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Pairaphrase Expands Translation Capabilities With DeepL Integration
This enhancement provides users with greater flexibility and precision when managing multilingual communications, reinforcing Pairaphrase’s commitment to delivering innovative solutions for diverse organizational needs.
Women in Localization Announces 2025 President and Board
Anna N. Schlegel continues as president, and Cecilia Maldonado returns as vice president. Returning board members include Allison McDougall, Madhu Sundaramurthy, Maria Jesus de Arriba Diaz, Winnie Heh, Olga Beregovaya, Jill Goldsberry, Olga Blasco, and Carrie Fischer.
European Language Industry Survey Open Through 31 January
Once again, GALA has partnered with EUATC and other language industry associations to conduct the survey in order to answer benchmarking questions relevant to all key stakeholders. This year, the survey takes a dive deep into the topic of internships.
New Pre-Translation Toolkit by Tomedes Sets Benchmark for Seamless Translation Workflows
With globalization driving demand for accurate and culturally sensitive multilingual communication, this toolkit ensures that texts are fully prepared for translation — setting projects up for success.
MotionPoint Acquires Key Content to Expand Its Multilingual Marketing Capabilities
The acquisition enhances MotionPoint's ability to deliver enterprise-level multilingual marketing solutions that deliver unique content at scale. With Key Content, MotionPoint can now more effectively support businesses with their multilingual content strategy.
Uber’s Generative AI System for Mobile Testing Cuts Costs and Improves Quality
Called DragonCrawl, the code- and maintenance-free GenAI tool boasts “the intuition of a human,” winning Uber’s Senior Localization Experience Program Manager Carolina Freire second place in LocWorld 52’s Process Innovation Challenge.
The Localization Landscape in 2025
Language technology company Phrase delves into the best ways to utilize AI for localization — advising companies to embrace partner ecosystems, scale personalization, adopt hyperautomation, and move localization into content production pipelines.
Nordic Translation & Interpretation Forum 2024
The 14th edition of the Nordic Translation & Interpretation Forum was held in Malmö, Sweden. Delegates from all over Europe convened to discuss how the industry can stay relevant in a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence. In parallel to the conference, a song contest took place in which participants were invited to create an AI-generated, Eurovision-style tribute to the event.
LangTalent 2024
Hosted by MultiLingual Media, LangTalent 2024 united experts and aspiring professionals in a unique, two-day virtual event dedicated to exploring careers, skills, and the future of work in the language industry.
Get the Most Out of AI Linguistic Quality Assessment With ContentQuo
ContentQuo has launched a platform meant to enable AI LQA deployment and allow localization teams to monitor its performance over time. The company’s co-founder and CEO Kirill Soloviev came in third place at LocWorld 52’s Process Innovation Challenge.
Fabio Minazzi: The Gift of Voice
People with vocal disabilities often use digital speech synthesizers that feature standard, robotic-sounding voices. Translated’s Fabio Minazzi hopes to change that through an innovative voice donation platform and expressive AI voice rendering — an initiative that won him the top prize at LocWorld 52’s Process Innovation Challenge.
Welocalize Appoints Paul Danter as General Manager of Technology, Manufacturing, and Entertainment Division
Danter brings over two decades of leadership in content management, localization, and trust & safety industries. His entrepreneurial expertise is set to elevate the division's capabilities, driving greater innovation and impact for its global clients.
Interpreters Unlimited Wins Silver for Service of the Year in 14th Annual Best in Biz Awards
This honor reflects IU's consistent efforts to deliver high-quality language solutions tailored to the diverse needs of its clients. By focusing on inclusivity, innovation, accessibility, and social responsibility, IU continues to drive meaningful impact across industries.
Announcing a New AI Upskilling Course for Language Service Companies
Upskill your language services company and team to face the AI revolution with clarity and confidence. This new course is brought to you by the leading global language service company associations and Magic Beans Agency.
Bidi 3: Mastering Bidirectional Content for Translators & Localizers
Bidi is a feature of certain scripts – such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Urdu – that write their letters horizontally right-to-left on a page or screen, whereas other characters, such as digits, flow left-to-right.
January 2025
What will the future of language work look like? From finding balance in remote settings to adapting to new job responsibilities, this issue of MultiLingual discusses the skills industry professionals need to thrive in 2025 and beyond.
Linguicity Adds Irish and Scots Gaelic to Its Multilingual Word-Building Game Lineup
These two historic and vibrant languages invite players to embark on a new journey of linguistic discovery, bringing fresh challenges and cultural insights to the game.
Trusted Translations Achieves New ISO for Legal Interpretations
This achievement highlights the company’s ongoing dedication to providing interpreting services that meet the most stringent international quality requirements.
GALA Board Director Johan Sporre Resigns
It is with pleasure that GALA welcomes Francesca Sorrentino, Localization Director at Phrase, to fill the vacancy. Francesca will serve for one year, until the end of Johan Sporre's original term.
Ulatus Launches Software Localization Solution That Requires Only One Line of Code
By integrating Ulatus' JavaScript Proxy, your software can provide real-time translations, automatically changing language to suit the preferences of users worldwide.
OOONA Partners With Audio Description Associates, LLC
This collaboration will introduce specialized, assessment-based audio description training to OOONA’s EDU platform, expanding access to expert-led courses and certifications.
Creative Words Wins Confindustria Award for Industrial Innovation Excellence
This recognition celebrates the company’s outstanding contributions to technological advancement and its role in transforming business practices through innovation.
The Power of Human Expertise: Reflections From LEO10
LEO’s 10th International Virtual Conference in early December brought together hundreds of language professionals to reflect, connect, and prepare for the future of our evolving industry.
Spanish Language Group Adds 33 More Languages to Its Translation and Localization Services
The Spanish Group’s translations are performed by trained linguistic professionals and meet all international commerce laws, regulations, and standards.