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[July 22, 2020 Edition]

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The week's top stories

We investigate and report language news daily. Check multilingual.com and follow us on social media for breaking stories. Below is a curated selection of MultiLingual News from the last week.

The Brothers Karamazov’s New Persian Translation

[Contributor] Jonathan Pyner

[07/28/2002]

Constantly struggling for contemporary relevance, translations of The Brothers Karamazov spark plenty of controversy among critics. 

Multimedia Localization Service Market Report Released

[Contributor] MultiLingual Staff

[07/27/2002]

Multimedia localization deals with subtitling and translating scripts, creating voiceovers and dubbing, as well as animation, graphics processing, video production and so on

Swiss Supreme Court — Now In English?

[Contributor] MultiLingual Staff

[07/27/2002]

The Swiss Supreme Court may soon accept English as one of the languages it will draft in arbitrations, as part of the Swiss Parliament’s amendment to the Federal Supreme Court Act (FSCA). 

MultiLingual Announces New Summer Series

[Contributor] MultiLingual Staff

[07/28/2002]

In-person conferences have all but disappeared. LocWorldWide and other virtual events are filling in the gaps, and now MultiLingual is adding free events to its company-neutral offerings.

Game Localization Editor Discusses Voice Recording In Quarantine

[Contributor] Jonathan Pyner

[07/24/2002]

PlayStation spoke recently with game localization editor Allie Doyon about her voice acting work on the localization team for the upcoming English release of videogame 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. 

AI Data Training Company Appen Sees Increasing Rise In Stock Price
[Contributor] MultiLingual Staff

[07/23/2002]

This week, Appen LTD, a global leader in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) data, reported a 6.9% increase in share value — the most in 11 weeks.

IKEA Family Foundation And Other Venture Capitalists Invest $1.1 Million Into CMS For Digital Games

[Contributor] MultiLingual Staff

[07/23/2002]

Sweden-based localization company LocalizeDirect just announced an investment of SEK10,264,530 ($1,130,802).

Featured events

MultiLingual Events lists the most popular conferences and events in the language industry. Below are some featured events you should be aware of. Check out the full event calendar here.  

efsli 2020 AGM & Conference

[09/04/2020]

European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Global Ready Conference - London

[09/08/2020]

SmartlingLondon, UK

LocFromHome: The Online Language Industry Conference

[09/09/2020]

SmartcatVirtual

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Featured articles from most recent issue

MultiLingual Magazine is published once every two months with submissions from the top language industry professionals. Here are some of the featured articles in the latest issue. 

Supporting patient access to care

[Contributor] Jessica Roland

[July/August 2020]

In the not-so-distant past, patients’ experience with healthcare was often characterized by their sense of feeling through the dark about symptoms and diagnoses. 

Lessons in plain language from Covid-19

[Contributor] Katy Murphy  

[July/August 2020]

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the value of the language services sector in a global crisis. It’s also highlighted the right of every person to receive clear, accurate and accessible information as quickly as possible. 

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