Google's New Earbuds Auto-Translate 40 Languages Thanks to Machine Learning - Science Trends

Very often it is only a matter of time before something in science-fiction becomes science-fact. This past week tech giant Google held an event in San Francisco where it unveiled products like the Google Home Mini, a new Chromebook, and its new version of the Google Pixel phone. One of the most intriguing announcements at the event was Google's new Pixel Buds which are reportedly capable of translating up to 40 different languages by using the Google Translate technology. Regarding the Pixel Buds, media sources have made a number of allusions to Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its Babelfish that allowed anyone to understand any language simply by putting a fish into their ear. Artificial intelligence has enabled this concept to come out of the realm of fiction and into reality.