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September 23, 20269 facts

1h agoPhrase announced a series of platform innovations today including Atlas, a conversational AI interface, and the general availability of its Zero-Touch Localization feature.

7h agoSmartling was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Localization Services for Q3 2026, following a review of 11 providers.

7h agoLanguageLine now provides technical translation services in 410 languages, enhancing its offerings for global clients.

8h agoCentific reported a rise in referrals from AI sources to its website from 0% to over 3% between May and September, highlighting the impact of AI-driven search synthesis on brand visibility.

11h agoThumbtack has recently built partnerships with ChatGPT and Claude for enhanced AI integration in its services.

11h agoSeprotec emphasized that ethical AI practice is now a compliance requirement due to the enacted EU AI Act, impacting translation systems in regulated environments.

11h agoSpaceXAI released Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 on September 18, 2026, which supports transcription in 25 languages and offers batch pricing at USD 0.10 per audio hour.

13h agoDeepL became available in Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude via the Model Context Protocol on September 22, 2026.

13h agoDeepL recently launched the MCP Server to enhance AI capabilities integration across various applications.

September 22, 20266 facts

1d agoTOPPAN Digital Language launched TDL Healthcare today, aimed at enhancing multilingual healthcare communications through AI-enabled content operations.

1d agoDavid Lee announced at SlatorCon San Francisco that contextual memory will shape AI localization and improve AI dubbing workflows.

1d agoXTM aims for a 30% growth rate following its recent AI transformation, up from an 11% growth rate prior.

1d agoWelo Data appointed Johan Wikman as Technology and Product Lead to enhance its multilingual AI data and evaluation services.

1d agoVozo now supports over 160 languages and dialects for AI dubbing, enhancing educational content localization capabilities.

1d agoGLOBO's SVP, Jenny Esno, stated that Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) is the better fit for most routine and moderate-acuity encounters at community health centers.

September 21, 20263 facts

2d agoTransPerfect was selected by Evolent Health, Inc. for enterprise-wide telephonic interpretation services on September 21, 2026.

2d agoGoogle takes Live Translate offline on newer Pixel phones.

2d agoROK-Fortress has set objectives for its project on multilingual AI safety benchmarks, officially announced with targets to be achieved by 2026.

September 18, 20262 facts

5d agoIreland has launched a EUR 75 million public-sector interpreting framework that will provide on-site, over-the-phone, and video services nationwide, while excluding AI requirements.

5d agoNVIDIA is integrating its localization technologies into Holoscan for Media, combining AI models with partner-built speech, dubbing, and captioning tools ahead of the 2026 IBC event.

September 17, 20263 facts

6d agoSinch processed 5 million words in Q1 2026, a 400% year-over-year increase compared to its total volume of 4 million words in all of 2025.

6d agoSuzanne Frank appointed Chief Revenue Officer at Rheinschrift to drive growth at the localization and language intelligence company.

6d agoAlconost Academy launched a free certification program for localization professionals on September 15, 2026.

September 16, 20264 facts

7d agoSahil Rishi was appointed Group President of Acclaro on September 15, 2026, as the company seeks to evolve into a technology-led content intelligence provider.

7d agoLokalise introduced Vantage, a no-code workspace tailored to address the challenges of localizing marketing and long-form content.

7d agoGoogle DeepMind released new Gemini Audio models, including Gemini 3.8 Live with real-time voice interaction capabilities, on September 15, 2026.

7d agoDeepL Voice achieves a 4% translation error rate, significantly outperforming the average 17% error rate of Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom.

September 15, 20262 facts

8d agoGoogle announced that its Universal Speech Model has been trained using 12 million hours of audio data to enhance audio processing technologies across 300 languages.

8d agoVitruvian Partners acquired Smartling, a leading AI translation platform, in a majority growth investment finalized on September 1, 2026.

September 14, 20262 facts

9d agoTransPerfect launched its eDiscovery and investigations capabilities in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2026, marking a significant expansion of its legal technology offerings in the region.

9d agoThe Call for GALA Board Candidates Is Open

September 11, 20262 facts

12d agoCohere's North Small Translate machine translation model achieved an 83.6 benchmark score across all languages at its release on September 10, 2026.

12d agoNorth Small Translate supports over 50 languages and boasts a total model size of 218 billion parameters, prioritizing high throughput and cost efficiency in translation tasks.

September 10, 202610 facts

13d agoNandagopal Rajan reported that his digital news operation attracts 100 million monthly visitors across five languages, supported by a team of 550 people.

13d agoNandagopal Rajan stated American publishers with only 10% of his audience would earn ten times more revenue than his operation in India.

13d agoGartner found that trust in big brands dropped from 70% to 60% between 2021 and 2025 in a survey of over 1,000 UK consumers.

13d agoThe Indian Express Digital experienced a three-to-four-times increase in daily subscriptions during military tension between India and Pakistan.

13d agoAmazon Prime Video launched AI- and VFX-assisted lip syncing for Seasons 1 and 2 of the German-language series Maxton Hall on September 9, 2026.

13d agoSeason 3 of Maxton Hall will be released in 240 countries and regions on December 9, 2026.

13d agoMarsHub's managed AI translation service, MarsRelay, supports over 150 languages and has a stated capacity of 80,000 words per day.

13d agoMarsHub delivered 1,000,000 words of Chinese-language translation within one week, bolstering its capabilities in high-stakes documentation and large websites.

13d agoOpenAI announced the release of its GPT-6 Astra model on September 3, 2026, showcasing capabilities across multiple languages.

13d agoThe RWS TrainAI team evaluated the GPT-6 Astra model, reporting that it passed 44-45% of difficult cases in the Last Translation Benchmark.

September 9, 202614 facts

14d agoLokalise's AI Translation Platform faces a significant trust issue, with 57% of localization teams citing trust in AI quality as their primary barrier to its usage.

14d agoVistatec will launch its new AI data services brand, Vistatec Data, on September 9, 2026, to enhance its localization and multilingual content solutions.

14d agoGoogle’s Gemini AI tool is helping 40% of users navigate civic tasks by consulting AI for queries related to filing forms and fees.

14d agoMistral AI raised EUR 3bn in Series D funding on September 8, 2026, marking the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company.

14d agoMistral AI's post-money valuation after the Series D funding reached EUR 21bn, following its previous EUR 1.7bn raised in Series C funding in September 2025.

14d agoAI-Media Technologies reported a 7% revenue decline to AUD 60.2 million for the fiscal year 2026, with a full-year EBITDA loss of AUD 0.3 million.

14d agoAI-Media's shares rose by 20% following the earnings release on August 26, 2026, driven by a 50% increase in annual recurring revenue to AUD 36 million.

14d agoBarnaby Dorfman joined Boostlingo as Chief Product and Technology Officer on September 9, 2026, after previously advising the company for a year and a half.

14d agoMerrie Wallace was promoted to President of Boostlingo on September 9, 2026, after a five-year tenure as Chief Revenue Officer that saw revenue grow by 500%.

14d agoEMCD plans to expand its localization efforts to 25 locales as part of its strategy for growth in the global crypto market.

14d agoSmartling appointed Anna Schlegel as General Manager for EMEA on September 9, 2026, bringing 30 years of experience in international growth and product strategy.

14d agoSmartling will host its Global Ready Europe roadshow from September 29 to October 9, 2026, to strengthen its presence in the European market.

14d agoAdapt announced the upcoming launch of its AI-powered localization platform, Nuance 2.0, which will be showcased at IBC 2026 in Amsterdam.

14d agoNuance 2.0 integrates more than a dozen AI models and technologies to enhance Adapt's localization capabilities, according to CEO Justin Beaudin.

September 8, 20265 facts

15d agoNavana.ai raised ₹40 crore in funding to enhance its voice AI platform capabilities.

15d agoAjax Systems, Europe’s largest manufacturer of security systems, operates in more than 12 markets worldwide.

15d agoOlena Azanova leads a localization team of 15 members at Ajax Systems.

15d agoSlatorCon San Francisco 2026 is set to host an estimated 200 leaders in the language solutions and AI market on September 3, 2026.

15d agoMeta launched Muse Voice Transcribe on September 1, 2026, designed for real-time speech applications with capabilities for recognizing up to 20 speakers across 70 trained languages.

September 7, 20263 facts

16d agoCoca-Cola Europacific Partners reported a 642% increase in TMS usage over the past year, with a staff count of 41,000 employees.

16d agoElevenLabs appointed Ashley Kramer as Chief Revenue Officer to lead global revenue and partnerships.

16d agoElevenLabs reported that 55% of its revenue comes from enterprise customers.

September 6, 20262 facts

17d agoNVIDIA has acquired Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, significantly expanding its presence in the AI sector.

17d agoHugging Face boasts a user base of 18 million developers, researchers, and creators, along with 3 million shared models and 500,000 datasets.

September 5, 20266 facts

18d agoGoogle Translate expanded its live translate audio translation capabilities to support over 70 languages, enabling users to keep translations running in the background on Android devices.

18d agoSasha Kapur, Product Manager for Google Translate, announced that iOS users can now receive live translations directly through their phone's earpiece, enhancing usability in noisy environments.

18d agoCrowdin released version 5.0 of its CLI, featuring a complete rewrite that now supports JSON and TOON, with a startup time of just 1.6 ms.

18d agoCrowdin introduced four new skills including i18n-setup and glossary-generation, enhancing its platform's capabilities for developers in August 2026.

18d agoThe Canadian Language Industry Association will host the final webinar of the LSP Journey series on September 15 at 10 am ET, featuring a presentation on valuation, succession planning, and exit strategies.

18d agoLanguage Transactions will present as an M&A Matchmaker at the final webinar of the LSP Journey series, moderated by Brogan Taylor, CEO of Stillman Solutions Team and Treasurer at CLIA.

September 3, 20268 facts

20d agoTAUS released the EPIC QE model Version 3 on March 8, 2026, which shows a 5%+ average increase in Savings Percentage across tested languages.

20d agoXTM's AI Localisation Platform supports 880 languages and empowers 1,300 brands, translating a total of 18 billion words annually.

20d agoCiklopea will showcase its automotive localization solutions at Automechanika Frankfurt from September 8-12, 2026, where over 4,400 exhibitors from 80 countries are expected to participate.

20d agoVSI appointed William Russell as Chief Executive Officer and promoted Alex Weiser to President on 2 September 2026, as Norman Dawood transitioned to Executive Chairman.

20d agoInterpreters Unlimited expanded pro bono interpreter access for the NORAD Tracks Santa program to cover 200 languages in 2025.

20d agoInterpreters Unlimited was recognized on the San Diego Business Journal's 2026 Companies That Care list for its contributions to local charities, donating 2% of revenue from most contracts.

20d agoXTM Globalization Platform is designed to support a continuous content environment, enabling software to ship every day while utilizing AI across the entire localization lifecycle.

20d agoMeta launched the Muse Voice Transcribe service, priced at $0.18 per hour, aiming to enhance transcription capabilities for enterprises.

September 2, 202617 facts

21d agoSmartling has been appointed as an OpenAI Select Partner as of September 2, 2026, enhancing its capabilities in AI-powered translation.

21d agoSmartling launched a plugin for ChatGPT on September 2, 2026, allowing users to manage translation tasks directly within the AI application.

21d agoTransPerfect will host the GlobalLink NEXT conference in London on September 24 and 25, 2026, featuring an agenda full of business and technical sessions.

21d agoMiQ achieved a ~99% reduction in deployment lag by implementing Crowdin and Lingui, allowing updates to be made in under 15 minutes instead of up to 2 weeks with the legacy system.

21d agoLokalise's Custom AI Profiles achieve a 95% acceptance rate when matched against professional human translations, reflecting significant advancements in AI localization.

21d agoLokalise reports that its fully orchestrated AI localization workflow lowers costs to approximately $5,000 per million words, compared to $150,000 for traditional human-only localization methods, resulting in a 97% cost reduction.

21d agoCanto's recent report revealed that 82% of teams increased their content output last year, highlighting the growing demand for digital content across industries.

21d agoPhrase's CEO Georg Ell emphasized the importance of differentiation in branding, stating that if major companies like Nike and Adidas do not differentiate their messaging, it could lead to a significant marketing disaster.

21d agoPhrase appointed Allan Bienemann as Product Manager to enhance its continuous localization capabilities within its platform.

21d agoTerrence Wiggins, Marketing Leader at Cordis, has contributed to 40 product launches across 135 countries.

21d agoBoston Scientific initiated a correction for FARASTAR ablation generators in June 2026 due to missing instructions.

21d agoThe Asia-Pacific Association for Machine Translation will host the AAMT 2026 event on September 13-14, 2026, in Nara, Japan, celebrating its 35th anniversary.

21d agoJun’ichi Tsujii and Sadao Kurohashi have been announced as keynote speakers for AAMT 2026, representing leading research institutions in artificial intelligence and informatics.

21d agoVistatec launched the Vistatec AI Council on August 25, 2026, consisting of 10 members who will meet six times a year to advise on AI use in localization.

21d agoGALA's Open House for new members will take place from September 1-30, allowing participants to join for free.

21d agoVistatec launched its AI Council on August 25, 2026, to promote responsible AI adoption in the localization industry.

21d agoBrian Cho has been appointed Managing Director at Hansem Global USA to oversee operations and strategy.

September 1, 20267 facts

22d agoCreative Words conducted a survey in Q1 2026, collecting over 120 responses from localization professionals to assess their needs and satisfaction with language service partners.

22d agoApproximately 35% of localization professionals reported being unsatisfied with their current language service partner relationship, highlighting a demand for better strategic, technical, and scalable support.

22d agoSeprotec is transitioning from automating individual tasks to orchestrating a multilingual ecosystem, reflecting a shift in enterprise practices in translation.

22d agoIBM released the Granite Speech 5.0 model, which features 470 million parameters and achieves a 5.00% word error rate on public English short-form tests.

22d agoThe Granite Speech 5.0 model can process more than 3.5 hours of speech per second using a single NVIDIA H200 GPU during batched inference.

22d agoThe European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation will open registration for the 2026-2027 Juvenes Translatores contest on 1 September 2026, celebrating 20 years of the initiative.

22d agoThe 2026-2027 Juvenes Translatores contest will feature a total of 552 language pairs for translation, with participation expected from 3,000 teenagers on the contest day.

August 31, 20265 facts

23d agoSAS localized its Developer Portal into 10 non-English languages to enhance accessibility for global users.

23d agoSAS is actively hiring for the role of Manager, Software Localization Engineering to further strengthen its localization efforts.

23d agoXTM's Head of Product Maya Toutountzi emphasized the risk created by the governance gap in generative AI usage, following a survey revealing that 51% of AI users reported at least one negative consequence for their business.

23d agoAppen narrowed its net loss to USD 4.5 million in its financial performance report for H1 2026.

23d agoAppen reported a 17.5% revenue growth attributed to its operations in China.

August 28, 20268 facts

26d agoThe Office for Civil Rights is increasing enforcement attention on language access compliance under Title VI, responding to gaps in interpretation services for Limited English Proficient patients.

26d agoGLOBO Language Solutions ranked No. 18 globally and No. 8 in the U.S. on Slator's 2026 Language Service Provider Index, reflecting its growing prominence in the industry.

26d agoGLOBO Language Solutions received the Silver Stevie® Award for Technology Breakthrough of the Year – Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2025, highlighting its innovative contributions to the field.

26d agoDeepL's AI translation service secured victories in 94% of blind tests conducted with language experts across 16 language pairs, surpassing all five major competitors.

26d agoXTM Cloud announced changes in version 26.3 on August 24, 2026, enhancing its integration capabilities for enterprise content systems.

26d agoBengaluru-based voice AI startup Ringg announced the closure of a USD 15 million Series A funding round on August 26, 2026, led by Peak XV Partners.

26d agoRingg's Parrot TTS model is optimized for real-time voice agents and will be deployed in markets including India, the Middle East, the US, and Europe.

26d agoLanguageLine is enhancing its manufacturing translation services to ensure precise, compliant localization as the industry navigates region-specific requirements related to the commercialization of hydrogen technology.

August 27, 20262 facts

27d agoWippi raised $1.2 million to develop screen-free voice AI technology aimed at children.

27d agoRWS's TrainAI team launched the M-GATE benchmark, evaluating 70 AI models across 30 languages to ensure translation quality standards.