Reader Polls: The Language Industry’s Preferred Social Network
Top social media choice of LSPs and freelance linguists, Internet democracy or omnichannel omnipresence, and language access in healthcare — Slator readers weigh in.
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Can Machine Translation Facilitate Better Global Meetings in a Common Language?
Computer researchers at the University of Maryland experiment with machine translation to show how global meetings can be optimized.
Microsoft Releases Interpreting Feature for Teams Meetings
Microsoft releases its own interpretation feature for Teams in 16 language pairs. Live captioning for Teams will follow in 31 language variants.
Quebec’s Bill 96: Translate Product Materials Into French or Pay Large Fine
Quebec’s language law, Bill 96, takes effect. Companies forced to increase spend on French translation or risk paying fines up to CAD 30,000 per day.
America’s First Freelance Interpreters Union Wins Key Vote
Interpreters United wins representation for Washington interpreters, who will now join the largest federation of unionized workers in the state.
Slator Interpreting Services and Technology Report
60-page report on the growth industry of interpreting, featuring analysis by mode, setting, geo, buyers, business use cases, RSI, OPI, VRI. Incl. market size estimate.
Live Meeting Transcription Startup, Airgram, Raises USD 10m in Series A
Airgram raises USD 10m in series A from four investors; plans expansion of R&D, services, and offices.
Ai-Media Turns EBITDA-Profitable as Acquisitions Pay Off
After years of losses, multilingual captioning provider, Ai-Media, turns EBITDA-profitable as 2021 acquisition of EEG drives revenue growth.
VIQ Narrows Half-Year 2022 Loss on Acquisitions, Yet Stock Remains Under Pressure
Transcription provider VIQ Solutions posts strong top-line growth; narrows losses on back of acquisitions. Shares remain under pressure with market cap down to less than USD 30m.
Can ‘Huge Amounts’ of Synthetic In-Domain Data Improve Machine Translation?
Machine translation researchers at Ireland’s Adapt Center propose a new approach to domain-specific MT training using back-translation for data augmentation.
After 70% Drop in Shares Since 2020 IPO, Ai-Media Bags Google Contract
Ai-Media inks three-year USD 3.5m contract to provide live captions and translation services to Google employees. Deal win provides welcome reprieve after steep share drop since IPO.
As CROs Increasingly Target Language Services, Clario Invests in Proprietary TMS
Clinical research organization, Clario, invests in proprietary translation technology in hopes of reducing translation turnaround times by up to 30%. LSPs should take note.
Nearly a Dozen Language Service Providers Make the Inc. 5000 List in 2022
Eleven diverse language industry companies made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing US-based businesses in 2022, roughly doubling that of previous years.
Canadian Parliament Not Hiring Enough Accredited Interpreters, AIIC Survey Finds
AIIC Canada survey shows most accredited interpreters not getting work as government pilot project to use unaccredited interpreters pushes ahead.
Judge Suspends Quebec’s Language Law Mandate to Translate Legal Documents
Quebec’s Language Bill 96 successfully challenged in court. Judge suspends two articles requiring certified translations of legal documents into French.
What Is Respeaking and How Does It Improve Multilingual Subtitles?
Interlingual respeaking combines the best of human and machine technology to produce better multilingual captions and subtitles. Here’s how.
Verbit Acquires UK Transcription and Localization Services Company Take 1
Transcription and live translated captioning unicorn, Verbit, buys localization and access services provider, Take 1.
At Payoneer, Translation Satisfaction Is an Important KPI
Localization at Payoneer helps deploy online payment platform in 35 languages to over 5 million customers in more than 190 countries and territories. Melisa Sukman Epand tells us how.
Here Are 5 NLP Terms That Now Occur Naturally in Localization
NLP technologies drive the evolution of localization, turning jargon into common terms used to manage today’s ops and tomorrow’s strategic plans. Here are five NLP terms.
Canadian Government Interpreters Oppose Project to Use Non-Accredited Interpreters
Canada’s House of Commons approves project to hire external, non-accredited interpreters for parliamentary proceedings.
EU Literary Translators Still Waiting for Change
Literary translators in the EU still not benefitting from Digital Single Market Directive three years after it took effect. CEATL study hones in on key issues.
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