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The Week in Review
The Week in Review: July 14, 2023
It’s been a busy week in the field of generative artificial intelligence (AI).
First, Anthropic launched the second iteration of Claude, the company’s signature generative...
Language
The Week in Review: June 30, 2023
Language learning is tough. But maybe ChatGPT can make it easier.
At least that’s what some language learners and app developers are trying to see....
Language
The Week in Review: June 16, 2023
This week, the European Union (EU) announced that its translation unit will be using machine translation to translate press materials more rapidly. Read more...
Culture
Home on the Rancho: Exploring the English language’s Spanish loanwords
While French is by far the living language with the largest linguistic impact on the English language, its sister languages have also left a mark on the mutt of a Germanic language we call English.
Press Release
Zingword begins validating entire translator database
Professional translation services are undergoing a massive paradigm shift. Trust between translation industry stakeholders seems to have been shaken to its core due to the past decades’ practices of decreased payment, lack of security, and the fast pace of the demand versus the long-term strategies needed to ensure reliability between translators and their clients.
Culture
The Economist shares data on English’s role in global pop culture
Data journalists at The Economist used information from Spotify to identify several trends in how local communities across the world listen to music — while English-language music remains quite popular worldwide, its popularity appears to be declining, as local audiences begin to turn more to music performed in their native language.
Translation
National Weather Service outlines goals for more efficient Spanish translations
The National Weather Service (NWS) is currently looking into adopting a more efficient translation workflow, according to a recently published request for information (RFI). Currently the NWS produces such translations manually, however the organization believes this to be an unsustainable practice due to the heavy workload and the amount of time it takes to complete — as such, it seems that machine learning technology is in order.
Interpreting
Conference to Highlight Language Access Issues in Arizona
Arizona State University (ASU) is slated to host a nationwide conference for translation and interpretation professionals later this month, with a particular emphasis on...
Interpreting
Emergency services dispatcher hung up on Spanish-speaking caller in fatal fire, lawsuit alleges
Lehigh County, in the eastern US state of Pennsylvania, is the subject of a lawsuit filed in federal court on October 20 alleging, among...
