Google Lens for Chrome desktop can now translate text, too

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Google has updated Lens on the desktop with more helpful features. It doesn't just help you do reverse image searches. Now, it gets Text and Translate options, too. You can copy, listen, translate or search for text in the images. The two tabs are interchangeable, allowing you to click or select a portion of the text from Translate or translate words from Text. 

Translate's interface is similar to the mobile app interface. You can let Lens auto-detect the language or set it manually. It will display the translation directly over the original text, too, and list them on the right sidebar, where you get the option to copy them. If you want a more robust experience, you can open the text inside translate.google.com. This update to Google Lens seems to be widely available for Chrome 100 users on Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS.

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adidas Originals debuts metaverse avatar creator for new Ozworld collection

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On April 15, adidas Originals entered the metaverse with the launch of what it calls the "first personality-based AI-generated avatar creation platform." The sportswear brand partnered with Ready Player Me to launch the Ozworld Experience. It allows you to use the unique avatar you made in the different apps and games on the metaverse or on your social media through stickers and GIFs.

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Twitter's edit feature could get tweet history tracker

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Twitter has confirmed it is working on an edit feature, and it looks like it might have a digital trace of your tweet's history. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong shares in a tweet that the edit function appears to have an "immutable" quality, meaning Twitter may create an entirely new tweet when one is edited while preserving its previous versions. It's unclear how the edit history will appear to users. But we're hoping Twitter does make it public.

That is a reasonable approach to the feature if you think about it. And it could address the concerns of those who believe editing tweets will alter the public record and mislead users. So far, we've seen how the edit button could appear in the interface.

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Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 4/10 – 4/16

SiriusXM launches 'Live Experiences' with a FREE Alexisonfire concertGoogle Pixel repair parts will be available on iFixit 

'Kingdom Hearts IV' is coming 

Twitter walks back on change that turned deleted tweet embeds into blank boxes 

YouTube ends picture-in-picture iOS test for Premium users 

'For All Mankind' season 3 comes to Apple TV+ on June 10 

'The Batman' is coming to Crave on April 18 

Crave gets rights to stream recent 'Sesame Street' episodes 

Waze gets Retro Mode 

TikTok tests a 'dislike' button in the comments 

Pinterest's new WooCommerce extension turns sellers' products into shoppable Pins 

Clubhouse starts dark mode support rollout on mobile 

THE LAST GLACIERS special IMAX screenings in honour of Earth Day 

First 'Cyberpunk 2077' expansion to launch in 2023 

WhatsApp to roll out emoji reactions 

YouTube Shorts will let you splice long-form videos into your clips