Tag: language

Dialect or language: What separates one from the other?

When you look up the difference between language and dialect you will discover that a language is generally defined as a system or method of human communication either spoken or written, consisting of words that are structured by grammatical rules.

Translation software company undergoes AWS Well-Architected Review

The Well-Architected Review provides an assessment and recommended remediation for adherence to AWS’ six pillars of excellence in the categories of operation, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization and sustainability. 

Telehealth platform Coviu adds on-demand access to language support

Australian telehealth company Coviu has partnered with language services provider Ezispeak Health to provide on-demand access to language support via video telehealth. Available in over...

Research Grants Ceremony – Imminent

Rome, March 23, 2022 – Translated, a leading language service provider based in the US and Italy that pioneered the use of artificial intelligence...

Ambassador visit: language agency committed to promoting German in Denmark

The visit provided the ambassador with insight into how a Danish translation agency can achieve success on the German market in the face of tough competition. And how the company is fighting to raise the profile of German language and culture in Denmark.

Interprefy and Congress Rental Network partner up to reduce hybrid conference...

Zurich, 16 March 2022 - Remote simultaneous interpretation provider, Interprefy, has announced its partnership with Congress Rental Network (CRN), the conferencing network group, to...

New Mexico introduces bill to increase pay for Native American language...

House Bill (HB) 60 would essentially allow fluent speakers of Native American languages the opportunity to receive a teacher’s salary without needing a teaching credential.

Literary translation organizations develop mentorship opportunity for Arabic-English translators

The partnership between the two organizations will include several workshops and mentorship opportunities, to be launched over the course of the next 18 months. The United Arab Emirates-based secretary general of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Dr. Ali Bin Tamim said that the initiative will help develop and promote a network of Arab translators throughout the United Kingdom.

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

If you’ve ever found yourself scratching your head and wondering if your uncle’s outlandish Facebook post was meant to be satire or not, you’re...

New York City Invests $4 Million in Language Access

In an attempt to improve its communication efforts with multilingual families and students with limited English proficiency (LEP), New York City is investing $4...

SambaNova Adds GPT to Services, Expands NLP Capabilities

SambaNova, a Palo Alto-based tech company that specializes in artificial intelligence (AI), announced recently that the company has added the GPT-3 language model to...