27 February 2026 | Localization News You Can Use
Welcome to your daily dose of localization know-how
Recognition
News:Welo Data Wins Best Cyber Security Innovation
Welo Data was recognized for its technological safeguards, winning Best Cyber Security Innovation at the Global Business Tech Awards.
Technology
News:Transifex Platform Evolution
Transifex rolled out a major platform evolution designed to solve AI quality and control issues, giving users tighter governance over machine-generated outputs.
AI
News:XTM Unveils XTM Agent
XTM has unveiled XTM Agent, bringing agentic AI directly into enterprise localization workflows to automate complex routing and decision-making.
Public Sector
News:OECD Issues RFPs for Translation and TMS
The OECD issued requests for proposals covering translation services and a new Translation Management System.
Market
News:AMN Language Services Announces Q4 2025 Results
AMN Language Services has released its Q4 2025 financial results, providing a look into language access demands in healthcare.
Market
News:Contents Raises $7M
Financial backing in the space continues, with Contents securing $7 million in recent funding.
Public Sector
News:European Commission Names New Translation Centre Head
The European Commission has named a new head for its Translation Centre.
Research
News:Human Translation Evaluation
Discussions among professionals highlight the practical challenges of modern workflows, including new methods to make human translation evaluation easier.
Industry
News:Tasq AI and Blend Merge
Tasq AI and Blend have announced a merger, joining forces to expand their service delivery capabilities.
Technology
News:ModelFront Automatic Post-Editing Available
ModelFront announced the general availability of its automatic post-editing solution, moving the technology closer to standard production environments.
Industry
News:Adapt Provides AI-Enabled Dubs
Adapt is providing AI-enabled dubbing for the project "Pizza Guys vs Vampires".
AI
News:Tilde Introduces AI Translation for European Languages
Tilde has introduced specialized AI translation models focused on European languages.
AI
News:XTM Agent Launch Coverage
XTM Agent brings agentic AI directly into enterprise localization workflows to automate complex routing and decision-making.
Recognition
News:Welo Data's Cyber Security Win
Welo Data was recognized for its technological safeguards, winning Best Cyber Security Innovation at the Global Business Tech Awards.
Policy
News:USCCR Approves Language Access Report
The US Commission on Civil Rights approved a comprehensive report addressing language access for individuals with limited English proficiency.
Community
News:We Are Very Launches Community App
We Are Very launched a new community app to connect professionals in the localization industry.
Technology
News:Transifex Platform Update Report
Transifex rolled out a major platform evolution designed to solve AI quality and control issues, giving users tighter governance over machine-generated outputs.
Events
News:Wordly Introduces Mobile-First Enhancements
Wordly announced mobile-first enhancements to its translation app, expanding real-time event accessibility.
Industry
News:NAMMBA Selects TransPerfect
NAMMBA selected TransPerfect as its preferred language partner.
Technology
News:ModelFront Automatic Post-Editing Coverage
ModelFront announced the general availability of its automatic post-editing solution, moving the technology closer to standard production environments.
AI
News:XTM Unveils Agentic AI
XTM has unveiled XTM Agent, bringing agentic AI directly into enterprise localization workflows to automate complex routing and decision-making.
Community
News:Debate in Language Classrooms
Educators are finding better ways to use debate in language classrooms.
Technology
News:RWS Secures US Patent for AI
RWS secured a US patent for an AI system that predicts translation effort right at the point of authoring, shifting quality assessment upstream.
Industry
News:Milengo Repositions as AI-Led Integrator
Milengo is officially repositioning itself as an AI-led language solutions integrator, reflecting a broader industry pivot toward tech-enabled service models.
Sales
News:Vistatec Appoints Rossana Kale
Vistatec has appointed Rossana Kale as Sales Director for the EMEA region to strengthen its commercial growth.
Product
News:Lara Translate February 2026 Updates
Lara Translate announced its February 2026 platform updates.
AI
News:Google Translate Integrates Gemini
Google Translate received a Gemini boost, integrating large language model context to help users nail the nuance of their conversations.
AI
News:Bluente AI Document Translation
Bluente continues to refine its AI document translation capabilities.
Market
News:Localization Market Projected to Grow
Recent data projects the localization services provider market to grow at a steady 7.6 percent.
Community
News:Future of Translation Activities
Diego Prado discussed the future of translation activities on LinkedIn.
Public Sector
News:Public Sector AI Implementation Snag
Public sector AI implementation hit a snag; callers to a Washington state hotline pressing 2 for Spanish were mistakenly greeted by AI speaking English with a Spanish accent.
Industry
News:Localizing Sportsbooks for Brazil
In the gaming sector, operators are executing highly targeted localization strategies for a newly regulated sportsbook launch in Brazil.
Operations
News:Localization Strengthens Malaria Elimination
On a global health scale, local voices and localized data are proving essential in strengthening malaria elimination efforts across Africa.
Operations
News:Localization Starts at Design Phase
Szymon Metkowski at Crowdin emphasizes that great localization must start at the design phase; otherwise, continuous deployment pipelines break.
Operations
News:Quality Risk Management
Acclaro shared frameworks for quality risk management in localization.
Community
News:Recurring Clients vs Specialization
Stefan Huyghe discusses the choice between recurring clients versus specialization.
Community
News:Is the Translation Problem Solved?
Stefan Huyghe notes discussions on whether the localization market has fundamentally changed and the reality of the "solved" translation problem.
Operations
News:Are TEP and MTPE Outdated?
Camilla Amici debates whether traditional TEP and MTPE workflows are becoming outdated.
Technology
News:The TMS Lives On
Stefan Huyghe notes that, contrary to popular belief, the Translation Management System lives on.
Industry
News:Updates on ICH E2R3
Eugen Baban unpacked the complexities of ICH E2R3 in life sciences.
AI
News:Boosting Local Content with AI
Dorota Pawlak highlights how local content can be boosted with AI.
Technology
News:Modern Localization Toolchains
Lingoport focuses on modern localization toolchains, highlighting critical shifts in toolchain management.
Community
News:Lessons from a Week with a Client
Alessandra Binazzi shared insights from a week spent directly with a client.
Events
News:WorldReady Conference Program
GALA published the program for its upcoming WorldReady Conference.
Events
News:Webinar on Language Tech Migration
Phrase is hosting a webinar on language tech migration.
Operations
News:Why Localization Breaks
Lingoport emphasizes that great localization must start at the design phase; otherwise, continuous deployment pipelines break.
Community
News:Teaching Translation with Generative AI
Lucio Bagnulo and the Knowledge Centre on Translation and Interpretation shared insights from their research corner on teaching translation in the age of generative AI.
Events
News:Smartling Masterclass Series
Smartling announced a Masterclass series starting in March.
Events
News:KCTI Event on Teaching Translation
The Knowledge Centre on Translation and Interpretation shared insights on teaching translation in the age of generative AI.
Technology
News:Localization Platforms vs ChatGPT
Professionals are actively comparing comprehensive localization platforms versus ChatGPT strategies.
AI
News:Prompting Strategies for AI Translation
Professionals are actively refining prompting strategies for AI translation.
Industry
News:Too Good To Go's Japan Launch
Beata's analysis of Too Good To Go's Japan launch illustrates the necessity of adapting to local consumer behavior beyond mere language translation.
Research
News:Towards a Science of AI
NormalTech released a new paper moving towards a science of AI, analyzing the fundamental behaviors of these models.
Community
News:Lessons from Loc Tech Live
Oleksandr Pysaryuk shared lessons from Loc Tech Live, noting there is no substitute for hard work in loc-tech.
Community
News:ALIA Directiva Updates
Rocio Manfredi shared updates from the ALIA directiva.
Operations
News:The Impact of Visual Mistakes
Dorota Pawlak warns that a single cultural visual misstep can undo a thousand well-translated words.
Operations
News:SME Challenges
Argos Multilingual outlined strategies to overcome the Subject Matter Expert bottleneck.
Operations
News:Overcoming the SME Bottleneck
Argos Multilingual published field notes outlining strategies to overcome the Subject Matter Expert bottleneck.
Market
News:Localization Market is Changing
Stefan Huyghe discusses whether the localization market has fundamentally changed.
Community
News:Early Career Insights
Thomas Faust reflected on early career lessons he wishes he understood sooner.
Community
News:Translator Sentiment Takeaways
Philippa Hammond spoke to over 100 translators to gauge current sentiment in the industry.
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