Dealmaker Wows with 10M Translation Education Gift

"Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, breaking down Slator’s 2025 Language Service Provider Index (LSPI), which features nearly 300 LSPs and reports 6.6% combined growth in 2024 revenues, totaling USD 8.4bn.
Florian touches on a surprise USD 10m donation from private equity executive Mario Giannini to launch a new MA translation and interpreting program at California State University, Long Beach. The duo talks about McKinsey’s State of AI report, which continues to classify translators as AI-related roles and shows that hiring them has become slightly easier."

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Latest News and Updates in Language Services with Slator

Stay informed with the latest news and trends in the language industry. Explore Slator's comprehensive coverage on AI, translation, localization, machine learning, and more. Your go-to source for language industry updates!

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US Government RFP Seeks Translation Into Four Native American Languages

The United States government has issued an unusual RFP for translation services: The target languages are all indigenous to the US. The contracting agency, the Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED), is part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which manages programs related to federally recognized American Indian Tribes. OIED has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for this contract. This will create a mechanism through which various agencies can request translation into Native languages.

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Stoquart Expands with Acquisition of ETC Europe

Belgian language services provider Stoquart has acquired ETC Europe to expand its market position and expand the range of services offered. The acquisition is intended to improve Stoquart's ability to provide quality translation and localization services to global clients.

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Reddit Rises on AI Translation; TransPerfect Acquires Studio – Key Industry Shifts

Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Slator’s latest Translation as a Feature (TaaF) Report, which explores how AI translation is becoming an integral feature in enterprise technology.

Florian talks about Reddit’s success with machine translation (MT). By localizing content into French, the social media platform quadrupled daily active users in France, demonstrating the high ROI of investing millions in AI-driven localization each quarter.

In an M&A corner, Esther discusses Wolfestone’s acquisition of TauRho Transcribes, beefing up Wolfestone’s offerings in transcription and life sciences. She also covers TransPerfect’s fourth acquisition of 2024 with Plint selling its Netherlands-based media localization studio to the Super Agency.

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