TIME Applauds Language-Related Innovations from Meta, Duolingo, and LEGO
TIME Magazine recognized three language-industry products in its “Best Inventions of 2023” list, underscoring the importance of multilingual communication, accessibility, and inclusion in today’s globalized world.
Literary Nobel Prize Spotlights Language Preservation
The Swedish Academy has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature to author Jon Fosse who uses Norway's minority written standard.
Celebrating Indigenous languages on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous...
Today marks the 29th International Day of the World's Indigenous People since the United Nations voted to celebrate the day back in the mid-1990s.
How AI is changing the way we study languages
On July 25, Columbia professor and New York Times columnist John McWhorter presented readers with an interesting and provocative — perhaps overtly so — question:
“Will translation...
The Week in Review: July 7, 2023
Kiswahili is spoken by more than 200 million people worldwide.
Today, we celebrate those speakers and their language: Since 2021, UNESCO has recognized July 7...
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force
In Canada, the federal government is committed to supporting inclusivity in written documents within the public service.
The Week in Review: June 30, 2023
Language learning is tough. But maybe ChatGPT can make it easier.
At least that’s what some language learners and app developers are trying to see....
The Week in Review: June 16, 2023
This week, the European Union (EU) announced that its translation unit will be using machine translation to translate press materials more rapidly. Read more...
The Week in Review: June 9, 2023
It was bound to happen at some point. After using ChatGPT irresponsibly, a lawyer could face sanctions, pending a judge’s review.
Though OpenAI itself warns...