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Other lives: Expert in encoding scripts for languages

The Guardian - UK

30 Things You’ve Seen A Thousand Times: Prove You Know What They Are Called

Think you have a sharp eye for detail and a sharper memory for words? This quiz is all about the everyday objects, sounds, and features of the human body that most people see daily but could never name. These words come from science, history, and languages around the world, and…

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Songbook and album safeguarding Indigenous languages

Song has always been part of the fabric of Indigenous cultural identity, and a new songbook is harnessing the power of music to protect traditional languages.

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Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

In 2004, language learning ceased to be compulsory at Key Stage 4, aged 14 to 16.

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30 Borrowed Words That Entered English: Identify Their Origins And Prove Your Language IQ

Did you know that the English word “cookie” is not so English?English borrowed a lot of words from other languages. “Shampoo,” “piano,” “tattoo” - none of them began as English, but now we use them all the time. Some words came through trade, some through travel, and others stayed just…

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6 Nostalgic Money Habits Boomers Still Believe In

You’re having a conversation with your parents about money. You mention your high-yield savings account or your Roth IRA. They look at you with a blank stare and then launch into a lecture about the importance of a company pension and the evils of credit cards. It feels like you’re…

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Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here’s how we know

If you have studied almost any European language, you will have noticed words that felt oddly familiar. French mort (dead) recalls English murder. German Hund (dog) is a dead ringer for hound. Czech sestra resembles English sister. No prizes for guessing the meaning of Albanian kau (OK, well – it’s…

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Canva AI Now Available in 16 Languages Beyond English

Canva AI assistant is now available to a much wider audience. Today, the company has announced that it now supports 16 additional languages beyond

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AI in Africa: 5 issues that must be tackled for digital equality

If it’s steered correctly, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. It can drive breakthroughs in agriculture. It can expand access to healthcare and education. It can boost financial inclusion and strengthen democratic participation.

The Conversation

WhatsApp updated with new feature to help users understand each other better

WhatsApp has finally announced a Message Translation feature, allowing users to communicate in different languages

Euronews Montenegro officially launches, expanding regional media presence in Western Balkans

Montenegro is the fourth country to become part of the pan-European media outlet's network of affiliates in the Western Balkans, already including Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania.

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Meta adds real-time language translation to WhatsApp

The translations will initially be available in 19 languages on iPhone and six languages on Android devices.

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Apple Quietly Drops iOS 26.1 Beta — And What's Inside Will Surprise You

With its first major point update, iOS 26.1 brings a host of refinements and new features. The beta expands Apple Intelligence and Live Translation to more languages, adds a new swipe gesture for music playback and includes subtle but notable UI tweaks to core apps.

International Business Times UK

Do you speak Sylheti? Tamajaght? Klingon? Inside the Festival for Endangered Languages

Every two weeks, a language is lost – and by the end of the century, half of the world’s 7,000 tongues could have vanished. We meet the artist using eyeliner and chokeberries to rescue everything from Ogham to Arablish

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How speaking in a second language directly affects your moral judgement

Ιf you asked a multilingual friend which language they find more emotional, the answer would usually be their mother tongue – the one they used while growing up and probably still use at home. This does not mean they are incapable of expressing emotion in another language, but there is…

International Business Times

Pocket Entertainment: The New-Age Disney In The Making

Founded by Rohan Nayak, Nishanth KS, and Prateek Dixit, Pocket FM initially gained traction by offering dramatized non-music audio content in small episodes in Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali.

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Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers

Despite growing calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in science, a new study reveals how deep-rooted disparities continue to shape who gets to contribute to science.

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Twilight at 20: the many afterlives of Stephenie Meyer’s vampires

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Stephenie Meyer’s novel, Twilight. The book series of the same name has sold over 160 million copies, been translated into 38 languages and adapted into five blockbuster films.

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A ‘thoroughly white’ novel of national mythmaking: Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly Gang at 25

It’s hard to fathom that 25 years have passed since Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly Gang was published to such acclaim. A glance at the novel’s entry in the AustLit database gives a sense of the phenomenon. It has gone through 15 editions, won 17 awards – including…

Android Central

YouTube's new trick automatically re-dubs any video into your native tongue

YouTube’s video dubbing in multiple languages is now available to every creator.

The Independent UK

I tried Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, and they have one major difference from the Pro 2

The ability to translate languages in real-time gets the headlines, but the sound quality is superb

TechRadar

AirPods' new Live Translation feature might be full of European languages, but the feature won't be available in much of Europe

EU might be disappointed with your earbuds' Live Translation availability

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Social media is teaching children how to use AI. How can teachers keep up?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how students write essays, practise languages and complete assignments. Teachers are also experimenting with AI for lesson planning, grading and feedback. The pace is so fast that schools, universities and policymakers are struggling to keep up.

The Independent UK

AirPods Pro 3: Apple launches new wireless earbuds alongside iPhone 17

New earphones come with heart rate monitor, better noise cancellation and the ability to understand languages you don’t speak

The Guardian - UK

‘People say my music helps them heal’: Canada’s First Nations musicians revitalise the powwow

Confronting the historic trauma of forced assimilation, a wave of artists are rejuvenating hyper-diverse Indigenous cultures in the kinds of festivals that were once forbidden

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