A selection of relevant news across the industry
US Court rules that Google Translate, although useful for basic communication, is inadequate in getting consent during a warrantless search. Continue reading
YouTube lifts 1,000-subscriber cap on access to live automatic captions for content creators. Video transcripts soon to be available on mobile devices as well. Continue reading
Viewing habits on into-English dubbed content, DeepL’s future growth, online conference trends, and thoughts on protecting civilian linguists in conflict situations. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) climbs 3.8 points in October 2021, surpassing previous all-time high in September 2021, as hiring in translation, localization, and interpreting continues. Continue reading
Zoom call add-ons planned for beta release in September 2021. Transcription available in 30 languages, and translation, in 12, by year-end 2022. Continue reading
How DeepL outmaneuvered big tech, won a following, and is now rapidly moving into machine translation as a managed service for enterprise customers. Continue reading
Currently at the onset of a language industry supercycle, clients and LSPs trade localization strategies and recall journeys to maturity at SlatorCon Remote. Continue reading
Google added “Translate comments” as an opt-in feature for YouTube Premium subscribers — but most will not hear about it, let alone have a chance to try it, before the September 9, 2021 expiry date. Continue reading
Life sciences could be slowly warming to machine translation, but not for all cases, a poll showed. Mixed views on YouTube enabling MT for comments; and the sudden interest in voice assistant tech. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) climbs 10 points in September 2021, surpassing previous all-time high in August 2021, as translation, localization, and interpreting hiring continues. Continue reading
From New Jersey to Texas, from phone captioning to court interpreting, Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of fastest-growing US companies shows range of LSPs. Continue reading
The PRO Act, new federal legislation now in the US Senate, relies on controversial ABC Test to classify workers. California coalition goes national after winning exemptions to gig worker bill AB5. Continue reading
How hard is it to hire freelancers when the job market for full-time remote workers is hot? And how much is enough as a penalty when Big Tech violates privacy statement translation rules? Continue reading
As remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI) grows in popularity, interpreters trade views on how to charge recording fees for RSI sessions. Continue reading
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