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Autocorrect has been a feature on virtual keyboards for the longest time ever, and even before that the T9 predictive text on feature phones sort of acted as an autocorrect in its own way. Basically this goes to say that for something that’s been around for a while, you would think that it would be impossible to get wrong, right?

Unfortunately for Apple, they’ve managed to somehow mess things up not just once, but twice. You might recall that earlier this month there was a weird autocorrect bug that affected iOS 11 users. Now it looks like yet another autocorrect bug has been making its rounds, where it seems to be changing the word “it” to “I.T.” It is unclear as to how many users have been affected by the bug, it seems to be affecting those running on iOS 11 or later on both the iPhone and iPad.

The bug doesn’t seem to go away either even when users reboot their phones, which we can imagine is rather annoying. However as with the previous bug, there is a temporary workaround where you can go to your Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Text Replacement, and put “it” in both the phrase and shortcut.

This should circumvent the autocorrecting tool but it isn’t particularly efficient and only serves as a temporary workaround. There is no word on whether or not Apple is aware of the problem and when they plan to fix it, but hopefully soon. In the meantime you can check out the bug in action in the video above.

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When it comes to learning languages, there are various apps for that which makes learning on the go and by oneself easier. However sometimes having a little help or guidance can go a long way, which is why Microsoft has since launched a new app aimed at those who are trying to learn Chinese.

So what makes Microsoft’s app so different from the other language-learning apps out there? According to Microsoft, it is thanks to the use of artificial intelligence which powers the app. According to Yan Xia, senior develop lead at Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing, “You think you know Chinese, but if you meet a Chinese person and you want to speak Chinese, there is no way you can do it if you have not practiced. Our application addresses this issue by leveraging our speech and natural language processing technology.”

With the use of AI and deep neural networks, the app can understand what the user is trying to say and from there, they will be able to correct the speaker’s pronunciation, which is especially important in the Chinese language as one character can be pronounced in four different tones and inflections, with each tone/inflection meaning something else entirely.

The neural network is taught by Microsoft’s researchers by feeding it data from native speakers as well as text-to-speech synthesis technology. The app is capable of giving the users feedback as well as a score, and also highlight words that might need some improvement. As it stands the app is only available on iOS devices, so head on over to the iTunes App Store if you’d like to check it out.

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