Waverly Labs does real-time translation with its Forum app.

Waverly Labs launches Forum app for real-time translation

Waverly Labs, a startup focused on real-time translation, is launching Forum, a mobile and web-based app that enables real-time translation.

The company’s mission is to break down language barriers, and it’s doing that with the launch of Forum, which you can use to receive either text or audio translations on your phone or web-connected computer. At the end of a translation session, a user can receive a full transcript of the conversation.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.