# Language news, Saturday, 24 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-10-24/

## Iceland gathers user stories to press Apple to add Icelandic

Tech. The ministry has already shared Icelandic language data with Apple after an April meeting, and now wants accessibility cases from disabled users to make the argument concrete. A government lobbying a platform, not passing a law.

Source: Government of Iceland (Stjórnarráðið), https://www.stjornarradid.is/efst-a-baugi/frettir/stok-frett/hverju-myndi-islenska-i-apple-taekjum-breyta-fyrir-thig/

## Uttar Pradesh voter-roll software translated names into Hindi sentences

Tech. The state election office's first digital roll for Legislative Council polls translated 158 of 1.48m names instead of transliterating them, and officials have been asked to explain. A clear case of why names need transliteration, not machine translation.

Source: The Indian Express, https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/ram-ne-yadav-ko-maara-software-error-up-bizarre-names-up-mlc-voter-rolls-state-election-commision-10933459/