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Despite an already huge market for multilingual subtitles, it still holds the most potential for growth compared to dubbing, readers say. But machine dubbing is another story.
While intended primarily for informal interactions, new UK immigration guidelines suggest exceptional cases where staff might use a translation device instead of on-site or telephone interpreting.
Around 4 in 10 job openings for non-freelance translators and interpreters went unfilled in 2021, so why was there still a salary dip? Slator readers weigh in on this and more.
New York-based, interpreting-earpiece manufacturer, Waverly Labs, looks for fresh capital via crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine.
US Court rules that Google Translate, although useful for basic communication, is inadequate in getting consent during a warrantless search.
US Department of Homeland Security awards California startup in Phase 1 of RFP for “portable language translator.” Call for tenders still open until February 2021.
Leaked documents list additional machine translation capabilities for Siri as part of an upgrade for 2021; tech giant publishes rare neural MT research paper.
Chinese language technology and voice recognition company iFlytek raises over two billion yuan from state actors, including a railway development fund and a provincial “VC” fund.
Amazon encourages end-users to build their own voice translation app, while Xiaomi adds to the growing list of portable translators in the market.
Rundown on the latest translation gadgets; from the bestsellers to those that ended up in the gadget graveyard.
A rundown of the translation and interpretation gadgets and earpieces presented at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
While the folks at Skype Translator admit their technology still has a negative impact on conversation, many others a far less modest. A short history of hype, broken promises, and much ado about nothing.
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