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
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
Backed by big China tech, language data startup UTH International raised a Series C, bringing total funds raised to about USD 30m. Continue reading
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
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
As NLP developments march on unabated, recent news reflects the state of research, investor excitement, and production deployment levels for current technologies. Continue reading
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
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
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
China’s game market is huge already, even while its regulations are prohibiting free flow of games into the Chinese market. Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Will the latest China Food and Drug Administration medical device requirements and clinical trial exemptions impact dossier translation volumes? Two experts weigh in Continue reading
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