Bridging communication gaps between hearing and hearing-impaired individuals is an important challenge in assistive technology and inclusive education. In an attempt to close that gap, I developed a ...

Developer Bertrand Quenin recently released an open-source project called "Interpreter" that aims to provide real-time translation for Japanese retro games. The tool can capture Japanese text ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary treasures are hiding in plain sight, and Jody’s Diner in Evanston, Wyoming is the living, breathing, gravy-ladling proof of this timeless truth.

Tucked away in the rugged landscape of Rock Springs, Wyoming sits Broadway Burger Station – a shrine to American comfort food that has locals and travelers alike mapping out special detours just to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, ...

New research suggests prodigious pups that already have large vocabularies can learn new words by listening in on their ...

The supermarket’s facial recognition system is used to identify people who “have been previously flagged for misconduct,” a ...

Nvidia’s CES 2026 keynote unveiled Alpamayo, a reasoning AI for self-driving cars, plus new supercomputers, speech AI, and robotics models.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...

MANILA, Philippines – In one of its significant inclusivity measures in 2025, the Supreme Court approved the rules on Filipino Sign Language (FSL) interpreting in the judiciary, a development ...

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...