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...

The Search for Non-Binary Pronouns in Chinese

As businesses strive to reach wider audiences, gender-inclusive language has become imperative. Businesses have learned that any association to bigotry, racism, or sexism, however...

Ten Spanish expressions that don’t translate well into English

Spanish is the world’s most widely spoken Romance language, and its proliferation in different countries and locales presents its own set of translation challenges. These ten common expressions don’t have English equivalents.

Top Lesser-Known Google Translate Tricks

Even people who have never heard of machine translation have often heard of Google Translate — because it makes communication easier. Sure, it makes...

Airbnb awards largest contract in language industry

Airbnb announced this morning a suite of new and expanded services, among them a new translation engine to improve guests’ and hosts’ user experience. The...

Google Translate Causes Vaccine Mishap

Last week, MultiLingual reported on a Virginia Department of Health website translation error that incorrectly told Spanish speakers they don’t need coronavirus vaccines. New information...

Implementing Machine Translation in Subtitling

In the past year, we have witnessed accelerated technology implementation across multiple industry verticals and geographies, as companies try to create efficiencies, productivity increases...

Lady Gaga accepts role of CTO for top MT provider

In a new career shift, Lady Gaga, née Stefani Germanotta, has announced that she will be taking on the role of chief technology officer...

Gondi and Hindi Translations Streamlined with INMT App

CGNet Swara, IIIT Naya Rapipur, and Microsoft Research Lab have made progress on a new Interactive Neural Machine Translation app during lockdown that they...

Why Language Service Experts Need to Think Twice Before Saying Localization...

A common saying in the language industry is that localization is best when it goes unnoticed. This reflects important lessons learned from the many...

Addressing the Gender Bias in Machine Translation

Google Translate has once again sparked a bit of controversy with users noticing a sexist gender bias in its translations. After a group of...

Zoom Announces Launch of Live Translation in 12 Languages

The digital communications platform Zoom announced Sept. 13 that the company will be launching a new live translation feature to the platform within the...