Appen Appoints New Chief Financial Officer as Investors Weigh Strategy Shift
After an unsatisfactory financial year in 2022, Australian data-for-AI leader Appen has announced the appointment of a new CFO, Helen Johnson.
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Appen Hires Ex-Upwork CTO as New Chief Technology Officer
Data-for-AI leader Appen announces the appointment of former Upwork CTO, Saty Bahadur, as new CTO after an unsatisfactory FY22 and the appointment of a new CEO.
The Slator 2023 Language AI 50 Under 50 List
The Slator Language AI 50 Under 50 List puts the spotlight on fifty of the newest players in the language AI and technology landscape, including AI dubbing, AI writing, and voice AI.
Appen Launches Full Strategy Review After ‘Far From Satisfactory’ 2022 Results
Australia-based data-for-AI provider Appen releases “far from satisfactory” results for full-year 2022 as customers face onslaught from new social media platforms and privacy issues.
LXT’s Phil Hall on the 2023 AI Boom, Covering 750 Languages, and ChatGPT
LXT Chief Growth Officer, Phil Hall, on covering 750 languages, emerging competitors, and why he agrees that data-for-AI companies are the shovel providers in a gold rush.
AI Data Leader Appen Appoints New CEO, Armughan Ahmad
Data-for-AI leader Appen announces the appointment of Armughan Ahmad, former KPMG executive, as CEO.
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Summa Linguae Buys Poland-Based Life Sciences LSP Get It
Summa Linguae acquires fellow Poland-based LSP, Get It. Looks to build out capacity via more M&A, not only in localization but also NLP, data-for-AI, now main source of revenue.
Appen Moves Operations Offshore as Shares Continue to Decline
Share price falls after release of trading update; expecting disappointing full-year 2022 revenue and EBITDA results.
Appen Shares Plunge on Disappointing H1 2022 Results and Full-Year Outlook
Appen reports H1 2022 revenues to be down 7% and EBITDA down 69% versus the comparable period last year. CEO of data-for-AI provider blames sector slowdown rather than competition.
Appen Updates Investors on Productizing Linguistic Expertise
Among the platforms and workflows featured in Appen’s 2022 Investor Technology Day: Ontology Studio, which “productizes core components” of Appen’s “linguistic expertise.”
Lionbridge AI Buyer, Telus, Abruptly Abandons USD 700m Appen Bid
Australia data annotation provider, Appen, gets buyout offer from Telus, buyer of Lionbridge AI business. In surprising about-face, Canadian call center giant walks away.
Appen Share Prices Tumble After Data-for-AI Leader Releases FY 2021 Results
Record annual revenue of USD 447m unable to offset investor disappointment in ASX-traded company after downgraded EBITDA guidance and plunge in net profit after tax.
For Dataset Creation, Humans Should Evaluate Machine Text — New Research
As more language service providers explore data collection and annotation, a new study shows large language models generate more diverse content, while humans excel at rating it.
Summa Linguae Acquires Language Data Provider Datamundi
Summa Linguae acquires Belgium-based language data provider Datamundi, which helps big tech clients build NLP systems, MT engines, and optimize search relevance.
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