CIOL Survey Shows Surprising LSP-Linguist Communication Preferences
Chartered Institute of Linguists survey highlights preference for email versus TMSs in assigning projects; plus...
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40% of Boutique Language Service Providers Lack Essential ISO Certification
While ISO certifications are key to informing buyers' outsourcing decisions, nearly half of small language...
Slator Language Industry Job Index Up Over 2 Points in September 2020
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks employment activity across the global language...
China Bans Export of Certain Language Technologies
China releases new list of technologies prohibited from export; includes tech related to text prediction,...
California Translators, Interpreters Win Exemption From Gig Worker Bill AB5
California State Senate approves AB 2257 with exemptions from gig worker bill AB5 for translators...
Reader Polls: Which Super LSP Will Win, Translation’s Oldest Debate, Localization Sales
Where do you weigh in on the universalist-relativist debate? Which Super Agency will do best...
Quality Assessment for Massive UK Tender Under Fire
UK National Register of Public Service Interpreters wants Code of Professional Conduct to become benchmark...
Why HBO, Disney, and Warner Bros. Care About Language Metadata
The world’s largest media entertainment companies joined forces to create a language metadata table (LMT),...
Slator Language Industry Job Index Shows Slight Uptick in August 2020
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks employment activity trends across the global...
Thai Mistranslation Shows Risk of Auto-Translating Social Media Content
Facebook deactivates auto-translate in Thailand after translation of post about King’s birthday angers Thai people;...
Australian Navy Pokes Fun at Machine Translation to Recruit Linguists
Australian Navy runs recruitment campaign that shows Google translating Beyoncé song lyrics, highlighting their need...
Reader Polls: PD, E-commerce Localization, Predictions, Giant Language Model
What are your professional development plans? How well is European e-commerce localized? How does business...
As Interest in India Grows, New Language Industry Group Elects First President
President of new language industry association talks about India’s underserved language market and the many...
Reader Polls: Apple Translate, Google Bungle, EU Terps, State of LSPs
Have EU contract interpreters gotten a fair deal? Who has ever used the Google Translator...