This see-through smart ring translates sign language and almost works like magic

Researchers in South Korea have developed a ring-based sign language translator that works wirelessly and can recognize ASL and ISL words with roughly 88% accuracy.
Mashable

AI translator turns English into LinkedIn speak

LinkedIn HQ in downtown San Francisco, skewered by a reflection of the Salesforce tower Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images If you've spent more than a day on LinkedIn in your life, you may ...
WTKR

VB school leaders weigh Chromebook use in early grades

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — School leaders in Virginia Beach are considering whether to scale back Chromebook use for the division’s youngest students. The Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently ...
Android

Google Translate Gets Gemini AI: Real-World Context to Ditch Robotic Translations

Google Translate is receiving a major Gemini AI update to improve its understanding of context, idioms, and tone. New interactive tools like “Understand” and “Ask” allow users to explore translation ...
The Verge

Google Translate is using Gemini AI to offer alternative translations based on context.

In December, Google Translate started using Gemini AI to improve translations for colloquial phrases and idioms that might not make sense in other languages, and now the Translate app also offers ...
The New York Times

They Are in Love but Don’t Speak the Same Language

He speaks English. She speaks Mandarin. The secret to their happy marriage: Microsoft Translator. By Kashmir Hill Photographs by Oliver Farshi Kashmir Hill writes about how technology changes how we ...
Business Insider

Steven Bartlett says using AI in this way is the most important thing he's done for his business

Steven Bartlett said one particular use of AI was a game changer for his business. Bartlett credited AI translation for transforming his media business during a panel at Davos. In 2025, "The Diary of ...
CNET

ChatGPT Has a New Language Translation Option for You

OpenAI is putting Google Translate on notice: It now has a dedicated ChatGPT Translate webpage that can convert writing in 50 languages. At first glance, it looks like a basic text-to-text translator ...
Newsweek

I Couldn’t Stop Creating AI Images of Myself—Until I Had a Breakdown

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two years ago, I learned this firsthand. At the time, I was working as ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Linguists Are Creating a New Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Languages—With Help From ‘Curse Tablets’ and Roman Records

An ogham stone in Cornwall, England BabelStone via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers say they are compiling the first-ever dictionary of ancient Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
Engadget

Google Translate is now better at translating slang terms and idioms using AI

Google is rolling out new Gemini-assisted functionality to Search and its Translate app. It says its AI can now provide more natural and accurate text translations for phrases that have more "nuanced ...