Interpreting Providers React to US Medicare Telehealth Expansion
US public health insurance program Medicare expanded coverage of medical services furnished via telehealth from March 6, 2020. Interpreting service providers react. Continue reading
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InTrain: University of Bologna Launches Open Source RSI Training Platform
University of Bologna at Forlì launches free, open-source, online training platform for remote simultaneous interpreters. Continue reading
How to Fix the 5 Flaws in Evaluating Machine Translation
Group of leading researchers finds that the way machine translation quality is evaluated by humans is broken. Group issues five recommendations on how to fix it. Continue reading
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EU Offers EUR 4m in Grants to ‘Language Tool’ Developers
EU offers grants of between EUR 0.2–0.8m to developers of “language tools” and “language resource projects” under the EUR 4m CEF Automated Translation budget. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Evolving Corona Fallout, Working From Home, Rankings
How has coronavirus affected working conditions and business in general for freelancers, LSPs, and language tech providers? And are industry vendor rankings relevant? Continue reading
Language Service Providers Respond to Coronavirus Lockdowns
We surveyed the response of language service providers from across the globe to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s what we found. Continue reading
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Podcasts Are Going Multilingual
Once niche, global podcasting is now mainstream. And there has been a clear trend for multilingual podcasts after big publishers started making their shows available in more languages. Continue reading
How Airbnb ‘Human Translated’ Over 100 Million Words in 2019
Airbnb human translated over 100 million words and processed millions more in user generated content in 2019. Exclusive interview with Salvo Giammarresi, Head of Localization at the home-rental giant. Continue reading
Sweden Awards USD 65m Interpretation Contract to Startup DigitalTolk
Scania County in Sweden awards USD 65m interpretation contract to startup DigitalTolk. Contract to run for two years from July 1, 2020. Continue reading
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At Fisher Investments, Localization Drives Revenue Through Client Retention
Fisher Investments works with large and boutique language service providers, as well as freelancers, to match the right linguist to a wide range of content types. Continue reading
UK Police Tries New Approach in GBP 100M Interpreting Tender
UK to launch GBP 100m interpretation contract for 49 police agencies. Procurement to be done via electronic system and commences in September 2020. Continue reading
Language Industry Hires at Lionbridge, One Hour Translation, Argos Multilingual, Wordcraft, and Global Lingo
Lionbridge names a Managing Director, EMEA; One Hour Translation, a VP of Product; Argos, a Director of Global Sales; Wordcraft, a Head of Sales; and Global Lingo, a Business Development Director. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Transcreation’s Future, Happy Localizers, Choosing a TMS, EU and Irish
Sourcing TMS and services from separate providers? Are localization pros really the least depressed? Will transcreation/trans-adaptation grow long-term? Should Irish be an official EU working language? Continue reading
Appen Revenues Up 47% in FY 2019, Speech Annotation Posts Strong Growth
Australia-listed data annotation provider Appen reports 2019 full-year results; machine learning platform Figure Eight contributes USD 22m to total revenues of USD 352m (+47%). Continue reading
Language Industry Hires at lengoo, Unbabel, Acolad Group, and XTM
lengoo adds a Chief Sales Officer and a VP of Global Accounts; Unbabel, a VP and GM for North America; Acolad Group a Sales Director for Southern Europe; and XTM a Director of Business Development. Continue reading
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