Language Industry Assesses Damage as Lockdowns Ease
We surveyed four language industry and translator associations about how Covid-19 lockdowns have affected business thus far. Continue reading
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Contract Interpreters ‘Puzzled’ and ‘Hurt’ by EU Offer
As institutional interpretation work vanishes, auxiliary conference interpreters call EU mitigation offer “unworthy of a public entity.” EU staff interpreters set up emergency solidarity fund. Continue reading
Here Are Some of Most Popular Language Industry Tweets in the Time of Corona
Our glimpse into the Twittersphere gives an overview on the types of tweets about the language industry that are popular during lockdown. Continue reading
Barbara Moser-Mercer Wins 2020 Danica Seleskovitch Prize for Outstanding Service to Interpreting
Conference interpreter Barbara Moser-Mercer named 2020 winner of the Danica Seleskovitch Prize for outstanding service to the interpreting and translation profession. Continue reading
Top Language Industry Quotes of 2019
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2019 commented on a wide range of issues. Here are our top picks. Continue reading
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‘We Are Not Gig Workers’ — Interpreter Associations Fight California’s AB5
US contractor debate continues to heat up as bill seeking to enact the Dynamex definition of “independent contractor” into California law makes its way to the State Senate. Continue reading
China Tech Leader Accused of Faking AI-Generated Simultaneous Interpreting
An interpreter accused multi-billion listed company of passing off human interpretation as the output of its AI translation engine on social media. The post sparked off a media frenzy questioning... Continue reading
Trump’s Interpreter Suddenly Finds Herself at the Center of a Political Firestorm
Marina Gross, the interpreter privy to Trump and Putin’s behind-closed-doors conversation at the Helsinki summit, has found herself at the heart of a heated debate about whether a diplomatic... Continue reading
EU Parliament Endorses UN Protection of Interpreters and Translators in Conflict Zones
In a landmark hearing on January 31, 2018, the European Parliament acknowledged the need for the EU to work more actively for the safety and protection of translators and interpreters in conflict... Continue reading
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