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  The  Slator Translation as a Feature (TaaF) Report  provides a snapshot of how AI translation is becoming an integral feature in enterprise technology.  The report features 20 one-page case studies that demonstrate how translation is now being built into software applications using large language models (LLMs). Each case study is presented as a visually engaging infographic. Slator’s research shows that translation as a feature is becoming ubiquitous in a range of software applications. Enterprises are leveraging this technology across different industries and case studies instead of or in collaboration with existing translation solutions. The case studies are companies whose primary core activity is not focused on language services and exclude the well-known big tech players. We cover software solutions used in both regulated and non-regulated industries, spanning from content or design authoring tools, to project management productivity solutions or document mana...

  By Georg Ell, CEO of  Phrase For years, localization has been seen as the final “translation” step in a content pipeline. It was the last mile converting words from one language to another, often under tight deadlines and limited budgets. It wasn’t seen as strategic, but as an overhead, a necessary but cumbersome task, a cost centre. But as AI, machine learning, and automation reshape how content is created and delivered, this narrow view has become not just outdated, but counterproductive. It limits the potential of the very teams driving global business forward. It’s time we stop thinking in terms of translation and localization and start talking about multilingual content automation. Multilingual Content Is a Strategy, Not a Step. What used to be a technical task confined to a single department – or outsourced to local team members or professional agencies – has become a strategic capability that spans the entire enterprise. The work of localizing content is no longer abo...

On October 14, 2025, Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán introduced a resolution before the US House of Representatives titled “Recognizing the importance of Spanish-language media in the United States” ( H.Res. 804 ). Including Barragán, a Democrat from California, the resolution has a total of 26 cosponsors with 24 Democrats and two Republicans. Simple resolutions  in Congress are not the same as bills. Generally, to become a law, a bill must pass in the House of Representatives and the Senate, then be signed by the president.  Whereas, a simple resolution in either the House of Representatives or the Senate does not become an enforced law, and does not require approval from the other house of Congress or the president.  Instead,  a simple resolution  addresses an internal concern within either house of Congress, or can be used to “express the sentiments of a single house,” or to give advice about some executive action. This resolution comes roughly seven mont...

The rising pressure to use AI AI is no longer a future concept. It’s on the table in every leadership meeting I’m part of, and it’s becoming a top-down priority across industries. More CEOs, including myself, are asking their teams to integrate AI into their workflows. The expectation is clear: every team should be using AI to improve efficiency and performance. The pressure to operate with an AI-first mentality is real, but many teams are struggling to understand what that actually means in practice. The goals (faster output, lower costs, better quality) are valid. But when teams jump in without the right strategy, the results can miss the mark. I’ve seen companies spend heavily, lose time chasing fixes, or end up with translations that need so much cleanup, it would have been faster to use conventional human or machine translation. So let’s reset the conversation. Being AI-first doesn’t mean using every tool you can find or building bespoke AI applications. It means knowing when and ...

Two seasoned venture capital investors, Shesh Amathnadu and Pramod Gosavi, joined the Investor Panel at SlatorCon Silicon Valley in early September. The pair shared their view on the language AI thesis and areas of opportunity within language AI with a 200-strong audience.  Amathnadu is Senior Investment Director at SK Telecom Ventures, the corporate venture arm of South Korea’s largest telecom operator SK, whose investments include Anthropic, Perplexity, and 12 Labs. Gosavi is Senior Principal at Blumberg Capital, a US-based B2B generalist investor, which makes investments from Pre-Seed to Series B from its two funds. With solid engineering backgrounds and more than a decade of investment experience, both Amathnadu and Gosavi have become experts in AI investing. Amathnadu discussed the current AI cycle and described the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 as an inflection point, which created a “clear differentiation of traditional machine learning [ML] versus generative AI.” In summary of ...

  French AI startup Mistral AI  has once again made headlines by securing a massive $2 billion in Series C funding , pushing its valuation to $13.8 billion . Announced on September 9, 2025, the investment round highlights the company’s growing role as a leading force in Europe’s artificial intelligence ecosystem. The round was led by ASML Holding NV , the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, with a significant contribution of $1.5 billion . Existing investors—including DST Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, and NVIDIA —also participated, reaffirming their confidence in Mistral’s vision and strategy. ASML  added  that partnering with Mistral “will allow both companies to innovate faster together.” Founded in 2023 by former Meta and Google researchers, Mistral has quickly positioned itself as one of Europe’s most prominent AI startups. The company  stressed  that the new funding “reaffirms the company’s inde...