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Eminent public personalities, laud to grant classical language to Bengali

Several eminent public personalities, educationists, academics and scholars endorsed and lauded the Union Cabinet's decision. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Alibaba releases new translation-focused AI model for international ecommerce, trade, and everyday life

New translation AI model from Alibaba has reportedly already surpassed other translation models, more languages to come.

TechRadar

Senegal Embracing Wolof Language Over French Influence

Discover how Senegal is embracing Wolof alongside French, reflecting cultural pride and inclusivity in a changing linguistic landscape.

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In Senegal, the bastion of the region's Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages

For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region

The Independent UK

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Frantz Fanon was an influential psychiatrist, Algerian revolutionary and pan-African thinker who was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique. His work – and particularly his final book The Wretched of the Earth (1961) – is still widely referenced to understand the fight against colonialism and also the postcolonial era…

The Conversation

These are apparently the most popular coding languages around - with an old favourite taking top spot

Despite JavaScript’s dominance, many developers are keen to use Python, study claims.

TechRadar

The Supreme Court of Canada is wrong to refuse to translate its pre-1970 decisions

The Supreme Court of Canada has published all of its decisions in both official languages since 1970, immediately after the Official Languages Act was enacted.

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The Rings of Power used a Lord of the Rings movie veteran to help its actors learn fictional Tolkien languages

Celebrimbor actor Charles Edwards recalls learning Black Speech for his surprise opening scene in The Rings of Power season 2

Total Film

Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink

Government funding is dwindling. TikTok and Instagram are filling the gap

The Walrus

You can now chat and play games with Duolingo’s AI characters to learn Spanish or French

Duolingo unveils AI features for learning languages.

TechRadar

Google hails move to Rust for huge drop in memory vulnerabilities

Google's use of memory safe programming languages has led to an unprecendented drop in vulnerabilities

TechRadar

ChatGPT's human-like Advanced Voice Mode feature can say “Sorry I’m late” in over 50 languages — but the EU is reportedly turning a deaf ear to OpenAI's plea because it can detect user emotion

OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode feature won't be available for users in the EU region because of the stringent EU AI Act, which prohibits the use of AI systems that can recognize a user's emotions.

Windows Central

Forget the Digital Divide, a Google leader is warning of the forthcoming "AI Divide"

We already have a Digital Divide. There’s a real risk that it turns into an AI Divide. So how do you make sure that doesn’t happen?

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Andrew Marr blasts 'ridiculous' and 'offensive' Gaelic signs in parts of Scotland

ANDREW Marr has hit out at “offensive” and “ridiculous” gaelic signs in parts of Scotland.

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Evening Standard

When is the International Day of Sign Language 2024? September celebration planned

Sign Language (BSL) is to become a bigger part of our daily lives with more of an opportunity for all to learn it and, in turn, opening doors for deaf people.

The National (Scotland)

A multinational, bilingual community and a home away from home

AS I enter the room, I am instantly hit with a mix of languages, with Portuguese and English being the two predominant ones.

The Conversation

Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, one in four Canadians had at least one mother tongue other than English or French. Many people grow up with their family’s heritage languages — like Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish or Arabic — as part of their family’s cultural heritage.

The Guardian - UK

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

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Al Jazeera

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.

Tom’s Guide

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.

Dynamite News

Hindi Diwas being celebrated throughout the country with dedication

Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14, marks the anniversary of Hindi as the official language. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

All welcome: Advocates fight to ensure citizens not fluent in English have equal access to elections

As demographics shift, advocates from Las Vegas to Alaska are fighting to make voting accessible for citizens who speak different languages

The Guardian - UK

Hannah Fry: I hate the word ‘ginger’, but I love how we develop our ‘colourful’ language

Regardless of where we’re from or how we speak, humans all make sense of the world in the same ways …

Windows Central

Adobe delivers a Windows UI performance bump alongside simplified color correction and a divisive AI audio tool in its latest beta

During IBC 2024, Adobe announced several impressive updates for its Premiere Pro and After Effects programs.

The Guardian - AU

‘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

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