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US contractor debate continues to heat up as bill seeking to enact the Dynamex definition of “independent contractor” into California law makes its way to the State Senate. Continue reading
California judge says it makes no sense to treat interpreters of LSP Interpreters Unlimited as employees, likening business model to that of Lyft and Uber. Continue reading
Tilde appoints a Head of Marketing; Andovar, a Marketing Director; XTM, a Director of Business Development; Acolad, a Head of Business Solutions, and Mastervoice, a Sales and Marketing Director. Continue reading
Chinese language technology and voice recognition company iFlytek raises over two billion yuan from state actors, including a railway development fund and a provincial “VC” fund. Continue reading
Changes are underway in the US judiciary and healthcare systems that may begin to impact demand for language services from boutique and large LSPs alike. Continue reading
Trados founder Jochen Hummel discusses the demise of the product category he helped create, what has delayed full NMT disruption, and what’s next for human translators. Continue reading
Video produced by Condé Nast’s WIRED Magazine and narrated by Barry Slaughter Olsen gives the public a peek into the enigmatic, complex world of professional interpreting. Continue reading
Canadian Government releases Language Maturity Model to help federal institutions integrate official languages into the organization. Continue reading
Diuna names a CTO; IYUNO, a Global Dubbing VP; Unbabel adds a VP of CX and a Linguistic Services Director; Global Lingo hires a Business Dev Director; and Anzu Global, a Globalization Account Manager. Continue reading
Amazon encourages end-users to build their own voice translation app, while Xiaomi adds to the growing list of portable translators in the market. Continue reading
Welocalize CEO Smith Yewell on why M&A deals fail and which acquisition targets interest the Maryland-based LSP. Continue reading
European Commission announces call to tender for the translation of 556,000 pages annually across 49 language pairs. Continue reading
Slator tracked over 70 language industry M&A transactions and reviewed the next steps founders took after selling their business. Continue reading
Recently appointed Pole To Win CEO Deborah Kirkham on the impact of VR and AR on localization and how she restructured the company leadership. Continue reading
Rundown on the latest translation gadgets; from the bestsellers to those that ended up in the gadget graveyard. Continue reading
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