Amazon Productizes NLP via Alexa, Puts ‘Live Translation’ Into Echo
Amazon launches Live Translation for Alexa from English into six languages; says new feature builds on previous tech, such as Amazon Translate. Continue reading
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Amazon Releases New Iteration of Neural Machine Translation Toolkit Sockeye
Since its 2017 debut, Sockeye has powered Amazon Translate and gathered decent traction elsewhere. The new version adopts Gluon base code and gets a boost from Intel and NVIDIA. Continue reading
Machine Dubbing: Amazon AI Opens New Chapter in Automating Media Localization
Team of Amazon AI researchers combines various deep-learning models to build automatic dubbing system. Viewer feedback reveals unnaturalness of speaking rate as main problem. Continue reading
Reader Polls: December Business, Machine Translation, EU Translation RFPs, 2020 Outlook
How was December business for LSPs? What are the most-used MT services? Should the EU rethink its translation RFPs and tests? What’s the language industry outlook for 2020? Continue reading
Which Engines Work for Me? Machine Translation as a Managed Service at One Hour Translation
At SlatorCon Amsterdam 2019, One Hour Translation’s Yaron Kaufman shared his strategy for showing customers why now is the time to adopt machine translation. Continue reading
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Slator 2019 Travel & Retail Localization Report
In-depth report on localization for the global Travel and Retail sector. Analysis of the competitive landscape, technologies, and actionable insights from major buyers and users. Continue reading
Bridging the Gap Between NMT’s Theoretical Promise and Practical Limitations
A practical guide for buyers on how to put neural machine translation’s impressive capabilities to practical use in real-life localization workflows Continue reading
Amazon Markets DIY Voice Translator While China’s Xiaomi Launches Pocket Translator
Amazon encourages end-users to build their own voice translation app, while Xiaomi adds to the growing list of portable translators in the market. Continue reading
Survey Examines Machine Translation Post-Editing Among Freelancers and LSPs
The results of two post-editing of machine translation surveys shine a light on the opinions of practitioners (post-editors and LSPs) on post-editing. Continue reading
Alon Lavie Joins Unbabel — He’s Not the Only Exec Who Recently Left Amazon’s Machine Translation Group
Unbabel hires Amazon’s former Machine Translation Group Manager, Alon Lavie, as VP of Language Technologies; Lavie’s former business partner leaves Amazon for Uber. Continue reading
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft Press Further into Customized Language Tech and Services
Amazon, Google, Microsoft are adding features, platforms, even certifications to their MT offerings, slowly but steadily encroaching on LSP territory. Continue reading
Lilt Hires Former Lionbridge Chief Sales Officer Paula Shannon as Advisor
Translation technology startup Lilt has hired former Lionbridge Chief Sales Officer Paula Shannon as Advisor. The move follows the company’s decision to begin offering services. Continue reading
Amazon, Microsoft, And IBM Double Down on Custom Neural Machine Translation
Amazon adds a custom terminology feature, Microsoft rolls out custom NMT, and IBM’s Watson Language Translator now preserves document formatting between source and target text. Continue reading
Slator 2019 Neural Machine Translation Report—Deploying NMT in Operations
Through five case studies and nearly 30 commentaries from the buy (enterprise, government, and more)- and sell-side (LSPs), this report shines a light on the sentiment of industry practitioners... Continue reading
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