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 economic activity.
Economics & Business
Dec 23, 2019
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Artificial intelligence systems based on deep learning are changing the electronic devices that surround us.
Computer Sciences
Mar 22, 2019
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New technology has the habit of making certain professions redundant. Power looms put cotton workers out of job, leading to the rise of the Luddites. Word processors put an end to the typing pool. Now free, computerised translation ...
Software
Jan 14, 2015
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Facebook has agreed to acquire Mobile Technologies, a firm specializing in voice translation software, the two companies said, without providing financial details of the transaction.
Business
Aug 13, 2013
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US Internet security firm Symantec on Monday exposed a cyber spying campaign targeting trade secrets at top chemical firms and linked the industrial espionage to a man in China.
Internet
Oct 31, 2011
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Google on Thursday released free software that lets smartphones based on its Android operating systems be used as language translation tools.
Software
May 6, 2010
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Researchers at Jibbigo LLC and Carnegie Mellon University's International Center for Advanced Communication Technologies (interACT) have developed a new application for Apple's iPhone 3GS that performs speech-to-speech and ...
Software
Apr 28, 2010
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In the Japan of 2020 a stressed-out salaryman may unwind from his hectic futuristic lifestyle by time-travelling back a few centuries and taking a virtual stroll through medieval Tokyo.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 30, 2009
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IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees use it to instantaneously ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 23, 2009
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A leading French business newspaper is launching a multi-lingual version of its website using automatic translation, dispensing with journalists but producing often comic results.
Internet
Jul 10, 2009
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