Tag: translation

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When the Bridge People Disappear

Scientists recently documented the breakdown of a chimpanzee community into warring factions following the decline of internal interaction. The discovery is a dark reminder that when agents of connection — like translators and interpreters — disappear, humans are all too capable of the same social disintegration.
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Stronger Together: How Freelancers Work, Grow, and Thrive in Partnership

There’s strength in numbers, and that applies to freelancers, too. Despite its individualistic and independent nature, freelancing can still benefit from a collaborative partnership to find work, share skills, boost revenue, and foster community.
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Sovereignty Is Not a Product Feature

With the emergence of AI platforms, data sovereignty has become a new buzzword. But for language service providers to emerge stronger from this transitional era, they have to understand their technology and preserve the fundamentals of quality work.
Benjamin Faes

Benjamin Faes: Building the Future

RWS, one of the world’s biggest language companies, stands at a crossroads like much of the industry. With technological change rewriting marketplace rules, how does recently appointed CEO Benjamin Faes plan to guide the business through a pivotal era?
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When AI Slows You Down

AI is supposed to be a productivity accelerator, enabling linguists to do more work more quickly. But what happens when AI-driven workflows cost more time and frustration than human-driven translation?
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What Gets Lost When AI Writes, and How to Reclaim It

Despite being technically and grammatically correct, artificial intelligence (AI)-generated text reads as empty because it performs only one of six functions of communication. The author examines AI content’s lack of substance from a translator’s perspective and suggests ways to reclaim communication as an act of thought and relationship.

The Global Physical Literacy Action Framework Expands Language Accessibility with 11 New Supported Translations

By providing additional supported languages for the framework, local communities worldwide will be able to engage in meaningful movement and sustain lifelong participation in physical activity, exercise and sport.

Bristol Launches Its First Festival Dedicated to Translated Literature

Translated By, Bristol is the city’s first festival dedicated to literary translation, spotlighting the often-invisible art of bringing stories across languages through 11 live events, panels, and performance

Global Growth, Zero Language Gaps: Interprefy Delivers AI-Powered Multilingual Access at Economic Summit in Davos

Interprefy partners with the Europe-Asia Economic Summit 2025 to provide real-time AI-powered speech translation and captions, enabling inclusive, multilingual dialogue across continents.