Meta Apologizes After Auto-Translation Mistakenly Announces Indian State Chief Minister’s Death
Tech giant Meta has apologized and said it has fixed an auto-translation issue that led one of its social media platforms to mistakenly announce…
Afghan Interpreter Who Helped U.S. Military Arrested by ICE After Routine Immigration Hearing
Sayed Naser, a former Afghan interpreter who helped U.S. military forces during the war in Afghanistan, was arrested by ICE agents earlier this month…
Europe’s Archipelagos Project: Supporting Translators and Lesser-Used Languages
A collective open call for scouting residencies for literary translators has been announced by European literary organizations working to promote the Archipelagos Project. The…
New Pilot Program in California Could See Indigenous Healthcare Interpreters
In California, some Monterey County leaders are pushing for a new Indigenous-language access pilot program to address the healthcare needs of Oaxacan Indigenous people…
New Prize for Translated Poetry Aims to Tap into Boom for International-Language Writing
Publishers Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing, and New Directions have launched the biennial Poetry in Translation Prize for collections translated into English, which will award…
Judicial Translators and Interpreters in Belgium Join Others to Protest Work Conditions
The Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters (CBTI) has joined the call for broader demands for a structural reform of the justice system, aligning…
Demand for French Programs Surges Among Newcomers to Canada
Obtaining permanent residence status in Canada has become a challenge for many newcomers. Now, more are opting for a route to help their chances:…
Ohio Supreme Court Weighs Proposed Changes to Interpreter Services – Could Allow AI
As part of an effort to increase the availability of language services in Ohio courtrooms, the Ohio Supreme Court has proposed rules on how…
Trump Envoy Relied on Kremlin Interpreter in Meetings with Putin to End War in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy tasked with negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, broke with long-standing protocol by not employing his…
Heart Lamp Wins International Booker Prize, with Stories of India’s Muslim Women and Girls
The writer and advocate Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won this year’s International Booker Prize for their book Heart Lamp. The book…
Immigrant Women Call for Better Interpreter Access During Births in Quebec City Hospitals
The Service de référence en périnatalité pour les femmes immigrantes de Québec (SRPFIQ), an organization that supports pregnant immigrant women in Quebec City, Canada,…
The White House Sued Over Lack of Sign Language Interpreters at Press Briefings
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has filed a federal lawsuit against the White House over a lack of American Sign Language (ASL)…