The Art of Hyping Machine Translation
What’s behind the arcane research paper that Baidu helped spin into a machine translation breakthrough celebrated across the media?
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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 director.
Interpreters Wonder How to Charge for Recorded Remote Simultaneous Interpreting
As remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI) grows in popularity, interpreters trade views on how to charge recording fees for RSI sessions.
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 loop and offer help only when the interpreter is struggling.
Conference Rental Buys Challenge Partners, Enters Europe
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, which adds more vans, warehouses, and equipment.
Slator 2022 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
44-pages on 2022 translation and localization industry acquisitions and translation startup investments, with valuations, deal rationale.
Interprefy and Grip Announce Partnership to Bring Simultaneous Interpretation to the Grip Platform
Interprefy AG, the leading provider of managed interpreting technology and services, announces new partnership with Grip, a leading AI-powered matchmaking and networking solution for events.
Here’s Europe’s Latest Attempt at End-to-End Speech Translation
European Live Translator (ELITR) takes speech-to-speech translation one step further, backed by the academe, private sector, and government.
Gould 2.0: Joshua Gould Named New Group CEO at thebigword
thebigword’s new CEO Joshua Gould talks about the competition, linguists, VC’s renewed interest in the language industry, and Brexit’s potential impact on operations.
Tune-in to Interprefy: Thai PM to present at True Digital Park
Open access to remote simultaneous interpreting online. Thailand Prime Minister to present at 10am ICT.
Japanese Government Eyes USD 19m for Automated Simultaneous Interpretation by 2025
Ministry seeks JPY 2bn (USD 19m) in 2020 budget for AI-powered simultaneous interpretation by 2025 World Expo; 2020 Tokyo Olympics chief interpreter discusses progress in interpreting technology.
From Hype to API: Baidu Productizes Speech-to-Speech Translation
Baidu launches API for speech-to-speech translation based on technology outlined in late-2018 research paper, which was criticized at the time for overpromising.
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.
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?
Reader Polls: Private vs Public Sector, MT and Productivity, RSI’s Future, Outlook 2019
Is working for the public sector different for translators? Has machine translation boosted your productivity? And is remote simultaneous interpreting the future staple?
Researchers Report Significant Progress in Real-time Machine Translation
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 translation much better than previous segmentation-based algorithms.
Canadian Interpreters Fear “Crude Bidding War”
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 lowest-bidding freelancers, interpreters’ group says.
World’s Largest Interpretation Service Gets New Boss
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 meetings each year.
The Magic Number Is EUR 0.15: Translator Rate Survey Released in Germany
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 conference interpreters around EUR 730.
Toyota Taps AA Global Language Services for Conference
AA Global Language Services had been chosen by Toyota to be the official language services partner for the company’s motoring convention in Turkey.
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