Canadian Government Rolls Out Language Maturity Model
Canadian Government releases Language Maturity Model to help federal institutions integrate official languages into the organization. Continue reading
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Language Industry Hires at Diuna, IYUNO, Unbabel, Global Lingo, and Anzu Global
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 Markets DIY Voice Translator While China’s Xiaomi Launches Pocket Translator
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
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Lessons in M&A: Welocalize CEO Smith Yewell on Past Deals and Future Targets
Welocalize CEO Smith Yewell on why M&A deals fail and which acquisition targets interest the Maryland-based LSP. Continue reading
Over Half a Million Pages of Translation per Year Up for Grabs at European Commission
European Commission announces call to tender for the translation of 556,000 pages annually across 49 language pairs. Continue reading
The Post-Deal Lives of Over 100 LSP Owners Who Sold Their Business
Slator tracked over 70 language industry M&A transactions and reviewed the next steps founders took after selling their business. Continue reading
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PTW’s New CEO on How a Lost Opportunity Triggered a Corporate Transformation
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
Here Are Some Translation Devices Consumers Are Actually Buying
Rundown on the latest translation gadgets; from the bestsellers to those that ended up in the gadget graveyard. Continue reading
Language Industry Hires at Amplexor, InWhatLanguage, Pole To Win, and SeproTec
Amplexor adds three new Vice Presidents; InWhatLanguage also appoints a new VP; Pole To Win names a Director of Translation; and SeproTec hires a BDM. Continue reading
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Alon Lavie Joins Unbabel — He’s Not the Only Exec Who Recently Left Amazon’s Machine Translation Group
Unbabel hires Amazon’s former Machine Translation Group Manager, Alon Lavie, as VP of Language Technologies; Lavie’s former business partner leaves Amazon for Uber. Continue reading
Rozetta’s Market Cap Nears USD 400m as Bet on Machine Translation Pays Off
Japanese LSP enters period of “rapid growth” for MT segment. Revenue and operating income up strongly. Shares rally, propelling market cap to nearly USD 400m. Continue reading
Danish Police Urges Calm as Row Over Interpreting Contract Intensifies
EasyTranslate points to 95% delivery rate amid complaints that interpreters were no-shows in a Danish court, a police station, and at driving schools. Continue reading
A Few Minutes to 10 Hours Daily: The World of K-Pop Fan Translation
Close to 90 million K-pop fans avidly follow translated content in many languages, such as Finnish and Bulgarian. Continue reading
‘So many things you can’t just translate’ — the EU’s Young Translators Come Together
Far corners of European Union reduced to one spot in Brussels as 28 young translators receive their prizes in 12th Juvenes Translatores awarding rites. Continue reading
Medical Students Should Help Fill US Interpreter Shortage, Study Suggests
Peer-reviewed article says making interpreter certification mandatory for medical students can address nationwide medical interpreter shortage in the US. Continue reading
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