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Sanas, a Palo Alto, CA-based technology startup, received $32 million in Series A funding, according to an announcement earlier this week.

The Scots Language Resource Network recently announced that it is funding the translation and publication of nine literary works in the Scots language.

House Bill 2359 (HB 2359) addresses a major loophole in the state’s Health Care Interpreter Program, which sets language access regulations for healthcare providers that receive reimbursements from public funding. Going into effect on July 1, the bill will require healthcare providers to work with healthcare interpreters certified by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in their interactions with ind...

Inspired by databases that store genetic information, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed Lexibank — a database that aims to help shed light on the world’s linguistic diversity and language evolution.

Two researchers at the University of Texas Austin working on the DALL·E 2 program have come to a stunning conclusion: The artificial intelligence (AI) program is now inventing its own language. 

Earlier this week, 45 Native American tribes and tribal organizations received $7 million in funding for Indigenous language preservation efforts.

A Rhode Island judge ruled in favor of English-language learners earlier this month in a case that questioned whether or not the state’s education system was providing them with adequate support.

A botched translation of promotional material could have cost the election for supporters of San Francisco’s Proposition A.

A study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that parents who have limited English proficiency (LEP) are less likely to feel comfortable asking doctors and other hospital personnel follow-up questions about their child’s care or treatment.

Earlier this month, Sonoma County’s Registrar of Voters Office noted that a Spanish translation of the county’s voter information guide included three factual errors.

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by number of passengers, has come under a wave of criticism after forcing UK-bound travelers flying with a South African passport to prove their nationality by taking a test in Afrikaans.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), and IBM have developed a machine learning model that just might shake things up in the field of machine translation (MT): VALHALLA.

Unlike other instances of interpreter shortages that have been reported in recent months, this one has not yet been linked to low pay rates .

Indian cinema is taking the world by storm this year with the success of RRR, a big-budget Tollywood action epic set in the Britain-controlled India of the early 20th century.

Lionbridge announced earlier this week its partnership with Le Monde , a widely read newspaper based in Paris, to launch the newspaper’s English-language version.

Kingdom of Characters, a fascinating new book by Yale University professor and historical scholar Jing Tsu, argues that China’s most daunting challenge after its meteoric economic rise over the last century was a linguistic one: making the Chinese language more accessible in a world increasingly designed for the Roman alphabet. 

The Turkish government recently announced plans to change its official name in the United Nations’ registry of country names to “Türkiye,” which reflects the country’s name in the Turkish language.

A group of courtroom interpreters has proposed a class action suit against the New York State Unified Court System for discriminatory pay practices targeting immigrant groups.

Translated, a Rome-based language service provider (LSP), has released the 2022 Imminent Research Report, providing information on future trends in the field of localization.

On Saturday, May 21, thousands of activists marched through the streets of Belfast to show their support for legislation that would support and protect the use of the Irish language within Northern Ireland.

Earlier this month, Google gave the public a sneak peek at its latest piece of translation technology: a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses that translates spoken language in real time.

The Los Angeles Chargers not only came up with relevant content, but they also showed us that localization can be used in delightfully unexpected ways with the release of their 17-game football schedule.

Today marks the 59th year of Africa Day, a worldwide celebration commemorating the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OUA, from the French “ Organisation de l’unité africaine ”).   

MultiLingual's Editor-in-Chief Cameron Rasmusson discusses the launch of HelloTranslate with Xillio owner Rikkert Engels to get an inside look at what this new translation solution brings to the industry.