‘Tamil is my next project’: Booker-longlisted translator Padma Viswanathan on returning to her heritage language

The Canadian-American writer of Indian origin, longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 for her translation of Ana ...

‘I describe myself as a smuggler, border-crosser across languages’: Translator J Devika

Academic and feminist J Devika’s politics is central to the job of translation, and she is never apologetic about it. Her recent translation of Manoj Kuroor’s novel The Day the Earth Bloomed won the ...
GIZBOT

Google Translate Gets New AI-Powered Features to Better Translate Idioms

Google is rolling out new AI-powered features inside Google Translate that aim to help users strike the right tone in conversations, whether chatting with friends or handling formal meetings, so ...
Digital Trends

Google Translate can finally decode “raining cats and dogs”

Google Translate is getting better at the messy parts of language. A new update rolling out today uses Gemini AI to help you decode idioms, slang, and phrases that never translate cleanly. Instead of ...
Android Police

Google Translate adds new buttons to handle nuance

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Android Authority

Google Translate can now help you find the perfect idioms

Google Translate is getting an update that offers helpful alternatives to phrases, idioms, and colloquialisms. Tapping on “Understand” provides a detailed overview, and the “Ask” button lets you ask ...