Thursday Things — Oct 22nd 2026

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How many of these habits does your exec currently practice? 🤔

I’m only just now learning that Apple introduced a feature called Live Translation last year that lets you hear someone speaking another language translated directly into your AirPods.

That means I can finally travel to Japan and actually understand what people are saying!

Only thing is you need compatible AirPods (AirPods Pro 2 or newer, AirPods 4 with noise cancellation, AirPods 5, or AirPods Max 2) and an iPhone 15 Pro or newer that supports Apple Intelligence.

I’m unfortunately on iPhone 13 mini and AirPods Pro 1 so I’m totally missing out here… 😭

If you have the right device though, you can open Apple's Translate app, download the languages you need, and select Live. You can then start translating by saying, "Siri, start Live Translation."

I haven’t had a chance try it myself yet, but this was way too cool not to share.

Here's Apple's guide to setting it up.

For a refresher on past Tech Tips without digging through your emails, they’re all available in a single post right here (doing my best to update once a month).

I’m visiting New Orleans for the first time next week and will be staying around the French Quarter. Are there any must-visit spots you’d recommend?

Catch you next Thursday~

- Johnny Wu

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