Why You Need a Local Office to Compete in These 9 Translation Markets
A short primer on nine translation and interpretation markets within the USD 24 billion global language industry where vendors need a local presence to compete. Continue reading
Esther Bond
Research Director at Slator. Localization enthusiast, linguist and inquisitor. London native.
How Netflix Researchers Simplify Subtitles for Translation
A group of Netflix machine learning engineers explore the use of back-translations to simplify subtitle source sentences and improve machine translation output. Continue reading
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Media Localizer Plint Sells Majority to PE Firm Priveq
Sweden-based private equity firm Priveq takes a majority stake in media localizer Plint. Plans to invest funds primarily in organic growth. Continue reading
New and Improved: Slator Language Industry Job Index Relaunched
Starting May 2020, a revamped Slator Language Industry Job Index will provide an even more meaningful picture of the language industry job market. Continue reading
Media Localizer ZOO Sees ‘Reassuring Resumption in Demand’
UK-based media localizer ZOO Digital confirms year-end expectations in trading update, says back catalog demand is replacing new production localization. Continue reading
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Good, Bad or Loose: Amazon’s New Subtitle Quality Estimation System
Amazon Prime Video researchers have developed a new quality estimation system for subtitle translations, which tells you when post-editing or rewrites are needed. Continue reading
Now on Github: New Speech-to-speech Translation Toolkit
Japanese researcher-developers created an open-source all-in-one speech-to-speech translation toolkit to help machine translation researchers, and it’s publicly available on Github. Continue reading
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Google Fixes Gender Bias in Google Translate (Again)
Google Translate unveils a new approach to solving gender bias in machine translation, after its “99% reliable” 2018 model encountered problems and failed to scale. Continue reading
New Google Research May Improve Live-Translation of Virtual Meetings
Already offering live captions in Google Meet, Google is now researching simultaneous translation approaches for live captions. Continue reading
EU Delays New Medical Device Translation Requirements
LSPs and translators hopeful of a demand boost from EU Medical Devices Regulation (EU MDR) must wait a little longer as coronavirus delays application. Continue reading
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