Why learn a foreign language when Google Assistant can speak it for you?

Regardless of how many sessions I complete on Duolingo prior to a trip overseas, I blank the minute I step foot into a cab or hotel and need to speak —pointing at addresses and information on my phone, rather than, as they say to toddlers in distress, using my words.

I can't be the only one, right?

Well, Google is here to save us from future embarrassment. Today, the company announced its "interpreter mode" is now available on "Assistant-enabled Android and iOS devices." So, you can translate languages in real time right from your phone.

Though today marks the official rollout of the Assistant's interpreter mode, it's not quite new. The feature, originally introduced on Google's Nest Hub (formerly known as the Home Hub) back in January at CES, was piloted at a few hotels in Las Vegas between concierge staff and international hotel guests.  Read more...