Monday, November 13, 2023

Can the secrets of living to 100 translate to ordinary urban life? - Financial Times - Translation

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What is the Collins Dictionary 2023 word of the year? - World Economic Forum - Dictionary

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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Microsoft Edge is testing a new video translation feature - BleepingComputer - Translation

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Microsoft Edge's latest Canary update has an innovative feature: video translation.

Users have noticed a new "Translate" button that becomes visible when hovering over a video. However, now, clicking on this button does not trigger any action.

Edge translation

This upcoming feature in Edge is expected to support translation in four languages. There is a dropdown menu for language selection (English, French, Spanish, and Russian), although the actual translation functionality appears to be in development and does not work yet.

Alongside this significant update, Microsoft has also tweaked a more minor feature within Edge.

The description for the "Auto Picture-in-Picture" function has been updated. Now, the feature is clarified to automatically minimize videos into Picture in Picture mode when users switch between different apps rather than when navigating between tabs or windows. This change provides a clearer understanding of how the feature works.

These changes in Microsoft Edge's Canary build give users another reason to try Edge over Chrome. The introduction of video translation is a significant step forward, promising to make content more accessible to a diverse, global audience once it becomes fully functional.

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

Samsung Galaxy will live translate calls using AI - 9to5Google - Translation

Samsung is preparing a big AI push ahead of the launch of Galaxy S24, and in a new blog post, the company has confirmed plans to give Galaxy phones the ability to translate phone calls in real-time using AI.

“Coming early next year,” Samsung says that Galaxy AI will bring new features to the company’s smartphones. Samsung hasn’t really offered much insight into what those new AI features will be, but the company did announce “Gauss” yesterday as a generative AI that will be able to handle text and image generation with tools for editing, crafting messages, correcting grammar, and more.

One specific use case that Samsung is revealing, though, is “AI Live Translate Call.” Not to be confused with Android’s Live Translate feature, Samsung explains that this “Galaxy AI” feature will allow users to translate a phone call in real-time with both text and audio translations. It sounds absolutely wild, especially because Samsung claims it all happens on-device.

It’s also mentioned that the feature will be baked directly into Samsung’s phone app.

Samsung explains:

AI Live Translate Call will soon give users with the latest Galaxy AI phone a personal translator whenever they need it. Because it’s integrated into the native call feature, the hassle of having to use third-party apps is gone. Audio and text translations will appear in real-time as you speak, making calling someone who speaks another language about as simple as turning on closed captions when you stream a show. Because it’s on-device Galaxy AI, you can trust that no matter the scenario, private conversations never leave your phone.

This feature would likely make its debut with the Galaxy S24 series, which is reportedly leaning pretty heavily on AI features. Samsung is expected to launch its new flagships in January 2024.

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Letters to the Editor: What the 1828 dictionary definition of 'insurrection' means for Trump - Yahoo News - Dictionary

To the editor: I possess a copy of Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary of American English, one of the few dictionaries available when the 14th Amendment [adopted in 1868] was written. ("Can Trump be on the ballot in 2024? It can hinge on the meaning of 'insurrection,'" Nov. 3)

It defines "insurrection" clearly, accurately, and authentically, as it was meant at the time:

"A rising against civil or political authority; the open and active opposition of a number of persons to the execution of law in a city or state. It is equivalent to sedition, except that sedition expresses a less extensive rising of citizens. It differs from rebellion, for the latter expresses a revolt, or an attempt to overthrow the government, to establish a different one or to place the country under another jurisdiction. It differs from mutiny, as it respects the civil or political government; whereas a mutiny is an open opposition to law in the army or navy. Insurrection is however used with such latitude as to comprehend either sedition or rebellion."

The last sentence is important. It shows that the scope of insurrection is very broad. It includes insurrection itself, sedition or rebellion.

The lawyers on both sides of the argument over whether the 14th Amendment bars former President Trump from appearing on the ballot appear to be making up what they want "insurrection" to mean, whereas this dictionary clearly, accurately and authentically states its meaning at the time.

Let's please insist that the lawyers adhere to the authentic and broad definition.

Wayne Howe, Irvine

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To the editor: The 14th Amendment cites "insurrection or rebellion" as violations of the U.S. Constitution. As president, Trump took the oath to "protect, preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States." Trump violated his oath by attempting to subvert the transition of office to President Biden, thus committing a rebellion against the Constitution.

Trump was informed by his U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director that the 2020 election was the most secure in history. Trump's attorney general at the time informed him there was no voter fraud that would overturn the election.

Notwithstanding being so informed, over the past three years Trump has claimed through the media, public appearances and rallies that the election was rigged and stolen from him by widespread voter fraud.

Trump's acts of constitutional rebellion are contained in the Department of Justice and Georgia indictments. Those charges more than justify Trump's disqualification from the 2024 election.

Joseph S. Avila, Montebello

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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Letters to the Editor: What the 1828 dictionary definition of 'insurrection' means for Trump - Los Angeles Times - Dictionary

To the editor: I possess a copy of Noah Webster’s 1828 dictionary of American English, one of the few dictionaries available when the 14th Amendment [adopted in 1868] was written. (“Can Trump be on the ballot in 2024? It can hinge on the meaning of ‘insurrection,’” Nov. 3)

It defines “insurrection” clearly, accurately, and authentically, as it was meant at the time:

“A rising against civil or political authority; the open and active opposition of a number of persons to the execution of law in a city or state. It is equivalent to sedition, except that sedition expresses a less extensive rising of citizens. It differs from rebellion, for the latter expresses a revolt, or an attempt to overthrow the government, to establish a different one or to place the country under another jurisdiction. It differs from mutiny, as it respects the civil or political government; whereas a mutiny is an open opposition to law in the army or navy. Insurrection is however used with such latitude as to comprehend either sedition or rebellion.”

The last sentence is important. It shows that the scope of insurrection is very broad. It includes insurrection itself, sedition or rebellion.

The lawyers on both sides of the argument over whether the 14th Amendment bars former President Trump from appearing on the ballot appear to be making up what they want “insurrection” to mean, whereas this dictionary clearly, accurately and authentically states its meaning at the time.

Let’s please insist that the lawyers adhere to the authentic and broad definition.

Wayne Howe, Irvine

..

To the editor: The 14th Amendment cites “insurrection or rebellion” as violations of the U.S. Constitution. As president, Trump took the oath to “protect, preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Trump violated his oath by attempting to subvert the transition of office to President Biden, thus committing a rebellion against the Constitution.

Trump was informed by his U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director that the 2020 election was the most secure in history. Trump’s attorney general at the time informed him there was no voter fraud that would overturn the election.

Notwithstanding being so informed, over the past three years Trump has claimed through the media, public appearances and rallies that the election was rigged and stolen from him by widespread voter fraud.

Trump’s acts of constitutional rebellion are contained in the Department of Justice and Georgia indictments. Those charges more than justify Trump’s disqualification from the 2024 election.

Joseph S. Avila, Montebello

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Friday, November 10, 2023

Samsung to add real-time translation to smartphone model - Tech Xplore - Translation

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South Korean smartphone giant Samsung Electronics will roll out a real-time translation service on calls using AI technology next year, a company representative told AFP on Friday.

Samsung is the world's largest smartphone maker accounting for a fifth of global sales between July and September, as Apple trails in second with 16 percent of the market, according to market tracker Counterpoint.

The new real-time translation feature will be incorporated into Samsung's new Galaxy flagship model, which will launch early next year, the representative said.

It will enable "real-time translation in audio and text as the callers are on the line", the spokesman said, adding that it has not been determined how many languages will be supported.

The translation will be enabled even if a call partner uses a non-Samsung smartphone, as the new model will use "on-device AI technology".

Speaking to a foreigner using the new AI feature will be "as simple as turning on closed captions" on streaming shows, Samsung said in a press release, with private conversations safely locked in on the phones.

The unveiling comes as the South Korean firm is racing to develop its generative AI model called Samsung Gauss, which comes in three fields of language, code and image, and is currently used among company staff.

The company will incorporate the AI system into its wide range of products in the near future, it said, without specifying timing or the models.

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