Major Pay Increase Marks Big Win for Interpreters in Australian State of Victoria
With the estimated 30% increase in pay rates for interpreter services, the Australian state of...
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England’s Top Judge Predicts ‘the End of Interpreters’
One of the senior representatives of the English judicial system wades into the machine translation...
eBay Apologizes Over Webinterpret Localization Glitch
A 30-day promotion between partners eBay and Webinterpret that offered sellers automated localization on their...
Irish High Court Dismisses Challenge to State Translation Service Contract Â
The final ruling settles the legal challenge posed by Dublin-based Word Perfect Translation Service Ltd....
Peking University Hosts 10th China Translation Profession Forum
Experts from academia and senior executives from LSPs gathered in Beijing to discuss high level...
Lionbridge Announces 119 Layoffs in Washington State
Lionbridge to lay off 119 employees in Vancouver (WA) by early June 2018. Layoffs could...
California Interpreters Push Back on Proposed New Fee Structure
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking public comment on a new interpreter...
Spot Bad Translation, Win Prize: Beijing Taps Public to Improve Bilingual Signage
Officials of the capital city has decided to implement new national standards for English public...
SOSi Loses Key Ruling over Dismissed Interpreters and Back Pay, Plans to Appeal
Non-staff interpreters working in US immigration courts received a favorable ruling from the National Labor...
USD 2 Million up for Grabs in 2018 Sheikh Hamad Translation Prize
Qatar’s literary award for translation is open for nominations until August 31. This year’s featured...
EU Parliament Endorses UN Protection of Interpreters and Translators in Conflict Zones
In a landmark hearing on January 31, 2018, the European Parliament acknowledged the need for...
How NATO Recruits and Trains the Next Generation of Linguists
The 50 internal linguists at NATO’s Translation Service process some of the most confidential content...
Backlash Against Australia’s Workplace Regulator for Machine Translating Its Website
Australia’s Fair Work agency suffers backlash after integrating Microsoft Translator into their website to provide...
uTranslated Put out of Business by Machine Translation’s ‘Sheer Convenience’
Pittsburgh startup uTranslated’s attempt at disintermediating the project management portion of the language industry supply...