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Mondly makes learning a new language feel way less intimidating, now $80

TL;DR: Mondly Premium is a language learning app using short lessons, everyday topics, and speech tools to help learners ...

I never thought learning a language could be fun and addictive until I found Duolingo

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IEEE

Large Language Models Meet Contrastive Learning: Zero-Shot Emotion Recognition Across Languages

Abstract: Multilingual speech emotion recognition aims to estimate a speaker’s emotional state using a contactless method across different languages. However, variability in voice characteristics and ...
The New York Times

The Best Language Learning Apps

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Justin Pot Our upgrade pick, Babbel, has discontinued its premium Live service ...
GitHub

Sparse Autoencoders Learn Monosemantic Features in Vision-Language Models

Sparse Autoencoders (SAEs) have recently gained attention as a means to improve the interpretability and steerability of Large Language Models (LLMs), both of which are essential for AI safety. In ...
SiliconRepublic

Program yourself: What languages should you learn in 2026?

Laura Varley is the Careers editor at Silicon Republic. She has a background in technology PR and journalism and is borderline obsessed with film and television, the theatre, Marvel and Mayo GAA. She ...
IEEE

A Review of Deep Learning Techniques for Multimodal Fake News and Harmful Languages Detection

Abstract: The detection of fake news and harmful languages has become increasingly important in today’s digital age. As the prevalence of fake news and harmful languages continue to increase, so also ...