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TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Open Sources Neural Speech Translation Toolkit

2 weeks ago

January 7, 2021

TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Open Sources Neural Speech Translation Toolkit

2 weeks ago
Machine Translation ·

by Seyma Albarino

On January 7, 2021

Chinese tech company ByteDance (TikTok) hopes NeurST, which bypasses the transcription step integral to traditional, cascaded speech translation, will standardize benchmarks in the field. Continue reading

US, China, Big Tech, and What’s New in Machine Translation Research

3 months ago

October 16, 2020

US, China, Big Tech, and What’s New in Machine Translation Research

3 months ago
Machine Translation ·

by Seyma Albarino

On October 16, 2020

US and Chinese tech giants continue to churn out research on speech-to-text translation, machine translation for rare languages, and more. Time to check in. Continue reading

China Bans Export of Certain Language Technologies

5 months ago

September 1, 2020

China Bans Export of Certain Language Technologies

5 months ago
Industry News ·

by Marion Marking

On September 1, 2020

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

Egypt Inks Machine Translation, NLP Deal with China’s iFlytek

6 months ago

July 23, 2020

Egypt Inks Machine Translation, NLP Deal with China’s iFlytek

6 months ago
Machine Translation ·

by Marion Marking

On July 23, 2020

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

11 months ago

March 10, 2020

China Releases Survey on How the Coronavirus Is Affecting the Language Industry

11 months ago
Industry News ·

by Seyma Albarino

On March 10, 2020

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

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Machine Translation Key in China’s Data Collection Strategy, Australian Report Says

1 year ago

October 31, 2019

Machine Translation Key in China’s Data Collection Strategy, Australian Report Says

1 year ago
Machine Translation ·

by Seyma Albarino

On October 31, 2019

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

1 year ago

October 10, 2019

Machine Translation for Consumers: China’s Youdao Seeks to Raise 300m in US IPO

1 year ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Seyma Albarino

On October 10, 2019

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

Language Data Startup UTH Raises Series C From China Big Tech

1 year ago

August 13, 2019

Language Data Startup UTH Raises Series C From China Big Tech

1 year ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Esther Bond

On August 13, 2019

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

2 years ago

July 22, 2019

State-Sponsored Speech Recognition: China’s iFlytek Raises USD 400m in ‘Private’ Placement

2 years ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Marion Marking

On July 22, 2019

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

2 years ago

April 1, 2019

Record Number of Patent Applications Drive Translation Demand

2 years ago
Demand Drivers ·

by Esther Bond

On April 1, 2019

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

2 years ago

March 15, 2019

Natural Language Processing’s Crazy Busy Start to 2019

2 years ago
Technology ·

by Gino Diño

On March 15, 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

2 years ago

December 24, 2018

Slator’s Most Popular Language Industry Stories of 2018

2 years ago
Features ·

by Marion Marking

On December 24, 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?

2 years ago

November 22, 2018

Is Machine Translation Essential to U.S. National Security?

2 years ago
Machine Translation ·

by Esther Bond

On November 22, 2018

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

2 years ago

September 26, 2018

China Tech Leader Accused of Faking AI-Generated Simultaneous Interpreting

2 years ago
Technology ·

by Lance Ng

On September 26, 2018

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

3 years ago

April 30, 2018

When Western Games Go into China

3 years ago
Features ·

by Gino Diño

On April 30, 2018

China’s game market is huge already, even while its regulations are prohibiting free flow of games into the Chinese market. Continue reading

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