Esther Bond
Research Director at Slator. Localization enthusiast, linguist and inquisitor. London native.
Have EU contract interpreters gotten a fair deal? Who has ever used the Google Translator Toolkit? How’s business for LSPs and freelancers? Is Apple’s Translate app a big deal? Continue reading
Having fallen sharply in April and May 2020, the Slator Language Industry Job Index dropped a fourth month in a row to July 2020, amid signs of a possible recovery. Continue reading
UK Crown Commercial Service plans to run GBP 110m translation and interpreting tender; asks for input from suppliers via survey and webinar. Continue reading
Canadian LSP Scriptis Translations expands into US with acquisition of Philadelphia-based boutique provider MTM Linguasoft. Continue reading
Japanese financial printer Takara acquired local language service provider Simul in Q1 2020 for USD 46m, as demand for IR and disclosure translation increases. Continue reading
Language services provider to the US government SOS International (SOSi) acquires minority stake in machine translation and speech recognition provider AppTek. Continue reading
UK- and US-based e-commerce website provider Localised raises USD 6.5m in Series A with investment from British entrepreneur Peter Jones and growth fund BGF. Continue reading
IYUNO acquires German dubbing studio Scalamedia, subject to competition clearance, aiming to expand customer offering and access to talent in Germany. Continue reading
Captioning, translation and transcription provider Ai-Media is reported to be preparing for a listing in Australia, which could value the company in the triple digit million range. Continue reading
Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2019 show continued wage growth for US-based translators and interpreters. Continue reading
Researchers investigate the unexpected behavior of NMT and find surprising differences in the translations of extremely similar sentences. Continue reading
Having dropped sharply in April and May 2020, the Slator Job Index falls a third month in a row to June 2020, amid tentative signs that the pandemic’s impact may be easing. Continue reading
Do we need sector-specific ISO standards? Who’s missing the office? Why do people join webinars? And is Zoom a serious contender in RSI? Continue reading
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