Localization Today

Brave Software, the San Francisco-based company behind the privacy-focused browser Brave, announced earlier this week that it has added more than 90 languages to its Brave Translate tool, bringing the total number of languages offered on the platform up to 108.

The state of Colorado recently announced that it is working with CyraCom, a Tucson-based language service provider, to launch a new service to improve language access for individuals with limited English proficiency who are voting in the upcoming election.

The number of Arabic-to-English literary translations published in the United Kingdom and Ireland between 2010 and 2020 rose by about 92% from the two decades prior, according to research recently presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

In an effort to create artificial intelligence (AI)-powered translation programs for unwritten, predominantly oral languages, Meta claims it has developed the first such program for Hokkien, a southern Chinese language that does not have a standardized writing system.

Musixmatch, a company that allows users to view time-synced lyrics on music streaming platforms, announced that it has begun producing automatic transcriptions of popular podcasts as well.

Summa Linguae Technologies, a Krakow, Poland-based language service provider (LSP), announced its acquisition of Warsaw-based GET IT on Tuesday. 

With Hiventy under its wing, TransPerfect — which is already the largest LSP in the industry, according to this year’s Nimdzi 100 — is poised to expand its audiovisual services, thanks to Hiventy’s suite of international offices and a team of roughly 300.

In an Oct. 10 blog post, the company announced that clients can now use Wordly’s platform to create a translated transcript of recorded audio content.

The DOE’s Office of English Language Acquisition has spearheaded the National Professional Development (NPD) program to build, strengthen, and support a nationwide network of educators suited to working with students who are learning English as a second or other language.

While these emotive little symbols can add a bit of character to an otherwise dull text message to friends or family, brands must be careful not to confuse or offend their audience when using emojis in their marketing content.