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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.
Stamp Released to Honor Communist Manifesto Translation
Part of an effort by President Xi Jinping to revitalize Marxist theories, China has released a commemorative stamp in honor of the first person...
Vuzix Smart Glasses Selected for Translation Solutions
Expanding its e-Sense productivity solution, Rozetta Corporation has selected Vuzix Smart Glasses for a project to create a COVID-19 solution for hospital healthcare.
As the...
Anuvadak Platform Translates India’s MyGov COVID Site
The expansion of COVID-19 information now to include 10 of India’s 22 official languages will ensure millions of Indian internet users access to vital...
Journalists Face Widespread Crackdown After Belarus Vote
Authorities in Belarus have received international criticism for their violent crackdown on journalists following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Many believe the election...
Bahrain IKEA Mistranslates Ad, Makes Smooth Recovery
In eloquent fashion, Ikea in Bahrain rebounded from what could have been either a clerical error or a clever marketing tactic. The Twittersphere took...
Quebec to Introduce Expansion of French Language Law
If passed, the new measures will extend a French language mandate in Quebec to federally regulated businesses and companies with 25-49 employees, an expansion from 50 employees.
Diligence by linguists in California pays dividends in relief bill
An updated AB 2257, which benefits California interpreters and translators, is approved.
As reported in a previous MultiLingual News article on August 10, California’s AB...
Friday Roundup | Aug 21, 2020
Pairaphrase awarded a HIPAA Compliance Audit Grant
Translation software company Pairaphrase was awarded a Business Accelerator Fund Grant (BAF) by the State of Michigan to help...
Victorian Government Passes $14 million Multicultural Support Bill
After mistakes in vital COVID messaging from the government, Victoria, Australia, government officials hope the new funding will bring relief to communities that have...
Gondi and Hindi Translations Streamlined with INMT App
CGNet Swara, IIIT Naya Rapipur, and Microsoft Research Lab have made progress on a new Interactive Neural Machine Translation app during lockdown that they...
The GPT-3 AI Language Model Might Be on Your Newsfeed
OpenAI’s GPT-3 was released privately for beta testing in July. The AI language model has already generated tens of thousands of views and dozens...
Moscow Translation Club Transforms to Russian Association of Translation Companies
The Moscow Translation Club has evolved into the Russian Association of Translation Companies — the localization industry's newest association.
The Russian Association of Translation Companies...
Ethics of AI Tech Discussed in UNESCO Virtual Meeting
After publishing a draft on the ethics of AI, UNESCO organized a meeting to consult with experts and stakeholders about the findings. The Egyptian...
Friday Roundup | Aug 14, 2020
An end-of-the-week recap of localization industry news you may have missed
Eurotranslate moves offices
Eurotranslate has moved to a new office space. The new address is...
Automatic Translation Could Come to Twitter
Twitter has announced that it will expand its translation feature by testing automatic translation with a small group of users in Brazil. The social...
Smart Masks in Japan Translate between 8 Languages
Adapting its translation software to meet the needs of a mid-pandemic world, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has created smart masks to aid in translation...
Indigenous Languages Report Released in Australia
In its third National Indigenous Languages Report, the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters has produced important findings that could inform policy decisions...
Translation Technology Emphasizes UX with Timekettle’s Earbuds
The Offline Speech Translation capabilities of Timekettle's newest M2 Earbuds add to Timekettle's WT2 Plus translation technology, along with providing many classic earbud functions,...
New California Bill Disappoints Translators and Interpreters
California's AB 2257 is an attempt to loosen a previous gig economy clean-up bill. It was authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, who also championed...
Pearson to Replace Problematic Language
After receiving a letter from an engineering student, publishing giant Pearson agreed to replace “master-slave” terminology in textbooks. The move signals progress in the...
Translation Services Revitalized in Long Beach City Council
Mirroring a nationwide and global calls for language services, Long Beach resident demands for renewed interpreting services come as COVID-19 exposes major flaws in...
Lawsuit Demands White House Virus Briefings Include ASL
As many linguistically marginalized communities struggle to receive critical information about the COVID-19 crisis from national officials, the National Association of the Deaf has...
Award Offers Over $200,000 for Arabic Translation
A prestigious and lucrative literary contest, The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, recognizes challenging and inspiring work coming out of the Arab world or engaging...