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Artificial Intelligence
Apple Introduces AI Translation in watchOS 11
At its Apple Event 2024 which took place earlier this month, Apple announced that the AI-powered Translate app will be available on watchOS 11, allowing Apple Watch users to access machine translation (MT) directly from their wrist.
Language
The Week in Review: May 19, 2023
Privacy concerns have plagued large language models (LLMs) and generative AI tools for quite a while now — Apple even banned its employees from using...
Technology
Musixmatch is making podcasts more accessible
Musixmatch is venturing into a less melodic realm of audio content: podcasts. To help make podcasts more accessible — both for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and individuals who simply wish to read, rather than listen to, the content in a podcast — Musixmatch is generating transcriptions of podcasts.
Technology
UIUC partners with tech companies to improve speech recognition for individuals with disabilities
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple may have competing interests, but they’ve recently found one thing to work together on: All five of these big tech companies have joined forces to support the Speech Accessibility Project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
Culture
One of the Biggest Multilingual Shows Ever – Pachinko
Not only does the show need to have an all-Asian cast, but it also needed to be told in three languages: Korean, Japanese, and English, as its characters migrated across the world.
Technology
WhatsApp Developing Automatic Transcription Feature
WhatsApp is currently working on developing an in-app speech recognition and automatic transcription system for the iOS app’s voice message feature, according to WhatsApp...
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Weekly Shorts | May 21, 2021
Apple Launches Sign Language Interpreting Program
Among numerous accessibility updates, Apple launched SignTime earlier this week, a program designed to make AppleCare and Retail Customer...
Business
The 25 Best Globalized Websites
After recently releasing his Web Globalization Report Card for the 17th year, author John Yunker said he's been getting positive feedback on what it...
Business
Apple to provide interpreters in stores
International tech company Apple plans to up the availability of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in its stores, reports information site iLounge. In the...
