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#27 Apple Translate, Localised Series A, SOSi Invests in Apptek, L10N at Deliveroo, Japan M&A


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Florian and Esther discuss Apple’s announcement that its new operating system, iOS 14, will come pre-loaded with a Translate app when it’s released in September 2020. The Translate app will run on NMT, be one of just a few dozen built-in iPhone apps, and allow users to translate without an internet connection. What will this mean for other translation apps?Esther shares news of e-commerce company Localised’s USD 6.5m funding round with investment from a UK growth fund and celebrity entrepreneur Peter Jones of Dragon’s Den fame. Localised provides pre-built localized websites to help brands connect with prospective customers internationally. The second of three M&A and funding features this week, Esther talks about US government contractor SOSi’s investment in machine translation and speech recognition provider AppTek. Florian discusses the acquisition by Japanese financial printer Takara of local LSP Simul International from the owner of Berlitz Language Schools.And the two review a blog post published on Medium by a Localization Manager at Deliveroo. Links to the stories discussedNow We Know Why Apple Stepped Up Machine Translation Researchhttps://slator.com/machine-translation/now-we-know-why-apple-stepped-up-machine-translation-research/Localised.com Raises USD 6.5m in Series Ahttps://slator.com/ma-and-funding/localised-com-raises-usd-6-5m-in-series-a/SOSi Buys Minority Stake in Language Tech Firm AppTekhttps://slator.com/ma-and-funding/sosi-buys-minority-stake-in-language-tech-firm-apptek/Takara Pays Berlitz Owner USD 46m for Japanese LSP Simulhttps://slator.com/ma-and-funding/takara-pays-berlitz-owner-usd-46m-for-japanese-lsp-simul/
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