Learning a second language can protect your brain. Here’s how.

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may ...

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

“Bill Gates was bitching about us changing JS all the time,” Eich later recalled of the fall of 1996. Microsoft created its ...
Electric Energy Online

Heysham Power Stations' Tour for Deaf Visitors is the First of its Kind

EDF's Visitor Centre at the Heysham Power Stations has taken a step forward in accessibility and inclusion by hosting the company's first-ever deaf awareness event.Thirty peo. . .
IEEE

A Survey on Machine and Deep Learning Approaches in Sign Language Recognition: Techniques and Future Trends

Abstract: Sign language is an essential communication medium for individuals with hearing impairments. It enables them to convey messages, disseminate knowledge, and transfer ideas within the deaf ...
BBC

Hospital staff ask deaf couple, 'What is a BSL interpreter?'

A health trust has apologised to a deaf couple after hospital staff did not know what a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter was. Colleen Agnew's husband was taken to hospital recently after an ...
BBC

Hospital staff ask deaf couple, 'What is a BSL interpreter?'

Colleen and Susannah Agnew are calling for better deaf awareness A health trust has apologised to a deaf couple after hospital staff did not know what a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter was.
IEEE

Sign2Text: Deep Learning-based Sign Language Translation System Using Vision Transformers and PHI-1.5B

Abstract: Sign language is essential for communication among deaf individuals, yet barriers persist effectively in translating its rich linguistic expressions into textual representations. The dynamic ...
Forbes

This Startup Is Racing Duolingo To Replace Human Language Tutors With AI

Founded by former Thiel fellows, AI language tutoring app Speak started its journey in Seoul, South Korea. But as it enters the U.S. market, it’ll have to compete with better-known rivals like ...