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The Top 5 Asian American Languages Spoken in the US
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The United States (US) is known as being a melting pot of different nationalities and it can be said that the country’s diversity comes from all the different cultures that reside there. Although at the federal level, the US doesn’t have an official language, it is broadly accepted that English is the country’s main language, followed by Spanish.
However, what might be surprising is that over 40% of the US speaks primarily Asian languages after English and Spanish. This is nearly 50% of the en...
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Translation Quality Metrics: Are We There Yet?
It has been an age-old dream of the translation industry to find the holy grail of translation quality measurement. Today, with the advent of neural machine translation, large language models, and AI, the need is greater than ever. The hunger to measure the quality of human and machine translated content is growing.
Although the number of new metrics and tools is increasing and their accuracy is improving over time, we have not yet reached a plateau.
In this presentation, attendees will get an overview of the different automated translation quality measurement options. They will learn ho...
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Translated Unveils “Human Touch” A Short Film Celebrating the Human Ability to…
Translated has released a commercial highlighting how people translate each other every day, decoding what isn’t expressed in words. The short film was previewed at the UNESCO Conference on Digital Learning.
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ROME, September 14, 2023 - Translated, a leading provider of AI-powered language solutions, is thrilled to release "Human Touch," a short film about the human ability to translate beyond mere words. At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating the headlines, the commercial aims to highlight the immeasurable role that humans play in advancing the transla...
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Responsible Use of AI: The Key Role of Non-English Linguists
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I recently came across a meme: "Keep calm and stop explaining that AI will not replace translators". While the formula may be a little bit 2000, it was right on point.
Let’s try a different approach. I will encourage you to think of the obvious intersection between generative AI and existing language services not as a one-way effect or an end, but as a virtuous circle, a means to enable a more responsible and fair use of generative AI technologies.
Think of AI not as a technology that can be used to re...
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Argos Multilingual Releases the 2023 Issue of the Global Ambitions Publication
The 2023 edition showcases new opportunities for global content in the age of AI
September 15, 2023 – Argos Multilingual is pleased to announce the immediate release of the 2023 edition of the Global Ambitions publication. This issue is fully dedicated to global content and how it is rapidly evolving in the age of AI. It is available both online and in print and is included as an outsert in the September issue of MultiLingual magazine.
Over its 28 pages, this publication explores some of the hottest topics in global content right now, such as:
How generative AI may impact existin...
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Voiseed Announces the Appointment of Dr. Páraic Sheridan to Board of…
Voiseed, an innovative start-up specializing in expressive synthetic voices for Games & Media localization, today announced the appointment of Dr. Páraic Sheridan to its Board of Directors, effective September 4th. In conjunction with his appointment to the board, Páraic will also join the Executive Team at Voiseed with responsibility for company and product strategy.
With over three decades of experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing, Páraic brings a unique blend of technical expertise and strategic thinking to the ...
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Introducing… the GALA Business Performance Barometer
More and more at GALA, we're finding that decision makers need deeper insights to really understand what's going on in the language service industry. For this reason, we've created a new program, the Business Performance Barometer.
The survey that we just released is actually one of a series of surveys that we plan to do every year, and that will focus on economic, operational and technology indicators. This first Business Performance Barometer survey will help us collect data on financial, translation rates, vendor relationships, expectations, and more.
This s...
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How AR and VR Are Changing the Translation Industry
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Just like most industries in the world are affected by developments in technology, the translation industry is not far behind with the introduction and continuous developments in AR and VR. But what are AR and VR? While both deal with enhancements to our real world in a virtual setting, there are some important differences to keep in mind. And moreover, it’s important to be aware of how AR and VR will or are likely to affect the future of the translation industry. So, without further ado, let’s explore this fasc...
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GALA Champion Claudio Fantinuoli
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Claudio Fantinuoli is Chief Technology Officer at KUDO Inc., a company specialized in delivering human and AI live interpretation. He is also Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Mainz and Founder of InterpretBank, an AI-tool for professional interpreters.
Watch this interview on volunteering for GALA, the implementation of interpreting technology and its benefits, and the challenges awaiting the interpreting sector in the near future.
Here are a few snippets.
Volunteering for the GALA Program C...
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Work/Life Balance: The Parent Trap
The title of a heartwarming American cult classic released 25 years ago, “The Parent Trap”, could also depict many a coaching engagement quandary. Balance and wellness surface regularly in coaching, and for many leaders this means maneuvering the dual roles of professional and parent. I support clients in examining their values and creating new behaviors and realistic boundaries to honor them.
Surprisingly often, the hard part of balancing the scale is less about changing work and more about easing pressure on self to parent perfectly. Social media and pop cu...
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Accessibility: The Ultimate Form of Localization
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As we all know, localization is the process of adapting content, products, or services to the culture and language of customers in a target market. It is much more complex than just text translation. It involves changing the formats of dates, measurements, and addresses, as well as adjusting for different time zones, and replacing images and icons, among other complex processes.
Localization offers multiple proven benefits. It improves customer experience and helps avoid offending potential clients. It is...
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OOONA and AudioShake join forces to increase ASR transcription accuracy
Tel Aviv, 6 September 2023: OOONA, a global provider of professional management and production tools for the media localization industry, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with AudioShake to increase the accuracy of automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcription. The partnership will make AudioShake’s speech clean-up technology available within OOONA’s Integrated platform.
ASR technology has opened up captioning services to a broad range of content but transcription accuracy can still fall short when additional background noise or music is presen...
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LocWorld Community Warm-Up
In partnership with LocLunch, GALA would like to invite all localization professionals in the area to come to join us for a special event just before the start of LocWorld, the adeptly named "LocWorld Community Warm-Up"!
This Warm-Up is a perfect chance to
- Start networking early so you know everyone by the time LocWorld starts
- Meet with new and old local L10N / i18N / G11N / language tech friends who may not be attending LocWorld
- Talk your heart out with peers who DO understand what you do for a living
- Find your next greatest hire
- Get out of the house and skip cle...
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Henrik Kühnemann joins Translator Scandinavia as management team member and IT…
To help our customers with tomorrow’s solutions today, we welcome Henrik Kühnemann as our new IT and Production Manager. Henrik is joining the Translation Scandinavia team as a partner and as our new IT and Production Manager.
He has over 10 years’ experience in the language services industry, with a special focus on process automation and deploying technologies in production.
“Henrik and Translator Scandinavia are a perfect match,” says Cecilia Enbäck, CEO of Translator Scandinavia. “Our customers require new ways of thinking and smart and effective solutions. We’re ver...
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Patent-pending Generative AI-based translation technology from memoQ
Budapest, September 6, 2023 – memoQ, developer of the memoQ Translation Management System, has filed a patent application for a new generative AI-based translation automation solution.
memoQ Adaptive Generative Translation, or memoQ AGT in short, is a novel approach to translation automation. With memoQ AGT, translations are generated by a Large Language Model (LLM), similar to the model powering the ChatGPT service. memoQ AGT provides instant domain adaptation to generate translations tailored to the customer’s existing language resources and achieves this without retraining or fi...
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Global Language Strategy Master Class
Join Melissa Biggs for this pivotal Master Class.
Language strategy reaches across many corporate organization functions with major impact on customers and users.
Internal leaders from sales, marketing, and product, through customer support, training, social media, legal and human resources are active stakeholders in developing the right language strategy for their organization. Language strategy is a cornerstone for effective internationalization.
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Localization Teams Master Class w/ Instructor Mimi Hills
The Localization Teams Master Class focuses on the people aspects of building and growing localization teams. We’ll focus on the unique management challenges of a localization team, from hiring the right team members, defining roles and responsibilities, and setting goals, through seeing your employees through successful execution of department goals.
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Finally: Localization Gets a Communications Plan
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Staying viable. Growing. Expanding in international markets.
To truly thrive today, companies must recognize the business power–and value–of localization. So, what are the obstacles? Often, it comes down to our ability to communicate the value. In this article, based on an interview with Alessandra Binazzi, a globalization and localization consultant and former member of GALA Global’s Board of Directors, we’ll explore the priority of developing a communications plan to convey localization's true v...
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Acolad welcomes Daniel Gray as new US Sales VP
Industry veteran Daniel Gray will head business development, sales and account management teams in the United States to power the group’s continued growth in the territory
September 5, 2023 – Acolad, global leader in content and language solutions, has just welcomed industry veteran Daniel Gray as the group’s new Sales VP for the United States.
After an extensive and successful career that includes Language Services-giants Lionbridge and Welocalize, and other leading brands across multiple industries, like Deluxe Media, THG and Amazon Web Services (AWS), Gray...
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Crucial Marketing Concepts That Really Work
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In the fast-paced world of LSPs, where often translation projects come and go like on a conveyor belt, it may be difficult to squeeze in marketing, especially if no employee has enough experience or expertise. However, marketing is one of the four legs of the table that hold your business together.
So, this article will help you learn the crucial marketing concepts that many people struggle with and implement them immediately. No LinkedIn algorithms, ChatGPT, Google Ads or email campaigns will rea...
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CLEAR Global Launches Kompas, an Information Gateway for Ukraine
Boise, USA—31 August 2023 - CLEAR Global announced the launch of Kompas, a multilingual information gateway for people affected by the war in Ukraine. CLEAR Global has developed Kompas with the support of Mercy Corps and USAID/Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).
Aimee Ansari, CEO, CLEAR Global on the launch of Kompas:
“We are thrilled to introduce Kompas, a game-changer for those impacted by the Ukraine war. The lack of reliable local information has deepened challenges in information access. For refugees, displaced people, and aid workers, information isn’t just important ...
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Accessibility at Dell
Accessibility is a must for a truly inclusive customer experience, but very few organizations offer an end-to-end accessible digital journey. Dell initiated their Accessibility journey in 2021 and the topic is gaining traction across the company. Ralph Jung and Gwenola Trystram from Dell Global Translation Services will explain how they are upskilling the translation team to better contribute to Dell’s accessibility efforts. They will describe the challenges they are facing and how they plan to overcome them. They will also suggest some changes for the localization specialists.
In this We...
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GALA Top Localization Content - August 2023
It’s time for our recap, and whether you missed an issue or just need a refresher, the GALA teams has gathered some of our most popular topics for the month of August that you won't want to miss.
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Could Going Hybrid Be the Future of Enterprise Localization? - Ramona Wuehle
What does localization project management look like from a client-side organization's perspective? According to Ramona Wuehle (Language Manager at Coupa software), an efficient enterprise-level localization process requires t...
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Artemis
We bind countries with languages, localization with translation and language solutions with business strategies. By collaborating with major domestic and international companies, we deal in a wide variety of business sectors, delivering a large scale of services across the globe....