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Sorenson Named to Newsweek’s List of America’s Greatest Workplaces for 2026

The national recognition underscores Sorenson’s commitment to employee growth, workplace excellence, and innovation in accessible communications.

AMN Healthcare Acquires Jaide Health to Expand Language Access Through AI Technology

The acquisition expands AMN Language Services’ ability to support LEP patients not only during clinical encounters requiring human interaction, but also in key moments before and after care.

Why a Final AI Translation Does Not Exist

To continuously evolve translation quality, Crowdin has introduced re‑translation workflows that let AI and human linguists revisit and refine outputs as models, context, and brand language advance.

Terra Promotes Belén Agulló García to Chief Innovation Officer

The newly created role recognizes her instrumental contribution to the company’s ongoing evolution from a traditional language service provider into a global content solutions partner.

Phrase Expands Language Intelligence for Humans and AI Agents

The new enhancements reflect a broader shift toward global content operations where humans and AI agents increasingly work side by side.
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How Game Studios Can Ride the AI Wave in Localization

To successfully integrate AI in game localization, studios must first fix fundamental workflow issues. The WAVE framework (Workflow, Augmented context, Validation, Expansion) guides this maturity, ensuring that AI doesn’t merely speed up existing chaos.
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Translating Worlds: The Studios Localizing Your Favorite Games

Five leading studios specializing in global and regional video game localization, audio, and dubbing services — Lionbridge Games, Molok, Perfect Sound, Quoted, and RoundTable Studio — share their histories, services, and standout products.

ELIA Focus on Executives 2026: Reframing Value and Leadership

Across two focused days, Focus on Executives 2026 explored what future-ready leadership looks like in an AI-shaped industry. The event consistently returned to one central idea: Organizations that succeed will be those that combine technological adaptability with stronger relationships, clearer positioning, and a deeper understanding of client realities.
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June 2026

In this issue, we speak with leaders at Keywords Studios, Bertrand Bodson and Romina Franceschina, who discuss their integrated approach, growth via strategic mergers and acquisitions, and commitment to game localization as a multicultural content service.

DigitalTolk Makes Second Acquisition in Less Than a Year With Hieronymus Ltd

The acquisition helps further strengthen the group's position as a premium provider of legal and financial language services across the DACH region and Europe.

The Week in Review: Language Industry News June 2-8

Across enterprise AI, government procurement, nonprofit infrastructure, and indigenous language preservation, this week shows an industry building systems that will not only last, but enable these multilingual systems to flourish.

PanSALB Appoints New Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

In her new role, Dr Seshoka will serve as PanSALB’s Accounting Officer, overseeing operations and leading initiatives to promote multilingualism and protect linguistic rights across South Africa.

KUDO Named Official Interpreting Tech Sponsor for LocWorld 2026 and 2027

The partnership reflects KUDO’s broader strategy of bridging enterprise AI communication workflows with the expertise of the global language industry.

University of Alicante Partners With MasterWord to Bridge Q’anjob’al Maya Digital Divide

In collaboration with Guatemala’s Fundación Proyecto Lingüístico Francisco Marroquín, this open-source initiative will help integrate the Q’anjob’al language into AI translation models, preserving cultural heritage through advanced technology.

Boostlingo Named to Inc.’s 2026 Best Workplaces List for Fourth Consecutive Year

The award helps showcase how Boostlingo’s workplace culture is rooted in its mission to expand language access and help organizations communicate across language barriers.

Guildhawk Launches New Gai Labs Website to Advance Next‑Generation Trustworthy AI for Global Industries

The website launch marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Guildhawk's research and development arm dedicated to building trustworthy, regulated AI systems.

ModelFront Announces Outcome-Based Pricing

To maintain full transparency within the outcome-based pricing, ModelFront provides a savings dashboard for customers to monitor precisely how many words are being automated in their workflow.

ELIA Networking Days 2026: Strategy Under Pressure: Escape old thinking. Solve change.

ELIA's Networking Days 2026 is designed for owners, executives, operations and sales leaders, consultants, and decision-makers looking for practical ways to respond to change.

Interpreters Unlimited First to Add AI Interpretation and Translation to GSA SIN 541930

The addition allows federal, state, and local government agencies to procure AI supported language services directly through the GSA Schedule while maintaining human oversight, quality control, confidentiality, and accountability.

Ravi Chandran Krishnadas Joins RWS as Senior Vice President & Country Lead, India

The appointment marks an important step in RWS’s strategy to strengthen India as a major operations and innovation hub as demand for enterprise AI solutions continues to grow worldwide.

Federico Orchansky Joins LocReset and GTE Localize as First-Ever Global Community Manager

Federico will play a key role in helping shape conversations around localization, AI, and global business in a more connected and practical way.

As Enterprise AI Evolves, Alexa Translations Introduces Apertera

Apertera combines advanced AI with deep domain and professional expertise designed to support the next generation of high-stakes communication and AI-powered enterprise workflows.

The Week in Review: Language Industry News May 27 – June 1

This week’s stories show an industry investing in the long game with infrastructure that supports multilingual life at every scale, ensuring communication is sustainable, ethical, and future‑ready. 

From Population Intelligence to Real-Time AI Interpretation: Piedmont Global Launches Connexus

Both platforms are built for small- to enterprise-level commercial and public-sector organizations that need compliant, defensible language access at scale where cross-cultural communication is mission-critical.