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Mar 31, 2022 • 4min
First Nations provides grants for Native American language revitalization projects
Six Native American tribes and organizations have received grants that will go toward language revitalization programs that foster immersion education in Native American languages.
Mar 30, 2022 • 4min
ATA outlines pay rates for language industry professionals in 58-page report
The American Translators Association (ATA) has released the sixth edition of the ATA Compensation Survey, revealing in-depth data on income and pay rates in the language services industry.
Mar 30, 2022 • 25min
Running a business in Ukraine in wartime | Interview with Tetyana Struk
MultiLingual's Stefan Huyghe sits down with Tetyana Struk, owner of the Ukrainian LSP Linguistic Center, for a discussion on her situation in Ukraine.
Mar 30, 2022 • 2min
Two new languages in Microsoft Translator: Somali and Zulu
Today, Microsoft is adding two new languages to Translator’s ever-growing list of languages—Somali and Zulu! Somali and Zulu text translation is available now in the Microsoft Translator apps, Office, and Translator for Bing.
Mar 29, 2022 • 24min
Weekly Review — March 25, 2022 — Jonathan Otis
This week I'm talking with Jonathan Otis, the Director of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Growth Strategy at Nimdzi, talking about the very busy first quarter of 2022.
Mar 29, 2022 • 3min
Troy Kotsur secures second Oscar for Deaf community
At the 74th Academy Awards ceremony Troy Kotsur took home the Oscar for best supporting actor, portraying Deaf fisherman and father Frank Rossi in CODA. He is the second member of the Deaf community to win an Oscar.
Mar 25, 2022 • 4min
Microsoft introduces updates to Microsoft Translator
Earlier this week Microsoft announced a new upgrade to its machine translation software, Microsoft Translator, which utilizes Z-code.
Mar 24, 2022 • 3min
Duolingo reports 485% increase in Ukrainian learners
The number of Duolingo users learning Ukrainian increased by 485% in the weeks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The company will be donating all of its ad revenue from Ukrainian learners to organizations helping Ukrainian refugees.
Mar 23, 2022 • 4min
UK language service professionals form Ukraine Language Support Task Force
In an effort to help Ukrainian refugees who settle in the United Kingdom, six organizations of language professionals have come together to form the Ukraine Language Support Task Force, which recently created a series of translation templates for important documents to aid refugees who arrive in the country get settled.
Mar 23, 2022 • 5min
Interpreter Intelligence and VoiceBoxer join the Boostlingo fold
The acquisitions bring a suite of new capabilities to the Boostlingo brand. Interpreter Intelligence specializes in interpreter management and interpretation delivery software, while VoiceBoxer delivers remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI) technology.
