Ukraine
Igor Marach: Resilience in the Face of War
It’s been more than two years since Russia initiated its invasion of Ukraine. Igor Marach, co-founder and CEO at Technolex Translation Studio — a Ukrainian language service provider — shares his experiences meeting deadlines and making deals while the fighting rages.
Feminism vs. Chivalry
Pulling from her experiences living in Ukraine, Germany, Switzerland, and Poland, Nataliya Horbachevska reflects on her evolving views about feminism and why she began to think that it doesn’t require rejecting chivalry.
Tetyana Struk
"This recognition honors the language industry's vital role in connecting the world while respecting and cherishing unique cultural identities."
Natalia Tkachenko-Horbachevska
"This recognition is not just for me, but for my entire team at Task Force, a Ukrainian-rooted international linguistic services company."
Maria Malykhina
"In times of war in Ukraine, I am happy to have my invincible team on one side and my good friends from all over the world on the other."
Business
Adapting to Change: Task Force’s Response to the War in Ukraine
As the world watched the escalating tension in Ukraine, Nataliya Horbachevska, CEO of Task Force linguistic services company, found herself facing an uncertain future. With a family to protect and a business to safeguard, she embarked on a journey that would redefine her company's mission and direction.
Games
Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Apologizes for Insensitive Ukrainian Localization
CD Projekt Red’s global PR director, Radek Grabowski, apologized via a statement. “The release version of Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077 features elements of dialogues that can be considered offensive by Russian gamers. These lines do not represent our views. We apologize for the situation and have made steps to avoid situations like that in the future.”
Interpreting
Lack of interpreters hampers western efforts to train Ukrainian military
Germany and its allies are struggling to train Ukrainian soldiers on donated military hardware due to a severe shortage of qualified interpreters, according to...
Culture
Looking at Duolingo’s end-of-year report on language learning trends
In addition to platform-wide trends, folks who used the app for more than five days out of the year can access personalized insights neatly packaged into a Spotify Wrapped-esque report.
