Tag: government translation
Estonian Government to Develop Central Translation Platform
The government of Estonia has ordered the development of a central translation platform for the country, according to a July 9 report from Estonian...
Weekly Shorts | February 26, 2021
Lengoo raises 20 mill USD
Machine translation maker Lengoo has raised 20 million USD in a series B investment round, American business news site TechCrunch...
US Interpreter Faces Criminal Charges
Imagine you're translating highly confidential wiretaps for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The wiretaps are perfectly legal. They're actually part of a multi-year...
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,...
Boise government to up language access
The city of Boise, Idaho is currently looking to improve language access, according to local news site BoiseDev. Right now, the municipal government purchases...
Weekly Shorts | February 5, 2021
Alleged US Capitol rioter needs Russian interpreter
One of the people accused of attacking the US Capitol on January 6th requires a Russian interpreter, reports...
Weekly Shorts | January 29, 2021
Daily News reports on "low" interpreter wages
This Sunday, New York Daily News reported on language services provider (LSP) Linguistica International paying what the paper calls...