AI Pioneer Says ‘Agentic Machine Translation’ Has ‘Huge Potential’ – slator.com
An early software prototype for AI agentic translation was released on 11 June 2024 by a leading AI researcher. The experiment was a “fun weekend project” for Andrew Ng, who released the results as an open-source demo. Now Andrew Ng is not just another AI researcher. Ng is a co-founder of Coursera, the founder of […]
RWS Shares Rally on Half-Year Results as Investors See AI Strategy Gaining Traction – slator.com
UK-based Super Agency, RWS, announced a 4% drop in half-year revenues in its financial results for the six months to March 31, 2024. The results, which are in line with the company’s recent trading update to investors, confirm the challenging market conditions for the language service and technology provider, with group revenues of GBP 350.3m […]
Terra Translations CEO Marina Ilari on Why Game Localization Is Her Passion – slator.com
Marina Ilari, CEO of Terra Translations and Terra Localizations, joins SlatorPod to talk about her professional journey and the world of game localization. The CEO shares the strategic decision to create Terra Localizations in 2008 to cater specifically to the gaming industry’s requirements. She attributes the company’s growth to the ability to offer boutique-level services […]
ZOO Digital Acquires Italian Dubbing Partner LogoSound – slator.com
Media localization provider, ZOO Digital, has acquired long-time dubbing partner LogoSound. The acquisition of an Italian-based dubbing studio is a first for ZOO, and has enabled the media localizer to establish Milan-based “ZOO Italia”. Founded in 2006, LogoSound provides dubbing services in Italian to Agostini Editore, Boing, Malvista Entertainment, Turner Broadcasting System Europe, and CDI […]
New Members of the European Master’s in Translation Network Announced for 2024-2029 – slator.com
The European Commission (EC) has announced the new members of the European Master’s in Translation (EMT) Network for the term 2024-2029. A total of 81 Master’s in Translation programs from 23 countries across Europe and beyond have been selected, showcasing the highest standards in translator training. The European Master’s in Translation is recognized as a […]
Apple Watch Set to Get a Translation Widget – slator.com
The big theme for Apple’s annual conference (this year’s iteration – WWDC 2024) was clearly AI — more specifically, the variant the tech behemoth has called “Apple Intelligence.” The nearly two-hour-long keynote on June 10, 2024, discussed a range of new developments, for a variety of Apple products, with many of the new or enhanced […]
Interpro Launches New Website to Elevate Multilingual Communication Strategies – slator.com
[Wheaton, IL, June 3, 2024]—Interpro Translation Solutions, a leader in localization, translation, and interpreting services, is excited to announce the rebranding of its website and mission. The rebrand reflects the company’s commitment to empowering clients with unparalleled quality multilingual communication solutions. Whether you market to audiences that don’t understand English, or your staff includes multilingual […]
Slator Pro Guide: Language AI for Consumers – slator.com
The Slator Pro Guide: Language AI for Consumers is an insightful snapshot of how everyday consumers use language AI to generate, translate, edit, and dub speech and text in multiple languages. Language AI is fast becoming a ubiquitous feature of everyday life. Consumers use language AI to translate websites, dub short-form videos, interpret conversations in […]
Netflix Reveals Internal Localization Process – slator.com
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Will GPT-4o Impact Human Language Learning? – slator.com
A search on Amazon.com by “wearable AI devices” turns up AI glasses, voice recorders, bodily function monitors, smart this and the other, and a few hand-held translators … but not the USD 699 Humane AI Pin. According to The Verge, total orders in April 2024 for the machine translation-capable device came to about 10,000 units, […]