Humanity Reimagined (TED2025)
Start date/time: Apr 7, 2025
End date: Apr 11, 2025
Type: AI and Machine Translation
Location: Vancouver, Columbia Británica, Canadá
Website: https://conferences.ted.com/
AI WORLD BARCELONA
Start date/time: Apr 9, 2025
End date: Apr 10, 2025
Type: AI and Machine Translation
Location: Barcelona, España
Website: https://www.ai-world-barcelona.com/
ELEVATE – The Industry’s Biggest Free Online Event
By RWS
Start date: May 6
End date: May 8
Website: https://slator.com/event/elevate-the-industrys-biggest-free-online-event/
Location: Online
February 2025: Key Development
- Increased Adoption and Advancement of AI in Translation Services
The month of February 2025 witnessed significant advancements and increasing adoption of artificial intelligence within the translation services industry. A report by Technavio projected a substantial growth of USD 1.23 billion in the global machine translation market between 2024 and 2028, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate of 15.89%. 1 This expansion is attributed to the rising demand for content localization and the growing utilization of multilingual AI technologies. This projection indicates a strong trend towards leveraging AI to meet the escalating need for translation services in a digitally interconnected world.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/machine-translation-market-to-grow-by-usd-1-23-billion-from-2024-2028–rising-demand-for-content-localization-boosts-growth-report-with-the-ai-impact-on-market-trends—technavio-302366334.html
April 2025: Key Development
- Impact of Policy and Government Actions on Language Access
The month of April 2025 brought a heightened focus on the impact of government policies and actions on language access within the translation industry. The April issue of MultiLingual magazine centered on the theme of “Regulated Industries: Change and compliance,” extensively examining the role of language professionals in sectors like healthcare and law, where accurate communication is paramount. The issue also explored the potential ramifications of President Trump’s executive order instating English as the official language of the United States, raising concerns about its effect on established language access policies.
https://multilingual.com/magazine/april-2025
- Continued Growth and Innovation in AI-Powered Translation and Localization
April 2025 also saw continued growth and innovation in the realm of AI-powered translation and localization. Wikipedia, Airbnb, and Bosch were recognized as the Best Global Websites of 2025 by The Web Globalization Report Card. This recognition highlights the crucial role of effective website localization in achieving global reach and user engagement for major international organizations.
OOONA, a provider of tools for the media localization industry, launched its Multilingual QC tool for subtitling workflows. This new tool allows users to simultaneously perform quality checks on subtitles in multiple languages, indicating ongoing technological advancements aimed at improving efficiency and accuracy in media localization processes.
https://multilingual.com/news/
- Mergers and Acquisitions: A Recurring Theme
A notable trend observed across both February and April 2025 was significant activity in mergers and acquisitions within the translation industry.
| Target Company | Brief Description/Significance | Source URL |
| Zaum Langs | Merger to expand presence in the US and Latin America. | https://multilingual.com/korn-translations-and-zaum-langs-announce-merger-to-expand-latin-america-operations/ |
| Apostroph Group | Acquisition to expand presence in Switzerland and Germany. | https://slator.com/korn-translations-zaum-langs-merged-under-idlewild-burg-group/ |
| Intertext | Acquisition to consolidate position in the Polish market. | https://slator.com/ma-and-funding/ |
| Media Localizer SPEEECH | Acquisition to further consolidate presence in the DACH region and media localization. | https://slator.com/ma-and-funding/ |
| GetGloby | Acquisition to expand multilingual marketing platform with AI-powered content creation. | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/motionpoint-expands-multilingual-marketing-platform-with-acquisition-of-getgloby-302416258.html |