The missed chance with Catalan
Catalan is a language that companies seeking to expand their services ignore at their peril.
Airbnb Expands Safety Support for 11 Languages
Airbnb announced recently that the company is expanding its safety support line to offer assistance to users in 11 new languages.
The travel company launched...
Sally Rooney Rejects Hebrew Translation, Debate Ensues
Irish novelist Sally Rooney sparked controversy earlier this week over her explanation of why she recently refused to sell the Hebrew translation rights of...
A Global Mosaic: ProZ.com’s pro bono project
Turn on the news and you're soon assailed by woeful tidings of every kind: forests burning, racist police actions, violence against women, endangered species...
Los Angeles Chargers reverse-localize schedule release with anime spot
What if you could turn the concept of localization on its head and use a distinctly foreign culture and language to make a local product look even cooler? Well, it’s exactly the kind of reverse-localization tactic the trail blazers at the Los Angeles Chargers seem to have pulled off.
White translator relinquishes assignment over race
The Dutch translator chosen to adapt the poem Amanda Gorman wrote for Joe Biden's presidential inauguration has turned down the assignment after some complained...
UK Ministry of Defence Leaks Afghan Interpreters’ Identities, Apologizes
A recent blunder by the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence could have severe implications for Afghan interpreters seeking asylum in light of the recent...
Latvia’s linguistic journey
Tourism is popular the world over, and Latvia is no exception. Once, at a resort in Whistler, British Columbia, I was surprised to meet a trainer with AirBaltic, the flag-carrying airline of Latvia. The trainer told me that when AirBaltic started flying in 1995, its flight attendants only knew Latvian and Russian.
Two literary translations shortlisted for $60,000 prize in Canada
If one of the works win, it would be the first time a novel in translation won the award in the prize’s 25-year history.