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Why the World’s Most Valuable LSP Bought a Machine Translation Startup

8 months ago

June 11, 2020

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Why the World’s Most Valuable LSP Bought a Machine Translation Startup

8 months ago
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by Florian Faes

On June 11, 2020

Analysis of RWS’ decision to acquire 7-year old Irish machine translation startup Iconic for USD 20m or up to 16-times revenue. Continue reading

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RWS Acquires MT Provider Iconic and Indian LSP Webdunia

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June 9, 2020

RWS Acquires MT Provider Iconic and Indian LSP Webdunia

8 months ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Florian Faes

On June 9, 2020

Along with a slight decline in H1 FY 2020 revenues and profits, RWS announces the acquisitions of machine translation provider Iconic and India-based localization services company Webdunia. Continue reading

Does Google’s BERT Matter in Machine Translation?

1 year ago

October 17, 2019

Does Google’s BERT Matter in Machine Translation?

1 year ago
Machine Translation ·

by Seyma Albarino

On October 17, 2019

Less than one year after Google open-sourced its much-discussed language model BERT, experts weigh in on its potential uses in neural machine translation. Continue reading

What’s so Massive About Google’s Massively Multilingual Neural Machine Translation?

2 years ago

July 18, 2019

What’s so Massive About Google’s Massively Multilingual Neural Machine Translation?

2 years ago
Machine Translation ·

by Esther Bond

On July 18, 2019

New research by Google AI explores multilingual NMT on an unprecedented scale. Good for low-resource languages, less so for the rest, results show. Continue reading

Language Industry Top Quotes of 2018

2 years ago

December 28, 2018

Language Industry Top Quotes of 2018

2 years ago
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by Esther Bond

On December 28, 2018

From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2018 commented on a wide range of issues - here are our top picks. Continue reading

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The Art of Hyping Machine Translation

2 years ago

November 2, 2018

The Art of Hyping Machine Translation

2 years ago
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by Gino Diño

On November 2, 2018

What’s behind the arcane research paper that Baidu helped spin into a machine translation breakthrough celebrated across the media? Continue reading

Slator Neural Machine Translation Report 2018

3 years ago

March 22, 2018

Slator Neural Machine Translation Report 2018

3 years ago
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On March 22, 2018

Slator releases the Neural Machine Translation Report 2018. The report delves into the business case for neural machine translation, and answers the most pertinent questions surrounding the new... Continue reading

Linguee’s Founder Launches DeepL in Attempt to Challenge Google Translate

3 years ago

August 30, 2017

Linguee’s Founder Launches DeepL in Attempt to Challenge Google Translate

3 years ago
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by Florian Faes

On August 30, 2017

Servers in Iceland. A million words per second. Record BLEU scores. The founders of Linguee launch their neural machine translator DeepL with bold claims. Experts agree that DeepL will challenge... Continue reading

Google Pitches Tensorflow to Neural Machine Translation Developers

4 years ago

July 13, 2017

Google Pitches Tensorflow to Neural Machine Translation Developers

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Florian Faes

On July 13, 2017

Google publishes a tutorial on how to build a neural machine translation model from scratch in a push to accelerate adoption of its machine learning framework Tensorflow. Experts call the... Continue reading

Here Is Europe’s State of the Art in Machine Translation Research

4 years ago

June 30, 2017

Here Is Europe’s State of the Art in Machine Translation Research

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Eden Estopace

On June 30, 2017

Europe continues to ramp up research in language technology. The number of papers published on machine translation in an academic journal has reached the highest number in more than a decade. Continue reading

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Video: Insights from SlatorCon London 2017

4 years ago

June 8, 2017

Video: Insights from SlatorCon London 2017

4 years ago
Industry News ·

by Andrew Smart

On June 8, 2017

SlatorCon London was attended by over 60 senior language industry executives. We took the opportunity to talk about translation productivity with Lilt’s Spence Green, neural MT with Iconic’s John... Continue reading

Inaugural SlatorCon London Sells Out as Execs Debate Growth Prospects

4 years ago

May 15, 2017

Inaugural SlatorCon London Sells Out as Execs Debate Growth Prospects

4 years ago
Industry News ·

by Florian Faes

On May 15, 2017

Inaugural SlatorCon gathers more than 60 senior language industry executives, investors, technologists, and buyers in London. Discussions range from neural machine translation (NMT), translation... Continue reading

Facebook to Open Source Its Neural Machine Translation, Zuckerberg Announces

4 years ago

May 10, 2017

Facebook to Open Source Its Neural Machine Translation, Zuckerberg Announces

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Eden Estopace

On May 10, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg looks forward to “making universal translation a reality” by open sourcing a new approach to neural machine translation. NMT expert impressed by faster training times of the new... Continue reading

How BLEU Measures Translation and Why It Matters

4 years ago

November 14, 2016

How BLEU Measures Translation and Why It Matters

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Hazel Mae Pan

On November 14, 2016

When Google’s CEO goes on stage and measures translation accuracy to the third decimal place, it is as good a time as any to take a closer look at the yardstick he uses. A short introduction to BLEU Continue reading

Hyperbolic? Experts Weigh In on Google Neural Translate

4 years ago

September 30, 2016

Hyperbolic? Experts Weigh In on Google Neural Translate

4 years ago
Technology ·

by Florian Faes

On September 30, 2016

Google’s live production deployment of neural machine translation sets a milestone for language translation. A dozen of the world’s leading MT experts provide perspective on the roll-out and... Continue reading

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