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Google Chrome can now automatically add real-time captions to videos and audio as it’s playing

The latest version of Google Chrome has an amazingly handy new feature: live captions. Basically, it’s like closed captioning on your TV but it works on any audio or video that you’re watching on the web – even livestreams. Google is using its machine learning smarts to make it all happen. The feature was first introduced on the Pixel smartphone a few years back. Live Captions can be helpful for the hearing impaired or anyone who wants to “see” what’s being said…. Source link

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Google Chrome's real-time captions are now available on PC and Mac – Yahoo Tech

Bloomberg Bank Indonesia Holds Rate, Pledges More Support for Rupiah (Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and pledged to do more to support a currency that has weakened as U.S. yields rise.Bank Indonesia kept the seven-day reverse repurchase rate at 3.5% on Thursday, as predicted by all 28 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Governor Perry Warjiyo and his board have cut the rate by 150 basis points since the beginning of last year to bolter the… Source link

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Google Meet adds live captions on the web for French, German, Portuguese and Spanish

Google Meet is adding live captions on the web in four languages to make meetings more inclusive, the company announced today. Live captions in Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese will be available across all versions of Meet starting today. Meet rolled out real-time captions in English last year. “We know from our work with teachers and parents over the years how essential caption tools can be for students with learning disabilities, as well as English-language learners in both… Source link

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