The State Department wants to hire 1000 translators: how to apply

The US Department of State (DOS) wants to hire approximately 1000 translators and interpreters for government work, Slator reports. DOS will contract directly with each interpreter located in the United States to provide “oral, written, and related services in support of diplomatic and...

Asylum seekers now need to come to their USCIS interview with their own interpreter

Beginning September 13, 2023, asylum seekers must bring an interpreter to their interview if they do not speak English or wish to speak another language, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds. If the applicant needs an interpreter, but he arrives without one,...

USCIS provides free interpreters to US asylum seekers: program extended for another six months

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an expansion of the Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that requires the use of an agency interpreter for some asylum interviews. This is stated in a USCIS press release. This rule extends the requirement until September 12, 2023. After…

Which online translator works best

Neural networks continue to learn to better understand a person. Now this also applies to online translators from Yandex and Google. In 2018, the BBC Russian Service tested which machine translation system is best for New Year and Christmas greetings, as well as familiar movie and song titles.…

Google introduced a prototype of new smart glasses: with them you will understand any foreign language

Google CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled a pair of smart glasses capable of real-time language translation on May 11, CNBC reported. Pichai showed a video demonstration of the glasses during the Google I/O Developer Summit. While this is just a prototype, Google has speculated that the glasses could show…

Instant speech and text translator for 40 languages ​​is now on sale: how it works

Japanese inventors have created a device for instant translation of speech and text called MUAMA Enence, says Obozrevatel. As techdiscountzone.com reports, the tool can translate Chinese, English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Korean, Japanese, Ukrainian and others in real time ...

How to improve your English with Google

Google currently uses neural network technology to translate from foreign languages. However, in order for artificial intelligence to work at full strength, it needs to be trained. And this requires a large amount of material translated by people, writes Lifehacker. You can also help in creating a translation memory ...

Asylum seekers banned from bringing interpreters with them to interviews

Asylum seekers in the United States will not be able to bring a trusted interpreter to their interviews for the next six months, but the federal government is promising to provide them with a free telephone interpretation alternative. This is stated on the USCIS website. US Citizenship and Immigration Services ...

Playing the Notre Dame organ and Russian mat in an English court: what a translator has to face

The opportunity to play on the Grand Organ of Notre Dame Cathedral, touch the peculiarities of the life of the first persons of states and involuntarily play a positive role in the career of your friend thanks to your acquaintance with Viktor Chernomyrdin - these are just some of the "bonuses" that can arise when working as a translator ...

Trump's administration will replace the immigration translators with video clips

The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to replace translators at the immigration court at the initial hearing with videos that will inform asylum seekers and other immigrants about their rights. The administration touts these changes as a cost-saving measure for the immigration court system. But…

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