Enter OpenEuroLLM, an ‘Open, Compliant, Diverse’ Series of Foundation Models – slator.com

On February 3, 2025, the OpenEuroLLM project officially announced its launch as an AI collaborative that brings together 20 organizations, including 11 universities, five private companies, and four High Performance Computing (HPC) centers in the EU. Coordinated by Charles University and AMD Silo AI, the project’s main objective is to develop multilingual, foundation large language […]

With SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR Certifications, FlowFit Emerges as the TBMS Leader – slator.com

Montreal, Canada – Consoltec, a global leader in translation technology, is proud to announce that its Translation Business Management System (TBMS), FlowFit, has achieved four major security and compliance certifications. These achievements not only reaffirm FlowFit’s dedication to data security, but also position it as the trusted partner for organizations operating in regulated industries. FlowFit now […]

Matinée Multilingual Founder Passes Leadership to Next Generation – slator.com

UK-based Matinée Multilingual announced on January 29, 2025, that Lauren and Callum Stott will take over as joint directors. They succeed Lauren’s father, Chris Broderick, who founded the company in 1982. The Stotts joined the company six years ago with the view to transition from Broderick once they had gained a full understanding of the […]

DeepSeek Translation, ElevenLabs AI Dubbing, Sorensen M&A – slator.com

Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where they reviewed ElevenLabs’ AI dubbing, on the back of a USD 3bn+ valuation. While they found the translation quality was strong, minor timing issues and lack of lip-syncing meant the output felt slightly unnatural. Esther then provided an update on M&A activity, where […]

China’s AI Researchers Triple Down on AI Speech Translation – slator.com

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Off-Screen Drama Pits AI Dubbing Against French Voice Actors – slator.com

How do US actor Sylvester Stallone, France’s minister for gender equality Aurore Bergé, and a multilingual/multibillion voice AI company collide in a tense drama? Since early January 2024, multiple online media sources have highlighted a clash that began with news that “Armor,” a film starring Stallone, would feature AI dubbing. For 50 years, Alain Dorval […]