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World’s Second Largest Cryptocurrency Fan Translates Its Ecosystem

1 year ago

August 26, 2019

World’s Second Largest Cryptocurrency Fan Translates Its Ecosystem

1 year ago
Industry News ·

by Esther Bond

On August 26, 2019

The world’s second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, is translating its website and community material into 15 languages, with the help of volunteer translators. Continue reading

Facebook Patents Alternative to ‘Expensive’ BLEU

1 year ago

August 22, 2019

Facebook Patents Alternative to ‘Expensive’ BLEU

1 year ago
Machine Translation ·

by Esther Bond

On August 22, 2019

Facebook has been granted a patent for its machine translation quality evaluation system, which relies on user engagement data to decide which translation users prefer. Continue reading

Appen and Lionbridge Will Have to Compete Against This Latest Unicorn Startup

1 year ago

August 15, 2019

Appen and Lionbridge Will Have to Compete Against This Latest Unicorn Startup

1 year ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Esther Bond

On August 15, 2019

AI support services startup Scale AI uses a combination of crowd and automation to label data incl. NLP, putting it in direct competition with Appen and Lionbridge. Continue reading

Ranking and Analysis: H1 2019 Performance of Listed Language Service Providers

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July 1, 2019

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Ranking and Analysis: H1 2019 Performance of Listed Language Service Providers

2 years ago
Financial Results ·

by Florian Faes

On July 1, 2019

Australia’s Appen leads a H1 2019 ranking of listed language service providers. The language industry again outperformed the broader markets. Continue reading

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Rozetta’s Market Cap Nears USD 400m as Bet on Machine Translation Pays Off

2 years ago

April 16, 2019

Rozetta’s Market Cap Nears USD 400m as Bet on Machine Translation Pays Off

2 years ago
Financial Results ·

by Marion Marking

On April 16, 2019

Japanese LSP enters period of “rapid growth” for MT segment. Revenue and operating income up strongly. Shares rally, propelling market cap to nearly USD 400m. Continue reading

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Continuous Localization of WebCEO’s SaaS Platform, Wiki-Style

3 years ago

July 11, 2018

Continuous Localization of WebCEO’s SaaS Platform, Wiki-Style

3 years ago
Features ·

by Eden Estopace

On July 11, 2018

WebCEO enlists users as volunteers to translate its software-as-a-service SEO platform and has turned out more than 2 million words in the last year through its Crowd Translation Center. Continue reading

Build vs Buy: Why Evernote Built Its Own Localization Platform from Day One

3 years ago

November 20, 2017

Build vs Buy: Why Evernote Built Its Own Localization Platform from Day One

3 years ago
Features ·

by Gino Diño

On November 20, 2017

Evernote began localization with zero budget, internally developed tech and crowdsourced translations. Now they handle 2.4 million words across 25 languages with their open source stack and... Continue reading

Windows 10 to Accept User Suggestions to Improve Bad Translations

3 years ago

September 12, 2017

Windows 10 to Accept User Suggestions to Improve Bad Translations

3 years ago
Technology ·

by Gino Diño

On September 12, 2017

Come October 17, users can suggest translation corrections on their Windows 10 OS through the new Language Community app. The program has already opened for so called Windows Insiders. Continue reading

Avira Enlists the Crowd to Expand Language Coverage

3 years ago

September 8, 2017

Avira Enlists the Crowd to Expand Language Coverage

3 years ago
Features ·

by Eden Estopace

On September 8, 2017

German security software company Avira translates marketing materials for its products in at least 13 languages, but starts experimenting with crowdsourced translations to broaden language coverage. Continue reading

Unbabel Raises USD 5m in Series A Round

4 years ago

November 4, 2016

Unbabel Raises USD 5m in Series A Round

4 years ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Marion Marking

On November 4, 2016

San Francisco and Portugal-based Unbabel raises USD 5m from Notion Capital and Caixa Capital to build out its heavy on tech, light on humans model. CEO says, despite recent progress, the quality... Continue reading

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If Doctors Work for Free, Why Not Translators, Healthcare Startup Hopes

4 years ago

September 9, 2016

If Doctors Work for Free, Why Not Translators, Healthcare Startup Hopes

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Florian Faes

On September 9, 2016

Healthcare platform startup HealthTap, whose 100,000 participating doctors and millions of users contributed nearly 5 billion questions and health tips, launches portal to translate its vast... Continue reading

Rozetta Pays USD 14m for Tokyo Translation Crowdsourcer Conyac

4 years ago

August 10, 2016

Rozetta Pays USD 14m for Tokyo Translation Crowdsourcer Conyac

4 years ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Florian Faes

On August 10, 2016

Signs of life in the Japanese startup world, as two co-founders of translation crowdsourcing platform Conyac sell to language service provider Rozetta for USD 14m in cash and stock deal. Continue reading

The Buy-Side: Inside Swiss Post’s Language Service Unit

5 years ago

March 4, 2016

The Buy-Side: Inside Swiss Post’s Language Service Unit

5 years ago
Features ·

by Florian Faes

On March 4, 2016

The Head of Swiss Post’s Language Services Unit, Martina Bellodi, talks about how her unit handles an annual translation volume of up to 18 million words, and shares her thoughts on working with... Continue reading

Spanish Translation Team of Crowdsourced Game Localization Goes on Strike

5 years ago

February 22, 2016

Spanish Translation Team of Crowdsourced Game Localization Goes on Strike

5 years ago
Industry News ·

by Gino Diño

On February 22, 2016

Valve Software is facing a strike by a vocal group of crowdsourced fan translators for Spanish on its Steam Translation Server platform. Row highlights potential pitfalls of crowdsourcing model. Continue reading

6 to Watch: How These Translation Startups Disrupt the Supply Chain

5 years ago

February 17, 2016

6 to Watch: How These Translation Startups Disrupt the Supply Chain

5 years ago
Features ·

by Gino Diño

On February 17, 2016

Predictive typing, no more middlemen, visualized app translation, machine translation edited by the crowd, and more. What is shaping tomorrow’s language industry. And are the incumbents ready for... Continue reading

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