Author: MultiLingualStaff

Weekly Shorts | February 26, 2021

Weekly Shorts | February 26, 2021
VSI buys Vox Mundi London-based localization provider VSI has acquired Vox Mundi, a Brazilian dubbing studio. Deal size was not disclosed. Lengoo raises 20 mill… Continue Reading

New Medical Interpreter Law Proposed

New Medical Interpreter Law Proposed
In the United States, there’s already a federal law stating hospitals have to provide equal language access to limited English proficient (LEP) patients — including… Continue Reading

ELIA Together Starts Today

ELIA Together Starts Today
This is day one of Together at Home — the virtual version of the European Language Industry Association’s (ELIA) annual conference. The event offers two… Continue Reading

US Interpreter Faces Criminal Charges

US Interpreter Faces Criminal Charges
Imagine you’re translating highly confidential wiretaps for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The wiretaps are perfectly legal. They’re actually part of a multi-year drug… Continue Reading

Weekly Shorts | February 19, 2021

Weekly Shorts | February 19, 2021
Facebook fixes translation error that called farmers “peasants” Facebook has removed its translation error from a recent covid-19 post on California governor Gavin Newsom’s page,… Continue Reading

Fake Interpreter Going to Prison

Fake Interpreter Going to Prison
Mirwais Patang is not an interpreter, but he’s now facing two years in prison for pretending to be one. When Patang was 18, The Evening… Continue Reading

Boise government to up language access

Boise government to up language access
The city of Boise, Idaho is currently looking to improve language access, according to local news site BoiseDev. Right now, the municipal government purchases telephone… Continue Reading

Weekly Shorts | February 12, 2021

Weekly Shorts | February 12, 2021
XTM International adds investor Manhattan Beach, California-based investment firm K1 Investment Management, LLC has placed funds in translation management provider XTM International. The amount was… Continue Reading

No Icelandic for Disney+

No Icelandic for Disney+
Popular streaming service Disney+ has launched in Iceland, but not a single one of the movies it offers has been localized into Icelandic. Companies that… Continue Reading

New research on hospital interpreter use
The evidence that professional interpreters improve patient health is overwhelming — so why don’t more American health care facilities provide interpreters? Two new studies in… Continue Reading