other…

The Independent UK

Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise

It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages

Evening Standard

Soundcore AeroFit 2 AI Assistant review: These open ear headphones can translate over 100 languages

Discover the new Soundcore AeroFit 2 AI Assistant, providing real-time translation in over 100 languages through innovative open ear style headphones.

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How Canada’s emergency communications still exclude Indigenous languages

When life-saving information is not provided in a language people understand, it can delay protective action and put communities at unnecessary risk.

The Guardian - UK

John Sutter obituary

Other lives: Respected teacher and trainer who specialised in Esol, English for speakers of other languages

The Conversation

Impossible translations: why we struggle to translate words when we don’t experience the concept

If you are fluent in any language other than English, you have probably noticed that some things are impossible to translate exactly.

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I was hoping for Babel Fish realtime audio translation, and while the InnAIO AI Translator T9is impressive, it's not there yet

This compact device uses a MagSafe connector to attach to your phone and then utilises an app to provide voice-to-voice, voice-to-text, photo and text translation to a huge variety of languages in almost, but not quite, real time. What's more, it's able to use an AI version of your own…

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