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The Times convened five notable translators who bring literature from other languages into English, and asked them about the joys and challenges of the job. There are as many ways of translating a ...

Google’s Mueller was asked a question about using Google Translate to create content in another language. He suggested there may be a quality issue and expanded his answer to reframe the issue as ...

Whether you’re a globetrotter, language student, or business owner, tools like Google Translate and Microsoft Translator make it easier for everyone in the world to understand one another. But while ...