Hefty Tariff on Movies Filmed Outside US Might Threaten Subtitling and Dubbing Demand – slator.com
US President Donald Trump’s May 4, 2025, announcement suggesting a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the US has left Hollywood — and the international film industry — bewildered. Downstream, the language industry might wonder how its role in localizing content for audiences worldwide could be affected. Though the White House was quick to temper […]
Microsoft Rolls Out Real-Time Translation for Live Captions Feature – slator.com
On December 18, 2024, Microsoft announced it was piloting real-time translation in its live captions feature for AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs. According to a Windows blog post, the roll-out will gradually include the ability to translate live captions from more than 44 source languages into English, for use cases such as “real-time video calls, […]