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TranslateMe Launches Translation Validation Pipeline
The pipeline will allow TranslateMe to utilize machine translation, but with a validation network of human translators that works on a token-based system.
TranslateMe recently...
Finnish Group Developing ASR for Local Languages
Anticipating a rise in foreign-language residents, Finland looks to progress its voice recognition services to be able to recognize a wide range of Finnish...
Egyptian Translation Center New Rules Draw Criticism
The new guidelines released by the Egyptian National Center for Translation will stifle freedom of thought and restrict access to texts that go against...
BIG Acquires ISI Language Solutions
ISI Language Solutions will offer BIG specialization in healthcare and insurance translation and localization solutions.
In an already-busy season for acquisitions, Atlanta-based BIG Language Solutions...
SAS Localization Search Engines Available to Public
Expanding access to its search engines, SAS aims to create more cost-effective and efficient function for its localization software for users in the translation...
CIELO Translating Pandemic Info into Indigenous Languages
Indigenous communities in LA have experienced a lack of support during the COVID-19 crisis. CIELO has made a concerted effort to address the problem,...
European Commission Campaign Promotes Translation
From health services to entertainment, translation impacts an inexhaustive list of industries. The European Commission has created the #DiscoverTranslation campaign to inform audiences of...
Friday Roundup | Sep 11, 2020
EU consumers push back on Big Pharma bid to relax COVID-19 translation rules
Drug manufacturers pressured officials to grant some leniency on translation rules for...
LA County Receives 70,000 Requests for Non-English Ballots
The LA County Clerk Dean Logan announced that registered voters can still request to receive their voting materials for the November 3 election in...
ATC Publishes Post-Brexit Guide for Language Industry
In light of the looming post-Brexit immigration rules, the ATC has released a blog post describing the implications for translators and interpreters migrating to...
Lokalise Raises $6 Million in Backing
Previously bootstrapped, the software startup team Lokalise decided to raise external capital to hire top talent in order to accelerate growth, as it moves...
Rosetta Stone Acquired by Dallas-Based Cambium
According to reports, Cambium will add the Rosetta Stone language solutions to its digital curriculum to continue developing technology-based solutions that support language and...
Vaccine Language Rules in EU May Soften during COVID
Fearing EU language-access requirements may slow vaccine development, drugmakers call on officials to soften rules. Some worry a rule change could hurt the effectiveness...
KoBo Inc, TWB Develop ASR to Engage Vulnerable Groups
First modeling languages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, TWB and KoBo Inc will capture the voices of speakers of marginalized groups to...
Netflix Partners with NMG to Localize Streaming Services
Addressing issues related to content, user interface, and payment options, the partnership will grant greater access to the Netflix streaming service for Russian viewership.
Partnering...
Friday Roundup | Sep 4, 2020
CoPTIC distributes completed information on AB 2257
Following the recent passing of California’s AB 2257 bill, Lorena Ortiz Schneider of The Coalition of Practicing Translators...
AppTek Wins 2020 AI Breakthrough Award
Selected as “Best Speech-to-Text Solution” by leading market intelligence organization, AppTek now celebrates a further accolade in an impressive year.
AppTek this week announced that...
Venga Global Launches AI Program to Meet Data, ML Needs
Leveraging human-assisted multilingual data collection, Venga AI will power natural language processing AI and machine learning.
Global leader in translation and localization Venga Global announced...
Krypton Hospitality App Now Supports 12 Indian Languages
Developed in-house at OYO Hotels & Homes, the Krypton app will now have further language functionality at OYO properties across India, as OYO aims...
Disney Partners with Translation in New Ad Campaign
With the aim of capturing greater multicultural representation, Disney Advertising Sales has officially announced its partnership with Translation for its newest ad campaign.
Earlier this...
Linguist Protection Bill Updated after Coalition Efforts
Founder of the Coalition of Practicing Translators and Interpreters of California Lorena Ortiz Schneider provided a breakdown of the final language of California’s AB...
GlobalLink AI Portal Delivers Over 1 Billion Words Per Month
Surpassing one billion words per month, TransPerfect’s GlobalLink AI Portal solution has doubled in usage this year, as TransPerfect signs on several new clients.
TransPerfect,...
Friday Roundup | Aug 29, 2020
News you may have missed from the last week
Akorbi Ranked as Largest Woman-Owned LSP in the US
Akorbi, a US-based group of companies specializing in...
RWS buys SDL to become new language services industry leader
When two giants merge, an even bigger one is born. The boards of RWS and SDL announced a deal that will see RWS buying SDL. In the UK’s largest tech deal of the year, RWS has agreed to pay GBP 809 million (USD 1.066 billion) to buy SDL.