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Proposals lodged for 'equal respect' for Scots and Gaelic after 'centuries of harm'

The Scottish Greens have lodged proposals to help further protect the Gaelic and Scots languages, The National can reveal...

The National (Scotland)

Pushpa 2: The Rule box office collection Day 5: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer sees big drop in numbers on Monday; misses Rs 600 crore net mark

Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's highly anticipated film Pushpa 2: The Rule witnessed a significant drop in its box office earnings on its fifth day, Monday. The film, which ended its opening weekend with a staggering Rs 141.05 crore collection on Sunday, managed only Rs 64.10 crore across all languages…

The Times of India

Scotland’s new Makar fires stark warning on future of Gaelic

SCOTLAND’s new Makar has said he wants to show Gaelic is a “living language of national importance” as he warned it could be lost in Hebridean…

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‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: new Scottish makar Peter Mackay

As new national poet, the Gaelic speaker is looking at all of the languages spoken in the country, to see ‘what we can learn between them’

The Guardian - UK

Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence

Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s most famous and respected intellectuals, will be 96 years old on Dec. 7, 2024. For more than half a century, multitudes of people have read his works in a variety of languages, and many people have relied on his commentaries and interviews for insights…

The Conversation

Your personality changes when you speak another language, but that’s not always a bad thing

Have you ever wondered whether the language you speak influences the way you see the world? Well, according to a number of studies in psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology and linguistic anthropology, it does. Languages don’t just allow us to communicate – they also shape our perception of what surrounds us, and…

The Conversation

Latest OnlyOffice update introduces new features, faster loading times and enhanced accessibility

Update introduces co-editing for PDFs, enhanced user interface options, faster document loading times, and improved accessibility features.

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No Regrets: Merkel Looks Back At Refugee Crisis, Russia Ties

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Barbara Taylor Bradford: Best-selling author known for A Woman of Substance

Her books have sold more than 91 million copies and have been published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries.

Evening Standard

Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals

We all know what words we might shout out when we stub a toe or touch something hot. For those of us who speak English, it’s probably “ouch”.

The Conversation

WhatsApp makes Voice Messages more accessible with new Transcripts feature

WhatsApp adds transcripts to voice messages in select languages for now.

Android Central

Meta AI smart glasses say bonjour, hola, and ciao to Europe and new languages

Ray-Ban Meta AI smart glasses add European languages and countries.

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People around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study finds

Speakers of 28 languages linked sound and shape at least 88% of the time, in ‘strongest case of sound symbolism to date’

The Guardian - UK

These new Microsoft Teams features will affect millions more people than anything else announced at Ignite 2024

Microsoft Teams will soon support several new or expanded translation features that increase the accessiblity of meetings. Teams also has a Storyline integration on the way.

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These new updates to Microsoft Teams might actually help make it a smarter work companion

Microsoft Teams is getting smarter translation tools and Copilot-enabled quick summaries.

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“Start Speaking Spanish Today with Convenient Online Spanish Classes”

In our increasingly globalized world, knowing multiple languages is more than just a fancy skill-it's a necessity. Spanish, being the second most spoken language globally, offers countless opportunities for personal and professional growth. For ...

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TikTok makes its AI ad creation tool available to all advertisers

Users can now create AI-generated ads in 30+ languages in minutes with TikTok’s Symphony Creative Studio.

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Kannadiga vs Hindi ‘outsider’: The multiple dimensions of the Bengaluru divide

In August, noted writer, Kannada professor, and folklorist Purushottam Bilimale served up a familiar refrain in Bengaluru. As the head of the Kannada Development Authority, he reiterated an argument that had been made for several decades.

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Jerry Garcia's voice can now read you bedtime stories and recipes in 32 languages

AI company ElevenLabs have worked with the Jerry Garcia estate to recreate the Grateful Dead founder's voice

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US government wants businesses to stop using C and C++, claims they are insecure

Joint FBI and CISA advisory warns against using memory-unsafe languages for critical infrastructure.

The Guardian - UK

‘It gets more and more confused’: can AI replace translators?

A Dutch publisher has announced that it will use AI to translate some of its books – but those in the industry are worried about the consequences if this becomes the norm

The Guardian - UK

Even among artists in exile, the myth of Russian cultural supremacy lives on

Many liberal Russians shelter in states once part of the Soviet Union. It’s time that they learned to respect the cultures and languages their nation has so long suppressed

The Conversation

Could we ever decipher an alien language? Uncovering how AI communicates may be the key

In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language consisting of palindromic phrases, which read the same backwards as they do forwards, written with circular symbols. As she discovers various clues, different nations around the world interpret the messages…

The Conversation

South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start

Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonisers, from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, each group trying to assert linguistic as well as economic and social control.

Reason

Reflections on Lecturing on Immigration Policy in Switzerland

Ove the last few days, I gave two talks on immigration in Switzerland. Here are some reflections on that experience.

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