A selection of relevant news across the industry
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
How risky are machine translation and other natural language processing applications? “First AI legislation on the planet” aims to mitigate risk. Violators may face significant fines for breach. Continue reading
Building on its own Translation Hub, German enterprise software behemoth SAP ramps up machine translation to provide “more personalized service to customers” in select languages. Continue reading
New survey examines how work has changed for over 850 conference interpreters due to Covid-19 pandemic. In short: less work, fewer clients, higher expectations. Continue reading
Here’s your take on Netflix’s non-English content, Apple hiring people for their voices in many languages, changing jobs in 2021, and machine-generated voices going mainstream. Continue reading
The Association of Language Companies lobbies politicians for “workable, clear exemptions for knowledge-based industries” during its March 2021 virtual advocacy event. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) climbs 10 points to a new high in April 2021, signalling a recovery for industry hiring, after the Covid-19 disruption of 2020. Continue reading
Conference interpreters in Belgium see income cut in half due to Covid. Belgian linguist group CBTI-BKVT lobbies government to include interpreters in financial relief grants. Continue reading
We asked your opinions on the single biggest threat to top LSPs, multilingual dating at scale, client proximity, and business performance thus far in 2021. Continue reading
Charts and analysis of the fastest growing LSPs and growth leaders in the Slator 2021 LSPI, plus main demand and growth drivers. Continue reading
Netflix’s Internationalization team built the Shakespeare tool to improve testing of UI copy, built into their apps by their coders, in dozens of languages. Continue reading
Regional analysis of the Slator 2021 LSPI: Top five country headquarters, top LSP by revenue per region, regional and country revenues for LSPI companies. Continue reading
Introducing the Slator 2021 LSPI companies and per segment analysis of 175+ LSPs: percentage growth, dollar growth, declines, and total revenues. Continue reading
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