Legal Battles, Bankruptcies, Acquisitions, and AI Interpreting Guidelines
                     Navigating Legal B
attles, Bankruptcie
s, Acquisitions, and
 AI Interpreting Gui
delines in the Lang
uage Industry
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Florian and Esther discuss this 
week's language industry news, 
highlighting a 
legal battle in the UK regarding 
public sector interpreting and 
the classification of interpreters 
as freelancers or workers. This 
case could significantly impact 
the business models of 
language service providers 
(LSPs).
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The duo explores Google Translate’s recent expansion to support 
over 200 languages, adding 110 new ones using their large 
language model, Palm 2.
Florian talks about the insolvency of Landexx, a German LSP, 
following a pattern of recent bankruptcies in the language service 
industry in Europe.
Meanwhile, Keywords Studios, a major player in game localization, 
is set to be acquired by the private equity firm EQT, valuing the 
wLSwPw a.ts laaptoprr.ocxoimmately USD 2.2 billion.
Esther gives an M&A corner, including Translate.One’s 
acquisition of Enable2 in the UK, Valorem Group’s 
purchase of Ireland-based TRANSLIT, and difuze’s acquisition of the 
accessibility division of Blackstone Sight and Sound in Canada. 
Additionally, Esther covers a pre-seed funding round by Dubme.io, a 
Spanish startup specializing in AI-powered dubbing.
The podcast concludes with a discussion on the Interpreting 
SAFE AI Task Force, which has released guidelines for the ethical use 
of AI in interpreting, emphasizing the importance of maintaining 
quality, accountability, and transparency in the industry.
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