Localization Today

While Nimdzi is still working hard to compile this year’s edition of the Nimdzi 100 — the ranking of the largest language service providers (LSPs) in the world — they can already confirm the top six positions on our ranking.

How many language service providers (LSPs) are there in the world? In some ways, this question is similar to asking how many grains of sand there are (though maybe not quite as speculative as that).

A recently introduced senate bill in Oregon is drumming up a bit of controversy among healthcare interpreters and language service providers (LSPs) that work in the state.

Rihanna wasn’t the only star at the Super Bowl halftime show last night. Justina Miles interpreted Rihanna’s performance in American Sign Language (ASL), allowing audience members who were deaf or hard of hearing to enjoy the lyrics and essence of Rihanna’s performance in their language. 

Move over, ChatGPT — there’s a new generative AI tool in town.

‘Ōlelo Hawai’i (that is, the Hawaiian language) just might be getting a boost in the state of Hawaii’s public schools soon. Last month, state representative Diamond Garcia introduced House Bill 157, which would drastically increase the number of students in Hawaiian schools studying the language by making it a mandatory subject.

ProZ.com, the world’s biggest translation network and networking marketplace, is mobilizing volunteers to offer free (or “pro bono”) translation and interpreting services to nonprofits across the globe in a wide range of sectors. Just a few months old, this new project is already hitting some key milestones. 

Fifteen literary translators and their work received high accolades earlier this week, with the announcement of the PEN Translates awards.

MultiLingual caught up with blockchain expert and former director of Lionbridge AI Jane Nemcova to learn a bit more about what blockchain is and whether or not language industry professionals should indeed be keeping their eye on developments in blockchain technology.

A company as massive as Dell Technologies has no shortage of need for translation and localization services. And Wayne Bourland, director of translation, is the man heading up that operation. Though he didn’t originally envision a career in language service, his career took him in an unexpected direction, and now he oversees the translation of words by the millions or even billions.