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Italian government wants to stop businesses using English – here's why it's the lingua franca of firms around the world

The Italian government has proposed new legislation to crack down on the use of foreign languages in government, business and public life. The draft bill is particularly aimed at the use of English, which it says “demeans and mortifies” the Italian language. The proposed legislation would require employment contracts and…

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Amid a disastrous flood, interpreters are a lifeline for Indigenous farmworkers

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Inside an evacuation center at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Maria Adolfo-Morales and a disaster service volunteer listened to a woman describe her concerns in the Mixteco language.

Los Angeles Times

Pico Bricks Review: Great STEM Learning Platform

Pico Bricks is a learning platform with the Raspberry Pi Pico at its heart. Embedded components and multiple programming languages enable learners to tackle projects in their own way.

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New project seeks to bring south Asian literature to western readers

Founded by two translators – one American, one British – the Salt initiative will provide mentorships, funding and a south Asia-focused literary translation school

The Guardian - UK

My brain can’t handle all of the school emails! Why I’ve enlisted my kids to help preserve my sanity

From now on I’m delegating the task of remembering cupcake day to my children – whose brains are at a stage where they can absorb entire languages with ease

The Guardian - AU

AAP Attack On PM Modi Intesifies: Now 'Modi Hatao Desh Bachao' posters in 11 languages

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released 'Modi Hatao Desh Bachao' posters in 11 languages in the national capital, intensifying its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Inside 'UK's most diverse road' where happy residents speak 70 different languages

Barton Street in Gloucester has been called the most diverse road in the country. Over the years there has been a large influx of Muslim and Eastern European families - and then from other parts of the world

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In Russia's war against Ukraine, one of the battlegrounds is language itself

More and more Ukrainians are switching from speaking Russian to speaking Ukrainian. In the media, this language shift is frequently portrayed as recent, dating back to the Russian invasion of February 2022. But the invasion was not the trigger. It was merely an accelerator.

The Conversation

Life on Britain's most diverse street where over 70 languages are spoken

Residents living on the diverse street have described the multicultural community as "amazing"

Wales Online

Márquez overtakes Cervantes as most translated Spanish-language writer

Author of One Hundred Years of Solitude tops list of those most translated into 10 languages this century ahead of Don Quixote creator

The Guardian - UK

5 ways that ChatGPT is better than Google Bard (and 3 ways it isn't)

Google Bard has now landed, but is it better than ChatGPT? These are the main differences between the AI chatbots.

TechRadar

Your native language may shape the wiring of your brain

The connections between different regions of the brain responsible for language processing depend on which language you grew up with.

LiveScience

ChatGPT privacy flaw exposes users’ chatbot interactions

OpenAI has revealed a privacy flaw in its popular chatbot ChatGPT temporarily allowed users to see the conversation titles of other users in their chat history. Users on Reddit and Twitter started reporting the bug on 20 March and shared screenshots indicating that their ChatGPT web history contained titles they…

IT Pro

French activists launch legal case over English-only translations at Notre Dame

Group says Paris landmark contravenes laws requiring public buildings to translate signs into at least two other languages

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Ramadan Mubarak: Hear greetings in different languages

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is about to begin, here is how to wish someone Ramadan Mubarak in various languages.

IT Pro

Blockchain engineering jobs especially threatened by automation and ChatGPT

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT could pose a significant risk to blockchain engineers due to the automation of roles, according to new a study. Blockchain engineering roles were given a 97.1% risk score by researchers while 'web and digital interface' designers were given a 100% exposure score alongside accountants,…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Being multilingual is no longer a liability for students. That’s good for the US

The Netflix show “Emily in Paris” portrays a young Midwesterner struggling to adapt to a new culture after a serendipitous promotion sends her to France. She got the job despite not speaking French, a highly unlikely scenario in real life.

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AI detection tools risk losing the generative AI arms race

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Winnipeg proposes new Indigenous street names, but what's behind claims they're too hard to pronounce?

The City of Winnipeg’s Indigenous Relations Division recently submitted suggestions for new names to replace a street and trail currently named after Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin.

Leeds Live

The horrific murder of the Leeds woman raped, beaten and strangled to death by notorious Fred West-like killer

Joanne Parrish, 20, was a languages student in Yorkshire with a bright future ahead of her

Salon

No, your "Celtic" tattoo isn't Celtic

The real and complicated story of Ireland's past is a lot more interesting than Irish Americans make it out to be

The Guardian - UK

Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse says she can’t understand northern accents

The dance expert can communicate in five languages, but requires fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood to translate when speaking to contestants from the north of England

The Texas Tribune

Houston language advocates race to keep their one small request from disappearing in Capitol bedlam

Woori Juntos began the legislative session hoping to win over a majority of legislators to their cause — making it easier for Texans who speak no or limited English to communicate with state agencies and access crucial services. First, they needed a lawmaker to file their bill.

Daily Mirror

Motsi Mabuse struggles to understand northern accents despite speaking five languages

The South African-German dancer is fluent in five languages but has to ask Strictly co-star Craig Revel Horwood to translate some contestants’ dialects

The Conversation

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and other Oscars 2023 films show a trend towards linguistic realism in Hollywood

At the 95th Academy Awards, Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan’s Everything Everywhere All at Once took home wins in acting, editing and directing categories, and also won the coveted best picture award.

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