Language Industry Job Index Declines Three Points in December 2022
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) declines three points in December 2022, but hiring activity in translation, localization, and interpreting remains higher year on year.
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DeepL Aborts Write Launch, German Translation Employment Dips, Media Loc M&A
DeepL launches then pulls AI-based writing tool, translator and interpreter employment declines in Germany, job index dips for the fourth time in 2022, M&A flurry in media localization.
Language Industry Data and News Briefing December 2022
Language industry’s definitive monthly news and data briefing; key M&A and funding, financial results, hires, company KPIs, product launches, social media highlights.
Game Developers, Publishers Begin to Respond to ‘Translator in the Credits’ Movement
Game developers commit to updating game credits and policies as Translators in the Credits movement puts spotlight on game localization.
Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for December 2022
In the December 2022 edition of our buyer tracker, we provide Slator subscribers with a selection of some of the most important changes among buy-side decision-makers.
Slator Pro Guide: Finding Growth in Adjacent Services
Pro Guide for LSPs to identify growth opportunities in adjacent services. Profiles 15 adjacent services, analyzing barriers to entry, risks, and synergies.
Total Economic Impact: Phrase Delivered a Return on Investment of 527 Percent
New independent study demonstrates that Phrase empowered customers to efficiently localize at scale, providing nearly $2.8M in savings
US Attorney General Urges Federal Agencies to Improve Language Access Rights
US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issues an emphatic call to action for federal agencies to review and improve language access practices and policies.
Here Are the Winners of the 2022 EST Translation Prize
European Society for Translation Studies names three projects with the greatest potential impact on the field, awarding them the 2022 Translation Prize.
Language Industry Hires at Unbabel, LinguaLinx, Lilt, and Pangeanic
Unbabel appoints a Chief Revenue Officer; LinguaLinx, a Head of Localization; Lilt, a Director of Business Operations; and Pangeanic, a Director of Marketing.
GLOBO Introduces New Family Leave Policy & Better Health Benefits for Corporate Employees
Technology-enabled language solutions provider, GLOBO, announces a set of new employee benefits
How the Brain Processes Language, With MIT Neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko
MIT neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko on the origin of language, the relationship between language and thought, and how language processing differs between humans and computers.
Not If, but When: Taking the Leap Into MT
Preview of what to expect at Intento’s Machine Translation Playbook Webinar on December 13, 2022. Nike, Stripe, GAP, AstraZeneca, NetApp share biggest takeaways from 2022; 2023 plans.
LanguageWire Hosts Medtech Roundtable on Scaling Marketing in the Age of MDR
At by-invite-only Medtech Executive Roundtable, biggest names in medical device manufacturing traded ideas on the transition from MDD into MDR.
XTM Live, the Translation Technology Event of the Year, Is Back in London for 2023
XTM International is delighted to announce that its flagship event, XTM Live, is back for 2023 and will be taking place in London
Blu Digital Group Acquires Haymillian; Moves Deeper Into Media Localization
California-based media services company Blu Digital Group expands further into media localization, acquiring London localization company Haymillian.
Slator Pro Guide: Finding Growth in Adjacent Services
25-page Slator Pro Guide: Finding Growth in Adjacent Services for LSPs helps identify new opportunities for growth. Includes analysis of barriers to entry, synergies, and risks.
AI Dubbing Finds Traction, Translation Buyer’s Guide Published
NeuralGarage raises USD 1.45m, Papercup wins big with Bloomberg, large language models and their use in machine translation, and public sector RFPs for translation services.
Nations Translation Group Buys Language Marketplace as Canadian Market Consolidates
Nations Translation Group acquires fellow Canadian LSP, Language Marketplace. Nations CEO, André Palaguine, on the deal and Canada’s billion-dollar language market.
Papercup’s Bloomberg Win Highlights Growing Adoption of Synthetic Voices, AI Dubbing
AI dubbing startup, Papercup, just landed a two-year contract with Bloomberg Media — signaling that a broader swath of clients is growing more comfortable with synthetic voices.
Quality Matters Most: Belgian Associations Publish Guide to Buying Translation Services
Two Belgian associations have released a guide for translation services procurement in the public sector.
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