DARK SECRETS: 25 - The Real Truth

UK urged to promote speaking of Irish and Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland

Council of Europe also calls for more support for Cornish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Manx Gaelic

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

What’s South Africa’s new school language law and why is it controversial?

Afrikaans-speaking groups say sections of BELA threaten to ‘erode’ their mother tongue.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2024

Apple’s best tool for world travelers is now on your Apple Watch — here’s how to use it

watchOS 11 supports on-wrist translations for 20 languages; here's how to use the Translate app on your Apple Watch.

Tom’s Guide · Sep 18, 2024

‘Weather magic’ and wind lore: the push to preserve ancient knowledge in Vanuatu

‘Talking dictionaries’ among the tools used by researchers to document languages and record Indigenous environmental knowledge

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2024

How to improve your memory: strategies for kids and adults

We tend to think of people’s memories as being either good or bad. However, you might know someone with a terrible memory for names and faces who is very good at learning languages. Another person might have an extraordinary ability to recall past events in detail, but they struggle to…

The Conversation · Sep 4, 2024

These are the best-paid roles for developers in the UK

The best-paying roles, positions and languages for developers have all been confirmed in Stack Overflow’s latest study.

TechRadar · Sep 4, 2024

Western media’s focus on colonial languages

Letter: Due recognition should be given to African languages such as Wolof, which is widely spoken in Senegal and the Gambia, when reporting on the region, writes Karim Bah

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Remembering Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, France's flying storyteller

A pilot, writer and illustrator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry penned "The Little Prince", which has been translated into nearly 600 languages. The Frenchman disappeared 80 years ago during a World War II reconnaissance flight. His death long remained a mystery. FRANCE 24's Aurore Cloé Dupuis, Natacha Vesnitch and Sonia Baritello explore…

France 24 · Sep 2, 2024

I just tested this $699 translator that supports 40 languages — here’s what happened

The Timekettle X1 AI Interpreter Hub is a compact and portable translator that facilitates one-on-one conversations in different languages, and attempts real-time translation. However, it suffers from mis-translations, lag, and a very high price.

Tom’s Guide · Sep 2, 2024

I learned the language of computer programming in my 50s – here’s what I discovered

A writer with no technical background recounts his incredible journey into the realm of coding and its lessons about the modern world

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024