Lionbridge to lay off 119 employees in Vancouver (WA) by early June 2018. Layoffs could indicate a move away from software testing towards a renewed focus on core language services and technology business. Continue reading
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking public comment on a new interpreter fee regulation, which is also envisioned to streamline how interpreters are selected and paid for work in the medical-legal field. Not everyone is happy. Continue reading
Officials of the capital city has decided to implement new national standards for English public service signages in an innovative manner. Prizes will be given out to participants based on quantity and quality of submissions. Continue reading
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Non-staff interpreters working in US immigration courts received a favorable ruling from the National Labor Relations Board in their complaint against government services contractor SOS International (SOSi). Continue reading
Qatar’s literary award for translation is open for nominations until August 31. This year’s featured language is German, but prizes are also available for works translated from Arabic to Bosnian, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Swahili (and vice versa). Continue reading
In a landmark hearing on January 31, 2018, the European Parliament acknowledged the need for the EU to work more actively for the safety and protection of translators and interpreters in conflict situations. Continue reading
The 50 internal linguists at NATO’s Translation Service process some of the most confidential content there is. Translation chief Frédérique Pillet explains how they recruit the next generation of translators and how freelancers sometimes need to come onsite to work. Continue reading
Australia’s Fair Work agency suffers backlash after integrating Microsoft Translator into their website to provide translation in 40 languages. Continue reading
Pittsburgh startup uTranslated’s attempt at disintermediating the project management portion of the language industry supply chain was no match to what CEO John Frazier calls the “sheer, overwhelming, undeniable convenience” of “AI-driven translation”. Continue reading
Slovakia’s parliament passed a law requiring authorised experts, translators and interpreters to be held accountable if they make mistakes or faults. The public authorities using them will be required to report such faults and the punishment meted out made public. Continue reading
Twenty-eight students from across the European Union win this year’s Juvenes Translatores, the European Commission’s annual translation contest for students. Continue reading
From cease and desist notices to actual arrests—five Chinese nationals allegedly belonging to a large distributor of illegally Chinese-translated Japanese media have been detained by local police. Continue reading
The National Book Awards will start recognizing translators of award-winning literary works published in the United States this year, under the new award category on translated literature. Continue reading
Local language service providers push back against Alberta’s contracting of US-giant LanguageLine for remote video remote interpreting service for state’s courts. “We don’t know who is interpreting. We don’t know anything.” Continue reading
Singapore’s government has launched a ‘Translation Talent Development Scheme’, which offers recipients a subsidy of up to 90% of costs (up to SGD 10,000) for training and courses related to translation, interpretation and language technology. Continue reading
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