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
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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
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
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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
Spot Bad Translation, Win Prize: Beijing Taps Public to Improve Bilingual Signage
Officials of the capital city has decided to implement new national standards for English public service signages in an innovative manner. Prizes will be given out to participants based on... Continue reading
‘Smart Translation Systems’ Feature Prominently in China’s 3-Year AI Agenda
China issued a 3-year action plan to boost AI development for implementation across the whole country. It sets out quantified targets for eight commercial applications of AI, including speech... Continue reading
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Chinese Government Going All in to Back Language Industry
China’s government is increasingly showing public support for the local language services industry. New initiatives for standardization and industry upgrades were launched at a high profile forum... Continue reading
China’s Largest Language Service Provider Gets Visit from Premier
Chinese Premier visits country’s largest language service provider. Show of support by China’s number two government official could indicate strong government backing for language technology as... Continue reading
Translation Fail Puts Chinese Pharma Company in US Regulator’s Crosshairs
Hydrocortisone or Dexamethasone? A Guangdong-based Chinese drug manufacturer gets a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration over a translation mistake in the label of an... Continue reading
Why This Indie Game Studio from China Localizes In-House
Xiamen-based Veewo Games complements its in-house localization approach by enlisting their in-country players to help localize games into seven languages. So far, its retro platform game has been... Continue reading
Will RWS Become the First Independent Billion-dollar LSP?
Generating a profit of nearly USD 40m on revenues of barely USD 150m, RWS needs its shares to climb just 20% to crack the billion-dollar mark. The compay has posted uninterrupted growth since... Continue reading
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