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Slator consultant and corporate communications professional who enjoys exploring Asian cities.
Verbit, the Palo Alto-based multilingual transcription company, closes a USD 250m series E — which valued the company at USD 2bn less than six months after its unicorn-making series D. Continue reading
Recent survey shows literary translators yet to benefit from EU Directive two years after it came into force. Remuneration, transparency, procedure — CEATL survey outlines what needs to be improved. Continue reading
Honyaku Center, Japan’s largest LSP, continues to post improving numbers. Sales climb in all units but one as the country relaxes Covid measures for business travel and large events. Continue reading
Study on patients seeking primary care during Covid-19 reveals interesting data points around uptake of video remote and over the phone interpretation among LEP patients in the US. Continue reading
Volunteers to Singapore’s Citizen Translators Project increase from 88 to 800 in 2021, many of them students. Government rolls out incentives for participants, translation workshops for teachers. Continue reading
New feature allows Airbnb users to read and find reviews in their own language. Marco Trombetti, CEO of Translated, which powers Airbnb, on machine translating user-generated content at scale. Continue reading
Indian language human+AI translation platform, Devnagri, raises USD 600,000 to help businesses reach one billion Indians in their own regional language. CEO reveals what’s next after text translation. Continue reading
Toppan Digital Language hires a COO as well as a VP of Service Delivery; TransPerfect, a VP of Growth Strategies; BLEND, a VP of R&D; United Language Group, a Director of Marketing and Comms. Continue reading
Sworn translators and interpreters in the Netherlands stage protests through October 2021 to call the attention of Dutch lawmakers, who will soon vote on better pay. Continue reading
US Court rules that Google Translate, although useful for basic communication, is inadequate in getting consent during a warrantless search. Continue reading
YouTube lifts 1,000-subscriber cap on access to live automatic captions for content creators. Video transcripts soon to be available on mobile devices as well. Continue reading
Helped in no small part by lockdowns, the world’s streaming giants can take credit for the broadened palate for foreign content of its English-speaking customers — who now clamor for better dubbing. Continue reading
Boostlingo appoints a Chief Revenue Officer; XTM International, a VP of Sales; Venga Global, a Program Director; and Stillman Translations, Regional Sales Director - UK. Continue reading
Keywords Studios has named a new CEO. Bertrand Bodson will join the game services provider fresh off four years at pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Continue reading
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