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Smartling Wins “Machine Translation Innovation Award” in 8th Annual AI Breakthrough Awards Program
Smartling wins the Machine Translation Innovation Award 2025 for its AI-powered platform and AIT translation solution.
Belgium’s Court Interpreters Join Nationwide Justice Protests
Belgium’s court interpreters protest low pay, delayed compensation, and poor conditions. CBTI urges urgent reform of the justice system.
ELIA Announces Its New 2025 Board of Directors
ELIA has announced the results of its 2025 Board of Directors election. The new board will officially take office on September 21.
New Poetry in Translation Prize Aims to Expand Global Voices
The new Poetry in Translation Prize awards $5,000 to a poet and translator team. Submissions open July 15.
Boostlingo Releases Healthcare Interpreting Report 2025
Boostlingo’s 2025 report reveals nearly half of LEP patient encounters lack qualified interpreters, citing cost, staffing, and tech barriers.
KUDO Delivers Enhanced Microsoft Teams Integration v2.0 with Enterprise-Grade Reliability
KUDO’s updated Microsoft Teams integration offers enhanced security, stability, and live AI speech translation for enterprise-scale meetings.
Secure Mode Now Live on MachineTranslation.com to Protect Sensitive Translations
MachineTranslation.com lets users compare AI translation outputs across 270+ languages with control, privacy, and no registration required.
DeepL Translation Platform Inaccessible in Russia and Belarus
DeepL Translation is no longer accessible in Russia and Belarus, according to local reports.
DeepL accelerates global business connectivity and document translation with new languages
DeepL language expansion includes Vietnamese, Hebrew, and Thai, plus Arabic and Traditional Chinese for document translation.
BeLazy and iLangL Announce Seamless CMS-to-BMS Integration for Website Localization
BeLazy and iLangL launch a new CMS localization integration to streamline web translation workflows across major platforms and systems.
The Week in Review: Highlights from the Language Industry, June 16–20
This week’s multilingual industry news includes FCC alert delays, AI translation updates, Quran law in Turkey, and ALCA’s new awards.
US Multilingual Emergency Alerts on Hold Amid Regulatory Delay
The FCC approved multilingual emergency alerts in early 2025, but implementation is on hold due to a regulatory delay, pending official publication.
Lionbridge Launches Comprehensive “EU MDR and IVDR Language Guidance”
Lionbridge publishes new guidance to help manufacturers navigate MDR and IVDR language requirements with AI-based translation strategies.
KUDO Releases Mobile App v3.0 With Expanded Multilingual Capabilities
KUDO Mobile App v3.0 introduces Meet Now, AI speech translation, and new participation modes, enabling real-time multilingual access on mobile.
Alibaba AI Real-Time Translation Expands to 119 Languages
Alibaba AI real-time translation now supports 119 languages, offering real-time interpretation, text, image, and document translation in one platform.
Are Multilingual LLMs Really Culturally Fluent? Appen’s New Study Says No
Appen’s new study shows multilingual LLM cultural nuance is lacking, especially in tone, humor, and culturally specific meaning.
ALCA Launches Excellence Awards to Celebrate Innovation and Impact in Africa’s Language Services Industry
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – June 18, 2025 — The Association of Language Companies in Africa (ALCA) has officially launched the ALCA Excellence Awards,...
OnTheGoSystems Launches Private Translation Cloud, an AI-Powered Platform for Software Localization
HONG KONG – June 17, 2025 — OnTheGoSystems, the company behind the popular WPML plugin, has launched Private Translation Cloud (PTC), a new AI-powered...
Proposed Wisconsin Bill Would Permit AI Translation and Interpreting in Courtrooms
Wisconsin lawmakers have proposed a bill to permit AI-based interpreting and translation in courtrooms, sparking debate over language access rights.
Pacific AI Releases 2025 AI Governance Survey Results
LEWES, Del., June 17, 2025 — Pacific AI, a company focused on AI governance in healthcare and regulated sectors, has released the findings of...
Blackbird.io Welcomes Alex Terekhov as Senior Solutions Architect
Alex Terekhov appointed as Senior Solutions Architect at Blackbird.io, focusing on localization workflows and multilingual content operations.
LocWorld53 Malmö Highlights the Future of AI-Driven, Human-Centered Localization
LocWorld53 Malmö brought together localization leaders to explore AI integration, workflow resilience, and ethical innovation in multilingual systems.
Archipelagos Project Builds Pathways for Lesser-Used Languages in Europe
The Archipelagos Project empowers literary translators and promotes linguistic diversity by supporting works in lesser-used European languages.
Turkey Grants Religious Authority Power Over Quran Translations
New Law Expands Diyanet’s Oversight
Earlier this month, Turkey enacted a law that gives the country’s Directorate of Religious Affairs, or Diyanet, the authority to...