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
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
Is working for the public sector different for translators? Has machine translation boosted your productivity? And is remote simultaneous interpreting the future staple? Continue reading
What’s behind the arcane research paper that Baidu helped spin into a machine translation breakthrough celebrated across the media? Continue reading
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
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
While a handful of startups look to do away with expensive hardware for conference interpretation, US-based Conference Rental commits to an asset-heavy strategy with its European acquisition,... Continue reading
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Hong Kong, and New York University say they are able to show "for the first time" that certain algorithms can perform simultaneous... Continue reading
Canadian interpreters in uproar as country’s Translation Bureau seeks to use vetting algorithm for hiring freelancers. New system pre-qualifies interpreters for government jobs by favoring the... Continue reading
The EU appoints the current head of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, Florika Fink-Hooijer, to the top post at its EUR 117m Directorate General for Interpretation, which services over 11,000... Continue reading
Germany’s Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ) publishes the 5th edition of its rate survey; median price per word for translators approx. EUR 0.15, daily rates for... Continue reading
AA Global Language Services had been chosen by Toyota to be the official language services partner for the company’s motoring convention in Turkey. Continue reading
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