Google claims breakthrough in translation software; experts weigh in

Social media round-up for October 7, 2016

This week Google claimed a breakthrough in their translation software. “Nearly Indistinguishable From Human Translation.”
Can Facebook save endangered languages? We read this article on CNN Money.
International Translation Day happened! To celebrate, The Guardian had this fun little quiz: Mind Your Languages.
Lots of experts heard about Google’s possibly hyperbolic claims, and some of them weighed in on Slator, here.
First Peoples Worldwide had this interesting take on “Language Immersion as a Tool for Cultural Revival.”
Ha! Languages Around the Globe (a blog we like) had some reasons to stop being a monolingual muggle.
Are You Prepared for Mobile App Localization? CSA Research is talking about what it takes and how to prep over here.
From @theguardian in UK “My message to the HSBC boss who says dialect is dying: Get real, ya wallapur” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/30/hsbc-dialect-dying-rab-c-nesbitt
Nike, showing its dedication to localization, improves its global gateway. Check it out over on Global By Design.
Most people don’t know they know most of the grammar they know, we learned, from the Economist.