Interprefy Valuation Doubles to USD 21m After Latest Funding Round
Remote simultaneous interpreting company Interprefy valued at USD 21m as Swiss startup completes sixth and largest funding round. Continue reading
Tag: interpreting
United Nations Searches for a New Chief Interpreter
The United Nations Interpretation Service is recruiting for its top position — a new leader for its team of interpreters. Continue reading
New ISO Standard on Legal Interpreting Seeks to Combat ‘De-Professionalism’
ISO, the body that develops international standards, has just published a new standard for legal interpreting services to promote equal access to justice, the law, and fair trials. Continue reading
Slator 2019 Language Industry Market Report
Slator’s inaugural comprehensive language industry market report. It examines total market size, the 10 main end-buyer industries, competitive landscape, productivity tech, NMT and much more. Continue reading
Terminology Assistance Coming to a Simultaneous Interpreter Near You
Real-time terminology assistance for simultaneous interpreters may be well on its way — but will it be truly useful in typical high-stakes environments? Continue reading
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Sweden’s Semantix Acquires Boutique Local Rival Teknotrans
Nordic LSP Semantix acquires local rival Teknotrans, a boutique company with a focus on automotive and industrial verticals, which also operates an office in Croatia. Continue reading
‘Doctors Love Video Remote Interpreting,’ Says LanguageLine Owner
Operational glitch and unfavorable base effect weigh on LanguageLine’s 2018 results, but owner projects 2019 growth to be significantly above 5%. Continue reading
Semantix Pulls Out of Major Interpreting Deal Over ‘Low Price’ as Hero Tolk Wins Big
Sweden announces winners of potential USD 81m interpretation framework after highest court overrules appeal to supplier selection process. Continue reading
Why This Decade-old Irish LSP Secured EUR 0.5m in Funding
Translit, a 10-year old Irish language service provider, secured EUR 0.5m in funding from local investors and will use the funds to build its own interpretation platform. Continue reading
Remote Interpretation Survey Examines Demand, Pricing, and Buyer Behaviour
European Commission funded survey centered around Spain and Italy examines buyer behavior and pricing data and reveals private sector is more open to using video interpreting than public sector. Continue reading
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Italian Translator Survey Reveals Income, Translation Rates, Productivity Tools, MT Use
Italian language industry association AITI conducted a survey of over 500 translators and interpreters, and published its findings on rates, income and technology use, and more. Continue reading
Interpretation Startup Interprefy Valued at CHF 11.5m after Fifth Funding Round
Zurich-based remote interpretation startup Interprefy has raised CHF 0.5m in funding and is now valued at CHF 11.5m. Former CLS CEO departs board while CEO of partner company joins new non-exec... Continue reading
Reader Polls: Freelancer Ruling, Measuring Quality, Hiring Gets Tougher, LSP Investing
US court rulings are ruffling feathers, content effectiveness might be a better yardstick over linguistic quality, talent acquisition has gotten harder over the past 12 months, and no, most have... Continue reading
England’s Top Judge Predicts ‘the End of Interpreters’
One of the senior representatives of the English judicial system wades into the machine translation debate by predicting AI will replace interpreters in the courtroom. Continue reading
Simultaneous Interpreters May Soon Get Real-Time Help Just When They Need It
US researchers outline how technology could be used to support the work of simultaneous interpreters. They propose analyzing the linguist’s performance on the fly via real-time quality feedback... Continue reading
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