PathSay Project uses AI to cross language barriers

Thousands of the world's languages remain largely invisible to modern translation technology, but researchers and students at ...
TechRepublic

Tech & Work

SpaceX aborted its Starship V3 launch after an engine issue, raising new questions about Starlink expansion, launch reliability, and investor pressure. If you can only read one tech story a day, this ...
Wired

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. Code ...
USA Today

Disney brings American Sign Language to iconic songs

Songs sung by iconic Disney characters will be re-released in American Sign Language in Disney Animation’s "Songs in Sign Language." The musical sequences will debut on Disney+ to celebrate National ...
Disability Scoop

Disney Reimagines Animated Hits In Sign Language

Disney is releasing new versions of musical sequences from “Frozen 2,” “Encanto” and “Moana 2” in an effort to better connect with the disability community. The sequences from some of Disney’s most ...
Cartoon Brew

First Look At Disney’s ASL Re-Animated Songs From ‘Encanto,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ ‘Moana 2’

In the short-form development ecosystem at Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), it’s heartening to see an abundance of fresh ideas and experimentation. Aside from its ongoing Short Circuit program, ...
Aclu.org

More than a Dozen Wrongful Arrests Due to Police Reliance on Facial Recognition Technology

One ACLU client spent six months in jail, because police relied on facial recognition technology to incorrectly identify her as a suspect. She’s the fourteenth person known to be wrongfully arrested ...
CBS News

A New Hampshire school learned sign language to communicate with its only deaf student

Steve Hartman is a CBS News correspondent. He brings viewers moving stories from the unique people he meets in his weekly award-winning feature segment "On the Road." Campton, New Hampshire — ...
InfoQ

Google Open-Sources the Common Expression Language for Python

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Andy Brinkmeyer shares how engineering ...
The Conversation

The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal language

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man placing a ring on a woman’s finger. British Library Royal MS 6 E VI, fol. 104/Wiki Commons In February, Leicester Cathedral hosted a British Sign Language ...
Futurism

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. When ...