RSF

RSF launches Svoboda+, a new independent Russian-language channel

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is proud to announce the launch of Svoboda+, the newest addition to the Svoboda Satellite package. Broadcast free-to-air via Hotbird 13E, Svoboda+ offers a unique blend ...
RSF

RSF Launches Svoboda News, a Russian-language channel featuring content from The Insider

In continuing the development of Svoboda Satellite, an initiative to counter the growing trend of media censorship and propaganda, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is proud to announce the launch of ...
IEEE

In-Context Learning in Large Language Models (LLMs): Mechanisms, Capabilities, and Implications for Advanced Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

Abstract: The rapid growth of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their in-context learning (ICL) capabilities has significantly transformed paradigms in artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language ...

How Russia Learned To Adapt To Drone Warfare

Ukraine war is increasingly defined by institutional learning, as organizations like Rubicon seek to spread battlefield ...

How one ancient language spread across Europe and Asia: Laura Spinney on Proto

In this interview, Laura Spinney discusses how Proto-Indo-European spread through migration, social change, and population ...

Why Learning a Language Still Matters

Learning another language is one of the deepest and most human things one can possibly do, writes Douglas Hofstadter.

Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War

As Ukraine brings the war home to Russia, officials hesitate to designate shelters and blast sirens, downplaying the conflict ...
The Christian Science Monitor

At Ukrainian university, Russian studies program has new appeal: Know thy enemy

At Ukrainian universities, Russian studies fell out of favor after Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022. But a new program at one prestigious school is drawing interest with a different philosophy: To ...

Rich and famous families teach their kids Mandarin as China's influence grows

Rich and powerful families have a strong interest in one particular language, with experts saying it is no surprise given the country's rise.
Forbes

Free And Low Cost Online Sign Language Courses With Certificates

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...
GitHub

Vision-language conversation in 10 languages including English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali and Urdu

In pursuit of more inclusive Vision-Language Models (VLMs), this study introduces a Large Multilingual Multimodal Model called PALO. PALO offers visual reasoning capabilities in 10 major languages, ...
Meduza

Zelensky removes Russian from Ukraine’s list of protected minority languages under European charter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law removing Russian from the list of languages covered by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan ...