A selection of relevant news across the industry
Chartered Institute of Linguists survey highlights preference for email versus TMSs in assigning projects; plus other takeaways from points of view of language professionals and LSPs. Continue reading
While ISO certifications are key to informing buyers' outsourcing decisions, nearly half of small language service providers still lack essential standard. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks employment activity across the global language industry, jumps a record 2.32 points in September 2020. Continue reading
China releases new list of technologies prohibited from export; includes tech related to text prediction, voice recognition, and Chinese and English “correction technology.” Continue reading
California State Senate approves AB 2257 with exemptions from gig worker bill AB5 for translators and interpreters. T&I advocate CoPTIC gears up for fight in other states and at national level. Continue reading
Where do you weigh in on the universalist-relativist debate? Which Super Agency will do best over five years? Where will sales and marketing spend go? And will automatic speech translation fly? Continue reading
UK National Register of Public Service Interpreters wants Code of Professional Conduct to become benchmark of performance evaluations in GBP 110m framework tender. Continue reading
The world’s largest media entertainment companies joined forces to create a language metadata table (LMT), with more than 200 entries, to help manage localized video content. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks employment activity trends across the global language industry, rose by just over 1 point in August 2020. Continue reading
Facebook deactivates auto-translate in Thailand after translation of post about King’s birthday angers Thai people; police collects evidence, investigates those who shared Facebook post. Continue reading
Australian Navy runs recruitment campaign that shows Google translating Beyoncé song lyrics, highlighting their need for human translators; announces 40 vacancies for the role of Cryptologic Linguist. Continue reading
What are your professional development plans? How well is European e-commerce localized? How does business look for the second half of 2020? Is GPT-3 a game-changer? Continue reading
President of new language industry association talks about India’s underserved language market and the many opportunities in language technology and remote interpreting. Continue reading
Have EU contract interpreters gotten a fair deal? Who has ever used the Google Translator Toolkit? How’s business for LSPs and freelancers? Is Apple’s Translate app a big deal? Continue reading
Survey of translators and interpreters working in Australia reveals top areas of expertise and why translators are less likely to undergo professional training compared to interpreters. Continue reading
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