Keep abreast of how developments in client markets drive demand for language and technology services
Amazon, Google, Microsoft are adding features, platforms, even certifications to their MT offerings, slowly but steadily encroaching on LSP territory. Continue reading
Lithuania’s public sector launches a request for proposals for translation and interpretation services. We spoke to incumbents about how pricing pressure is shaping the procurement of language... Continue reading
EU’s Translation Centre (CdT) forecasts revenues of EUR 46.7m from internal spend in 2019. Seeks to increase rates to balance budget, while reducing outsourcing to language service providers. Continue reading
In November 2018, three EU tenders were issued relating to translation. Two tenders call for 225 contractors for translation into multiple languages and the third tender, worth EUR 225,000,... Continue reading
The demand for high quality language data to train machine learning systems including neural machine translation is fuelling a growth curve for providers Appen, Flitto, and others. Continue reading
The US State Department is looking for 1,000 freelance linguists to renew the one-year contracts it first awarded in October 2017. Up to USD 20m has been earmarked in total with individual limit... Continue reading
Netflix’s Hermes project was designed to help Netflix test, train and onboard the best translators around the globe but came to an abrupt close in March 2018. Here’s why. Continue reading
The number of US residents who speak a language other than English at home has doubled since 1990 to 66.6 million people. Spanish dominates but other languages growing too. Diversity drives... Continue reading
Facebook’s video-on-demand service, Facebook Watch, is now available to users worldwide, one year after it launched in the US, as the social media tech giant ramps up video content capabilities... Continue reading
European Asylum Support Office (EASO) launches one of the bloc’s largest language services RFPs in 2018. The majority of spend goes to traditional interpreting in Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria with... Continue reading
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