Tag: pandemic
Navigating Remote Work in a Post-Pandemic Landscape
Remote work has cemented itself as a highly desired workplace perk across industries. Moving into 2025, the biggest outstanding question is whether employers will continue their quest to kill remote work in the cradle.
Thawing the Glacier of Interpretation
The author reflects on the slow pace of technological progress in the interpretation space, from the advent of simultaneous interpreting in 1945 to the dawn of remote work in 2020. Now, with the emergence of AI-based machine interpreting, he urges both individual interpreters and language service providers to embrace these new, innovative solutions.
Study sheds light on toddlers’ vocabulary development and COVID-19 lockdowns
A study which is currently in press in the journal Language Development Research found that, among the babies and toddlers studied, children made greater gains in vocabulary size during the early lockdowns than individuals pre-lockdown.
Rapid antigen tests present language barriers in Australia
According to a recent report from the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC), community health advocates have been calling on improved language accessibility for rapid antigen tests, most of which only provide instructions in English and generally lack translations into other languages spoken widely throughout the country or even instructional pictures or diagrams.
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.
The Digital-First Universe Meets AI and a New Day Dawns
What happens when you assemble five top localization thought leaders for a 90-minute discussion on the future of the industry? You get a dynamic,...
Automation in the Age of Remote Work
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Automation in the Age of Remote Work
By Jessica Roland
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