Summary

Imagine sitting in a Parisian bistro while the waiter reads out the day's specials in French. If you've got a recent pair of AirPods in, you'll hear his words in English a moment later, thanks to the Live Translation feature Apple added in September 2025. More than 20 years ago, MIT Technology Review said this was just around the corner. Universal translation made the magazine's February 2004 list of 10 emerging technologies that would change the world.

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