The Era Of Simultaneous Translation Is Upon Us

The era of simultaneous translation is upon us. In our podcast today, host Olivier Blanchard is joined by fellow analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans for a discussion about simultaneous translation, exciting new functionality that mobile devices are going to be affording, and what the future of conversations is going to look like — especially on Android devices. THIS WEEK's FAST FIVE > New Features Coming to Android Phones in 2020 are Pretty Cool > Pandora Launches Interactive Voice Ads > Amazon Kicked off Its Celebrity Voice Program for Alexa > Killer Robots Aren't Regulated, Yet > Huawei Sales Soar, Company Now Owns 42% of Chinese Smartphone Market This week's Tech Bites Winner: We explored the news that a thief stole payroll data from someone's car that contained personal information on thousands of Facebook employees. Our Crystal Ball: We circled back to simultaneous translation and talked about when we think we'll see this technology in action. Hint: Not long! INFORMATION: This Futurum Podcast features Olivier Blanchard (@OABlanchard), Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer), and Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show, email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumPodcast on Twitter. To learn more about Futurum Research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. DISCLOSURE: Futurum Research is a research and analysis provider, not an investment advisor. The Futurum Tech Podcast (and all related written notes and materials) is a newsletter/podcast intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Futurum Research does not provide personalized investment advice and no investment advice is offered or implied by this podcast. ###