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EUAA Launches Tech4Asylum 2026 to Advance AI-Powered Language Technologies in Asylum Procedures

MultiLingual Staff
For the first time, a dedicated EU platform will focus specifically on the language-related challenges faced by global asylum and migration authorities,
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LanguageLine Patient Verification Simplifies EHR Interpreting Workflows

MultiLingual Staff
The new enhancement reflects LanguageLine's ongoing investment in technology that reduces administrative work while improving the experience for clinicians, patients, and healthcare organizations alike.

From Comic-Con to Communication, Star Wars’ C-3PO May Be the Galaxy’s Most Famous Translator

Culture Marc Westray -
Among all the Jedi, superheroes, wizards, and adventurers, C-3PO stands out not for his strength or superpowers, but for his words as he translates in six million different ways.

R&A Translators Announces Acquisition of Viva Translations, Accelerating European Market Expansion

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The acquisition represents a decisive step in R&A's growth strategy as the company pursues its vision of becoming a leading service provider in Latin America and ranking among the top 20 translation companies in Europe.

Can You Trust AI Translation? Industry Leaders Reframe Quality for the AI Era

Event Recap MultiLingual Staff -
On July 16, Localization Today Live brought together Constantin Dranch (Custom.MT), Marcin Pajak (Miro), and Andrew Saxe (Smartling) regarding AI. Supported by Smartling, the event underscored that AI translation is no longer just a technology question, but a governance question where trust must be built through measurement, oversight, and a clear understanding of risk.

The Week in Review: Language Industry News July 14-20

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Across government, industry associations, and AI innovators, this week’s stories reveal a sector investing in the practical scaffolding of language access that enables the breakthroughs that follow.

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July 2026

MultiLingual Staff
RWS, one of the world’s biggest language companies, stands at a crossroads like much of the industry. With technological change rewriting marketplace rules, how does recently appointed CEO Benjamin Faes plan to guide the business through a pivotal era?

July 2026

MultiLingual Staff
RWS, one of the world’s biggest language companies, stands at a crossroads like much of the industry. With technological change rewriting marketplace rules, how does recently appointed CEO Benjamin Faes plan to guide the business through a pivotal era?

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Benjamin Faes: Building the Future

Cameron Rasmusson
RWS, one of the world’s biggest language companies, stands at a crossroads like much of the industry. With technological change rewriting marketplace rules, how does recently appointed CEO Benjamin Faes plan to guide the business through a pivotal era?

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EUAA Launches Tech4Asylum 2026 to Advance AI-Powered Language Technologies in Asylum Procedures

MultiLingual Staff
For the first time, a dedicated EU platform will focus specifically on the language-related challenges faced by global asylum and migration authorities,
Press Release

LanguageLine Patient Verification Simplifies EHR Interpreting Workflows

MultiLingual Staff
The new enhancement reflects LanguageLine's ongoing investment in technology that reduces administrative work while improving the experience for clinicians, patients, and healthcare organizations alike.

From Comic-Con to Communication, Star Wars’ C-3PO May Be the Galaxy’s Most Famous Translator

Culture Marc Westray -
Among all the Jedi, superheroes, wizards, and adventurers, C-3PO stands out not for his strength or superpowers, but for his words as he translates in six million different ways.

R&A Translators Announces Acquisition of Viva Translations, Accelerating European Market Expansion

Press Release MultiLingual Staff -
The acquisition represents a decisive step in R&A's growth strategy as the company pursues its vision of becoming a leading service provider in Latin America and ranking among the top 20 translation companies in Europe.

Can You Trust AI Translation? Industry Leaders Reframe Quality for the AI Era

Event Recap MultiLingual Staff -
On July 16, Localization Today Live brought together Constantin Dranch (Custom.MT), Marcin Pajak (Miro), and Andrew Saxe (Smartling) regarding AI. Supported by Smartling, the event underscored that AI translation is no longer just a technology question, but a governance question where trust must be built through measurement, oversight, and a clear understanding of risk.

The Week in Review: Language Industry News July 14-20

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Across government, industry associations, and AI innovators, this week’s stories reveal a sector investing in the practical scaffolding of language access that enables the breakthroughs that follow.

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EUAA Launches Tech4Asylum 2026 to Advance AI-Powered Language Technologies in Asylum Procedures

MultiLingual Staff
For the first time, a dedicated EU platform will focus specifically on the language-related challenges faced by global asylum and migration authorities,
Press Release

LanguageLine Patient Verification Simplifies EHR Interpreting Workflows

MultiLingual Staff
The new enhancement reflects LanguageLine's ongoing investment in technology that reduces administrative work while improving the experience for clinicians, patients, and healthcare organizations alike.

From Comic-Con to Communication, Star Wars’ C-3PO May Be the Galaxy’s Most Famous Translator

Culture Marc Westray -
Among all the Jedi, superheroes, wizards, and adventurers, C-3PO stands out not for his strength or superpowers, but for his words as he translates in six million different ways.

R&A Translators Announces Acquisition of Viva Translations, Accelerating European Market Expansion

Press Release MultiLingual Staff -
The acquisition represents a decisive step in R&A's growth strategy as the company pursues its vision of becoming a leading service provider in Latin America and ranking among the top 20 translation companies in Europe.

Can You Trust AI Translation? Industry Leaders Reframe Quality for the AI Era

Event Recap MultiLingual Staff -
On July 16, Localization Today Live brought together Constantin Dranch (Custom.MT), Marcin Pajak (Miro), and Andrew Saxe (Smartling) regarding AI. Supported by Smartling, the event underscored that AI translation is no longer just a technology question, but a governance question where trust must be built through measurement, oversight, and a clear understanding of risk.

The Week in Review: Language Industry News July 14-20

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Across government, industry associations, and AI innovators, this week’s stories reveal a sector investing in the practical scaffolding of language access that enables the breakthroughs that follow.

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The Great Gap: Will MT ever be on par with human translators?

Andrew Warner -
The debate around human parity in machine translation — whether or not we’ll achieve it in our lifetimes and its potential impact on the language services industry — is hotly contested. Here, MultiLingual’s Andrew Warner dives into the history of this topic and gains insight from language industry experts to see how close we are to reaching human parity in MT and what it could mean for human translators.
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Thriving as a Woman in Tech

Mimi Hills -
All too often, women in the technology industry struggle to get the recognition they deserve. Throughout her career, Mimi Hills has seen her fair share of bias in the industry — in her latest for MultiLingual, she shares ten tips for women looking to pave their way to success in the industry.
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The missed chance with Catalan

Anna Schlegel -
Catalan is a language that companies seeking to expand their services ignore at their peril.
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LangOps. Pipe Dream, LSP´s Heaven or Just a New Hashtag?

Arthur Wetzel -
Sometimes things become reality if you only put the right label on it. With that, the view on the real concept itself often becomes blurry or too shiny to recognize its real value. Let’s have a look into the newly created notion of LangOps, or ContentOps. As the world becomes more globalized, language is crucial for many companies as they connect with clients internationally.
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35 Years, 200 Issues

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It’s June, 1987, and a small brick office in Sandpoint, Idaho, reverberates with the monotonous “ca-choong” of staples being driven through 29 sheets of heavy paper. Pushing down on the industrial stapler is Seth Thomas Schneider, founder of MultiLingual Computing. Thirty-five years later, there are two hard copies left of the first issue, slowly turning beige and brittle in another brick office in Sandpoint, a stone’s throw from where they were created.
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EUAA Launches Tech4Asylum 2026 to Advance AI-Powered Language Technologies in Asylum Procedures

MultiLingual Staff
For the first time, a dedicated EU platform will focus specifically on the language-related challenges faced by global asylum and migration authorities,
Press Release

LanguageLine Patient Verification Simplifies EHR Interpreting Workflows

MultiLingual Staff
The new enhancement reflects LanguageLine's ongoing investment in technology that reduces administrative work while improving the experience for clinicians, patients, and healthcare organizations alike.

From Comic-Con to Communication, Star Wars’ C-3PO May Be the Galaxy’s Most Famous Translator

Culture Marc Westray -
Among all the Jedi, superheroes, wizards, and adventurers, C-3PO stands out not for his strength or superpowers, but for his words as he translates in six million different ways.

R&A Translators Announces Acquisition of Viva Translations, Accelerating European Market Expansion

Press Release MultiLingual Staff -
The acquisition represents a decisive step in R&A's growth strategy as the company pursues its vision of becoming a leading service provider in Latin America and ranking among the top 20 translation companies in Europe.

Can You Trust AI Translation? Industry Leaders Reframe Quality for the AI Era

Event Recap MultiLingual Staff -
On July 16, Localization Today Live brought together Constantin Dranch (Custom.MT), Marcin Pajak (Miro), and Andrew Saxe (Smartling) regarding AI. Supported by Smartling, the event underscored that AI translation is no longer just a technology question, but a governance question where trust must be built through measurement, oversight, and a clear understanding of risk.

The Week in Review: Language Industry News July 14-20

News MultiLingual Staff -
Across government, industry associations, and AI innovators, this week’s stories reveal a sector investing in the practical scaffolding of language access that enables the breakthroughs that follow.

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