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CATEGORY / Translation services
AI translation tools now cover most of the world's major languages, and the output is good enough that many teams use it every day. For a business, the question that matters is who is accountable for the result once the page is published, filed or sent to a customer.
CATEGORY / Finance
What translation actually costs in 2026 by word, page, and hour, plus the factors, tiers, and hidden fees that change your final quote.
CATEGORY / Translation services
Simultaneous happens in real time with no pause. Consecutive happens after the speaker stops. Here's how to tell which one your event actually needs.
CATEGORY / Translation services
Google DeepMind just shipped the first sign language AI in a real consumer product. Google's own release notes say it shouldn't replace a qualified interpreter in high-stakes settings. That's worth taking seriously.
CATEGORY / Translation services
A working NMT vs LLM comparison for business translation, plus what breaks when you skip human review. Updated 2026.
CATEGORY / Translation services
What simultaneous interpretation is, how it differs from consecutive interpreting, why it's cognitively demanding, and what equipment it takes.
CATEGORY / Translation services
Search interest in Article 50 quadrupled the week it became enforceable. Almost nobody writing about it has looked at what it means specifically for translated text.
CATEGORY / Translation services
A breakdown of the 7 main types of interpretation, what each one is actually used for, and how to choose the right one for your business.
CATEGORY / Translation services
Some AI-drafted translations are approved in a single pass. Others go through several rounds of vendor work spread across days before they ship. We looked at a year of Tomedes' own AI-assisted (MTPE) projects, and the difference isn't random: it lines up closely with content type.
CATEGORY / Translation services
A practical guide to what on-site interpretation costs, when it's worth paying more for over a remote option, and how booking actually works.