China Bans Export of Certain Language Technologies
China releases new list of technologies prohibited from export; includes tech related to text prediction, voice recognition, and Chinese and English “correction technology.” Continue reading
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Egypt Inks Machine Translation, NLP Deal with China’s iFlytek
Chinese speech recognition and AI provider iFlytek signs R&D deal with Egypt’s ICT Ministry to develop natural language processing and machine translation solutions. Continue reading
China Releases Survey on How the Coronavirus Is Affecting the Language Industry
A survey of 113 companies in Mainland China shows that many plan to return to office in March 2020 — but expect losses, particularly for on-site and English-language services. Continue reading
Machine Translation Key in China’s Data Collection Strategy, Australian Report Says
An October 2019 paper by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute examines how China can employ machine translation tools used by consumers to collect data on users outside the country. Continue reading
Machine Translation for Consumers: China’s Youdao Seeks to Raise 300m in US IPO
Chinese e-learning provider Youdao files to go public in New York, seeking to raise USD 300m. Youdao’s suite of products centers around online dictionaries and machine translation tools. Continue reading
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Language Data Startup UTH Raises Series C From China Big Tech
Backed by big China tech, language data startup UTH International raised a Series C, bringing total funds raised to about USD 30m. Continue reading
State-Sponsored Speech Recognition: China’s iFlytek Raises USD 400m in ‘Private’ Placement
Chinese language technology and voice recognition company iFlytek raises over two billion yuan from state actors, including a railway development fund and a provincial “VC” fund. Continue reading
Record Number of Patent Applications Drive Translation Demand
Increase in patent applications drives translation demand. Over a quarter million patent applications filed with WIPO in 2018; Asia and the US top the list. Continue reading
Natural Language Processing’s Crazy Busy Start to 2019
As NLP developments march on unabated, recent news reflects the state of research, investor excitement, and production deployment levels for current technologies. Continue reading
Slator’s Most Popular Language Industry Stories of 2018
How not to fall prey to bogus LSPs, arrests for pirated translations, translation missteps seen around the world, humble admissions from online giants, and the end to the ownership battle for the... Continue reading
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Is Machine Translation Essential to U.S. National Security?
The US government is asking for public comment to determine whether a range of “emerging technologies,” including machine translation, are essential to national security and should be subject to... 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
When Western Games Go into China
China’s game market is huge already, even while its regulations are prohibiting free flow of games into the Chinese market. Continue reading
Peking University Hosts 10th China Translation Profession Forum
Experts from academia and senior executives from LSPs gathered in Beijing to discuss high level topics on developing translation education and industry capabilities in China. Continue reading
AI Interpreter Fail at China Summit Sparks Debate about Future of Profession
Tencent’s attempt to showcase their latest AI voice recognition and real-time translation engines backfired. Netizens screenshot and circulated embarrassing mistakes, sparking off an online... Continue reading
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