A number of new discoveries relating to the unique linguistic features of text that has been translated by a person that can significantly improve the capabilities of computerized translation programs ...

A US software designer plans to harness the brains of the world’s computer users to build a multilingual translation database. Brian McConnell believes it could provide a free way to translate the ...

Translation is that space where language, culture, history, politics, and incommensurable difference all collide and sometimes cohere to make sense. At a time of intensive globalization, when cultures ...

Software that translates one human language into another. Live translate programs are invaluable when traveling in a foreign land. People just have to speak in their native language, and the software ...

A new study co-authored by an MIT economist shows that improved translation software can significantly boost international trade online—a notable case of machine learning having a clear impact on ...

Karen Schwartz is a freelance technology writer based in the Washington D.C. area. Around the globe, federal workers face a major challenge in overcoming language barriers. From service members ...

Artificial intelligence-powered translation is becoming an increasingly crowded category, with Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook all working on their own services. But tech still isn’t a match ...

One Sunday, at one of our weekly salsa sessions, my friend Frank brought along a Danish guest. I knew Frank spoke Danish well, because his mother was Danish, and he had lived in Denmark as a child. As ...