Natural language AI assistants tend to be excellent English speakers, and passable in other tongues — but if you are one of the millions who fluidly switch between two languages on the fly, they’re stumped. A new AI helper called Silvia, however, understands “Spanglish” just fine, with more language combos to come. The app — […]
What language do Switzerland national team players speak to each other? How Swiss are communicating at Euro 2024
Switzerland have put in a string of impressive performances at Euro 2024, somewhat at odds with their quarterfinal opponents England. With the arguable exception of Spain, no team has looked more like a well-honed club side than Murat Yakin’s men. They were a Niclas Fullkrug equaliser away from topping Group A at Germany’s expense. No […]
Language learning app Speak nets $20M, doubles valuation
AI-powered language learning app Speak is on a tear. Since launching in its inaugural market of South Korea in 2019, Speak has grown to over 10 million users, CEO and co-founder Connor Zwick told TechCrunch. Its user base has doubled every year for the last five years, and Speak now has customers in more than 40 […]
Google brings Gemini mobile app to India with nine Indian language support
Google has released its dedicated AI mobile app Gemini in India — over four months after its debut in the U.S. — with support for nine Indian languages alongside English. The Gemini mobile app in India supports nine Indian languages: Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. This lets users in the country […]
Apple’s Spotlight Search gets better at natural language queries in iOS 18
Even as Apple embraces AI in iOS 18, it’s working to improve users’ ability to get answers in a more traditional way: through its Spotlight Search feature. Accessed by swiping down on the middle of the Home Screen, Spotlight Search already helps iPhone users discover things on their device and on the web — the […]