Workforce management is essential to an LSP’s core activities of translation and localization and may also be the golden ticket to new revenue streams in data-for-AI services. Continue reading
Data-for-AI services are a new and highly specialized sub-industry of AI. But how exactly are text, image, and speech data used in an LSP’s end-customer segment? Continue reading
2020 brought extreme pressure on businesses and listed language service providers (LSPs) were no exception. Which LSPs fared better in 2020 and which suffered most amid Covid-19? Continue reading
Australia-listed language data provider Appen downgrades FY EBITDA guidance by ca. 16% after disappointing November, California lockdowns, and absence of pre-Christmas spike. Continue reading
Appen, a global leader in high-quality training data for machine learning systems, is a Silver-level sponsor of Women in Localization for 2020-2021. Continue reading
Lionbridge sells data annotation division to Canada's TELUS in major payday for private equity owners H.I.G. Capital. Translation and localization business to remain with Lionbridge. Continue reading
Data annotation provider Appen posts 25% revenue growth for first half 2020 as Relevance division booms. Weakness in language data business contributes to share price retreat. Continue reading
With earnings season for the first half of 2020 behind us, we take a look at how shares in listed language service providers performed year-to-date 2020. Continue reading
Slowed by the impact of the pandemic, TransPerfect’s revenues grew 4% to around USD 199m in Q2 2020 including acquisitions, and remained roughly flat on an organic basis. Continue reading
Collaboration between Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, etc., and Translators Without Borders aims to fight Covid-19 infodemic through machine translation research. Continue reading
Captioning, translation and transcription provider Ai-Media is reported to be preparing for a listing in Australia, which could value the company in the triple digit million range. Continue reading
Australia-listed data annotation provider Appen shares Covid-19 update and guides investors on 2020 profit expectations. Continue reading
We surveyed the response of language service providers from across the globe to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s what we found. Continue reading
As global markets tumble in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns, share performance in listed translation companies varies widely. Continue reading
Australia-listed data annotation provider Appen reports 2019 full-year results; machine learning platform Figure Eight contributes USD 22m to total revenues of USD 352m (+47%). Continue reading
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