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On February 5, 2025, a team of researchers from Grenoble Alpes University and   Lingua Custodia , a France-based company specializing in   AI   and   natural language processing   (NLP) for the finance sector,   introduced   DOLFIN, a new test set designed to evaluate document-level   machine translation   (MT) in the   financial domain . The researchers say that the financial domain presents unique challenges for  MT  due to its reliance on precise terminology and strict formatting rules. They describe it as “an interesting use-case for MT” since key terms often shift meaning depending on context. For example, the French word couverture means blanket in a general setting but hedge in financial texts. Such nuances are difficult to capture without larger translation units. Despite strong research interest in document-level MT, specialized test sets remain scarce, the researchers note. Most datasets focus on general topics rather...

  Landexx, a language services provider based in Germany, has filed for bankruptcy. According to a court filing reported by several German legal aggregation sites , the language services provider Landexx has filed for bankruptcy. Information on the LSP is now difficult to find, as Landexx's website appears to be down. Additionally, as a private company, Landexx’s annual financial reports are not publicly accessible. German Language Services Provider Landexx Files for Bankruptcy Landexx, led by Managing Director Christel Stemmer, provided various services, including translation, interpreting, language training, and desktop publishing. Language professionals have informed colleagues of the news. For example, German-English translator Jill Sommer advised freelancers in a blog post to contact the bankruptcy trustee, Stephan Höltershinken, about any unpaid invoices. She also warned others not to accept translation assignments from the company. For at least a few years before the LSP...