Straker’s Board of Directors Has Had Enough
After a relentless drop in its share price, the board of language service provider Straker is attempting to put in a floor on the company’s stock and announces a buy back.
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Google Is Quietly Changing How It Ranks AI-Generated Content (Incl. Machine Translation)
Contradicting posted guidelines regarding the origin and quality of content that gets ranked in its search engine, Google is not penalizing creators for using straight AI or raw machine translation.
Shares in ZOO Digital Tumble as Strikes in Hollywood Lead to Significant EBITDA Loss
ZOO Digital forewarns a “significant EBITDA loss” in upcoming H1 results, triggering a drop in share value, as Hollywood strikes take their toll.
Keywords’ Globalize Unit Grows 3% in H1 2023 Despite Market Downturn
Game services giant, Keywords, releases results for the first half of 2023, as its Globalize segment grows by 3% despite media localization market downturn.
Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for September 2023
In the September 2023 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: Subtitling and Captioning
Pro Guide for buyers and LSPs on how to leverage captions and subtitles for video content to grow viewership and improve engagement. Features 10 x 1-page use cases.
Language Industry Data and News Briefing September 2023
Language industry’s definitive monthly news and data briefing; key M&A and funding, financial results, hires, company KPIs, product launches, and social media highlights.
Appen Shares Crash as Data-for-AI Provider Posts Losses and Competition Intensifies
Shares in Appen tumble by 30% as investors grow anxious over half-year 2023 results, with revenue falling by a quarter and losses piling up amid slow client demand and emerging competition.
Honyaku Center Post Modest Growth of 4% in the First Quarter of FY24
Japan’s largest translation and interpreting provider, Honyaku Center, delivered 4% growth in Q1 FY24, and its core patent translation division outperformed, with 14% growth.
US City Replaces Language Service Provider with AI in Multi-Million Dollar Contract
The City of Baltimore replaces interpreting services provided by one of the largest global LSPs with a new AI solution in a new, multi-million dollar contract.
Language Industry Data and News Briefing August 2023
Language industry’s definitive monthly news and data briefing; key M&A and funding, financial results, hires, company KPIs, product launches, and social media highlights.
Keywords Studios Shares Drop Over 10% on ‘Pronounced Moderation’ in Localization
Fresh off the acquisition of two game development studios and two digital marketing agencies, Irish game localizer Keywords Studios reports H1 2023 revenue growth but outlook disappoints.
Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for August 2023
In the August 2023 edition of our buyer tracker, we provide Slator subscribers with a selection of some of the most important changes among buy-side decision-makers.
Shares in Straker Hit All-Time Low Despite Revenue Growth in Q1
Shares in Straker Translations are trading at an all-time low despite “modest” revenue growth of 2% in Q1 FY24. Company launches translation app in Slack and Microsoft Teams.
Game Localizer Keywords Studios Secures USD 400M Credit Line
Ireland-headquartered game localization and game services provider Keywords Studios has secured a new unsecured revolving credit facility (RCF) agreement of USD 400m.
Belgium Earmarks EUR 12.6m in RFP for All-in-One Translation Management System
The Belgian government opens a call for proposals due September 10, 2023, to award a comprehensive translation technology contract worth EUR 12.6m over four years.
EU Translation Centre Issues EUR 0.8M RFP for (Mostly) Non-Official EU Languages
English source texts are related to “general affairs,” functioning of EU bodies. Call for bids covers translation plus light and full post-editing of machine translation for 11 language pairs.
Language Industry Data and News Briefing July 2023
Language industry’s definitive monthly news and data briefing; key M&A and funding, financial results, hires, company KPIs, product launches, social media highlights.
Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for July 2023
In the July 2023 edition of our buyer tracker, we provide Slator subscribers with a selection of some of the most important changes among buy-side decision-makers.
Google’s New AudioPaLM Can Listen, Speak, and Translate
Google's AudioPaLM fuses text-based PaLM-2 and speech-based AudioLM into a large language model, elevating speech recognition and translation while preserving authentic voice quality.
Appen Shares Tumble as CFO Departs, US Staff File Labor Complaint
Appen setbacks continue as the data annotation company faces a formal labor complaint and the sudden departure of its CFO, hired only a couple of months ago.
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