MultiLingual Media

09/06/2026

In April 2026, researchers published a landmark study in Science detailing how the Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda permanently split into two factions and began killing each other. The cause wasn't ideology or religion. The cause was silence.

The bonds that held them together weakened after several key individuals died—individuals who served as living bridges between the two social clusters. Once the cross-group interaction stopped, the soft boundary hardened into an impermeable wall.

In our July Issue, Serge Gladkoff draws a powerful and uncomfortable parallel between this study and the translation industry. Ours is an industry built entirely on maintaining ties across linguistic, cultural, and political boundaries.

He argues that the translation and localization profession acts as humanity's bridging tissue. Every day, tens of thousands of translators and interpreters carry meaning across boundaries, ensuring that silence never fully descends.

Explore the full article here: https://buff.ly/fDeT0D0

09/05/2026

The language industry has successfully navigated the internet, globalization, cloud computing, and now, large language models (LLMs). Every single wave produces the same pattern: early panic, vendor overclaiming, and genuine disruption before a new equilibrium emerges.

In our July Issue, Ema Dantas takes on the current buzzword dominating the industry: Sovereign AI.

Ema argues that keeping client data completely separated and running models on dedicated infrastructure isn't a new invention—it's how CAT tools and LSPs operated for decades.

She outlines exactly how teams can audit their tech stacks, build transparent deployment menus for clients, and invest in the human experts who actually catch what the AI misses.

Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/b4ZAfbW

09/04/2026

Does your game localization budget limit how many global players you can reach?

The math of game localization is officially changing. If you want to expand your player base without blowing up your budget, AI is no longer just an experimental trend; it is a critical financial asset. Nick Underwood recently broke down this exact dynamic during our latest webinar hosted by MultiLingual Media and supported by Lionbridge Games.

Every studio wants faster localization to delight a broader audience, and Nick explains that AI plays a major supporting role in making that happen. But the biggest impact is on your budget.

When costs go down, your budget stretches further, allowing studios to finally justify the ROI of localizing into brand-new languages that were previously out of reach.

🎧 Watch the full live here: https://buff.ly/kXSxowt

09/04/2026

Smartling has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network and has launched a new Smartling plugin for ChatGPT.

The plugin brings Smartling’s translation and localization capabilities directly into ChatGPT, allowing customers to translate content, apply glossaries and style guides, manage translation jobs, resolve quality issues, and access workflow reports without switching platforms.

Explore more: https://multilingual.com/smartling-named-openai-select-partner-launches-plugin-chatgpt/

The OpenAI Partner Network enables partners to build, sell, and deliver AI solutions with OpenAI, where the plugin is available in the directory.

09/04/2026

Interpreters Unlimited (IU) has been named to the San Diego Business Journal’s 2026 Companies That Care list, recognizing its long-standing commitment to language access and community involvement.

In 2025, IU expanded its pro bono interpreter support for NORAD Tracks Santa from eight languages to more than 200. The company also supports organizations including PATH San Diego, the San Diego Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House, and Survivors of Torture International.

Read here: https://multilingual.com/interpreters-unlimited-recognized-among-2026-companies-that-care/

The selection recognizes the company’s longstanding commitment to making a positive impact both through its work and beyond it.

09/03/2026

KUDO has been granted its sixth U.S. patent covering technology that provides relevant context during live multilingual meetings.

The patent uses machine learning to identify topics of interest as they arise in conversation and retrieve related content from connected sources.

Read here: https://buff.ly/HjSOLuS

The patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Real Time Suggestion Bot," covers technology that identifies topics of interest as they arise in conversation.

09/03/2026

ThunderPhone has launched TranslateMyCall 2.0, a free AI-powered interpreting service that provides live, two-way interpretation for phone calls and in-person conversations.

Users in the United States can dial a single phone number and merge another party into a three-way call. The service interprets both directions aloud in real time and can also be used on speakerphone for face-to-face conversations.

Read more: https://buff.ly/j4f0z3K

TranslateMyCall 2.0 is a free public phone number that provides live, two‑way interpretation for phone calls and in‑person conversations.

09/03/2026

From our latest webinar, Taboo or Tool? Redefining AI's Role in Game Globalization, hosted by MultiLingual Media and supported by Lionbridge Games, Brynn Andrews shared a brilliant perspective on the real division of labor between AI and human translators.

When it comes to the nitty-gritty, formulaic tasks like translating thousands of repetitive skill descriptions, human translators often find the work exhausting and highly error-prone.

Brynn emphasizes that AI excels at tedious tasks, outperforming older Neural MT models; however, human input remains essential for adding the final creative touch.

🎧 Watch the full live here: https://www.youtube.com/live/eG1MD6QGzBM?si=ThwjXTV-ly5xk7bx

09/03/2026

September has become more than a date on the calendar for the translation and interpreting profession.

In her latest article, Sydnee Cooper explores how International Translation Month grew from the UN-recognized International Translation Day into a broader global observance.

She examines why celebrating the profession goes beyond recognizing multilingual communication and also means acknowledging the people and organizations working to protect, support, and elevate language professionals worldwide.

Read the full article: https://buff.ly/tZSa93I

The observance traces its origins to St. Jerome, a 4th‑century scholar who died on September 30, which became formally recognized by the UN.

09/03/2026

OOONA has launched OOONA Go, a professional localization management system designed specifically for small media localization companies and teams of up to 20 users.

The ready-to-use platform provides tools to manage projects, resources, pricing, and production, plus DRM-protected streaming and Handshake order intake.

Read here: https://buff.ly/Bd89TJ9

OOONA Go is a ready-to-use management system built for small media localization companies that want to work smarter and more securely.