USD 100M up for Grabs in US Department of Homeland Security Language Services RFP
US Department of Homeland Security to fund five-year contract for translation, interpreting, and transcription supporting...
Demand drivers
From enterprise, media, government, and consumer.
Number of Non-English Speaking Households Continues to Rise in the United States
The October 2023 US Census data release shows an increase in the number of non-English...
EU Trials Portal for Multilingual Electronic Product Information
The EU publishes electronic product information (ePI) for the first time as part of a...
Federal Trade Commission Now Offers Advice on Avoiding Scams in 14 Languages
The US agency, charged with protecting consumers from fraud, already operated several websites in English...
Media Localization Breathes Sigh of Relief as Hollywood Strikes End
The Hollywood writers and actors strike is over. AI protections are in place as dubbing...
Proposed SPEAK Act on Telehealth Access Seeks Input from Language Industry
The Supporting Patient Education and Knowledge (SPEAK) Act, introduced in October 2023, would create a...
US to Require Watermarking of ‘Synthetic Content’ Created for Government
As AI-generated content gains traction, the US begins to formalize best practices and processes for...
Leading Insurance Company Recruits ‘AI Localization Analyst’
American insurance giant Chubb is adding a trilingual localization professional to London-based AI Business Solutions...
Spotify Launches Voice Translation in Podcasting Push
Spotify introduces Voice Translation feature with a bundle of Spanish-translated podcast episodes, potentially creating demand...
The US State Department is Looking for 1,000 Translators and Interpreters
The US Department of State publishes a notice of intent to issue a blanket purchase...
EU Defers Decision on Making Basque, Catalan, Galician Official EU Languages
The Council of the EU discusses the addition of Basque, Catalan, and Galician as official...
Spain Allows the Use of Basque, Catalan, and Galician in Congressional Sessions
Spain begins using Basque, Catalan, and Galician as official languages along with Spanish in congress,...
Google Is Quietly Changing How It Ranks AI-Generated Content (Incl. Machine Translation)
Contradicting posted guidelines regarding the origin and quality of content that gets ranked in its...
The UK National Health Service Is Launching a GBP 400M Language Services Tender
UK’s National Health Service (NHS) launches a giant language services tender worth a possible GBP...