Weekly Shorts | March 5, 2021
Stimulus funding for translation?
While Washington, DC works on an economic stimulus bill for the entire United States, lawmakers in Vermont are drafting one of...
Apple to provide interpreters in stores
International tech company Apple plans to up the availability of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in its stores, reports information site iLounge. In the...
One Hour Translation raises $10M, rebrands
Machine translation (MT) provider One Hour Translation announced a $10 million private equity (PE) round today, led by existing investor Fortissimo Capital. The company...
The Digital-First Universe Meets AI and a New Day Dawns
What happens when you assemble five top localization thought leaders for a 90-minute discussion on the future of the industry? You get a dynamic,...
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...
ITA Goes Online & International
Covid-19 restrictions mean that — like other industry groups — the Israel Translators Association (ITA) is unable to hold its annual conference in person...
ELIA Together Starts Today
This is day one of Together at Home — the virtual version of the European Language Industry Association's (ELIA) annual conference. The event offers...
Translation Trends for 2021: How the industry is shaping up
Regional translation industry growth trends
As the digital realm continuously pushes for more globalized and shared experiences, the global translation industry is predicted to continue...
Weekly Shorts | February 19, 2021
Facebook fixes translation error that called farmers "peasants"
Facebook has removed its translation error from a recent covid-19 post on California governor Gavin Newsom's page,...