A selection of relevant news across the industry
Is it harder to find a Project Manager or an AI Engineer? Slator readers weigh in on hiring for localization industry roles, recruiting salespeople, language learning, and B2B video market potential. Continue reading
Australia’s certifying authority for linguists keeps translator and interpreter exams going despite renewed lockdowns. NAATI CEO, Mark Painting, on plans for interpreter testing moving forward. Continue reading
Bilingual oral exams are prohibitively expensive for most languages. The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters thinks its English-to-English exam is the answer. Continue reading
Language-learning app, Duolingo, files to go public with US SEC. Documents show 129% revenue growth in 2020; and 97% growth in first three months of 2021. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) climbs 10 points in July 2021, surpassing previous all-time high in May 2021, as translation, localization, and interpreting hiring continues. Continue reading
Netflix pilots new localization workflow to streamline subtitling and dubbing using TTAL; says specification for scripts ‘benefits the entire localization ecosystem.’ Continue reading
Thousands of followers. Years-long, cross-platform discussions on non-localized titles. Clients publicly taking up translators’ causes. Welcome to Japanese game localization. Continue reading
Translators should start learning how to write computer code, said the majority of poll respondents. But nearly half believe that creative machine translation is a non-starter. Continue reading
European Language Monitor (ELM) allows users to query its database on what language regulations or technologies exist in an EU member country; funding for tech, low-resource languages, etc. Continue reading
Stunning majority of poll respondents think regulators should require flagging of machine translations. Plus your take on fully-automated translation quality reviews, etc. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) falls 4 points in June 2021 from all-time high in May 2021, but translation, localization, and interpreting hiring continue strongly in Q2 2021. Continue reading
SlatorCon Remote May 2021 covers upcoming supercycle of tech-enabled growth, lucrative data business, strategies around recruitment and e-commerce, and much more. Continue reading
US Bureau of Labor Statistics releases 2020 data on 800+ professions, including 77,400 translators and interpreters. Fast-growing field expected to add 15,500 jobs by 2029. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) climbs 7 points in May 2021, reflecting ongoing recovery plus signs of industry boom amid four-month growth streak in 2021. Continue reading
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