Unbabel acquires Lingo24 in anticipation of industry growth
With over $91 million in funding and growing relationships with the likes of Microsoft, Panasonic, and Udemy, company officials believe the acquisition will result in improved customer experiences. A tech-enabled language service provider (LSP), Lingo24 will help Unbabel provide more consistent language services that should result in improved customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Summa Linguae Technologies finalizes Datamundi acquisition deal
A deal that went into effect this morning, the acquisition puts significant data-enhancement capabilities at Summa Linguae’s disposal. With a focus on enhancing machine translation (MT) and chatbot toolsets, Datamundi fleshes out Summa Linguae’s suite of services, company officials said.
Voyce to offer multilingual COVID-19 contact tracing
Interpreters will offer services in nearly 240 different languages. Healthcare IT Leaders provide the contact tracing services, while Voyce taps into its network of interpreters to provide interpretations when a non-English speaker is contacted and needs assistance in their native or preferred language.
SignAloud gloves
When you first read about the SignAloud glove, a high-tech device to automate sign language, it’s easy to feel like the future is finally here. However, although a technological feat, it seems the real needs of the Deaf community might have been overlooked. Is this a feel-good story or not-so-fast? As so often, unfortunately, the reality seems to be a bit more complex.
Purdue Researchers Look Into AI and Subtext
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Bodson steps in as Keywords CEO
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Smartling secures $160 million capital investment
Cloud translation technology company Smartling is poised for a major business expansion following a $160 million investment from Battery Ventures.
Announced by company officials today,...
RWS discusses details of European Parliament contract
RWS announced last week a major contract with the European Parliament to provide live translation and transcription services. The contract joins RWS with multiple...
RWS to supply European Parliament with translation/transcription service
A fiercely contested contract to provide translation and transcription services to the European Parliament landed in favor of language tech developer RWS, company officials...