# The machine translation newsletter is back

> Source: <https://newsletter.machinetranslate.org/p/the-machine-translation-newsletter-5c0>
> Published: 2026-06-18 13:37:53+00:00

# 🌏 The machine translation newsletter - June 2026

Hi folks!

Tons of jobs! 16 new open roles this month, from **OpenAI** to **NVIDIA**.

More live translation deployments this month in police departments, construction sites, and phone calls.

Meanwhile, **DeepL**’s transition to **AWS** introduces US data jurisdiction into the equation. With the sudden government restrictions on **Anthropic**’s Fable and Mythos models, companies are questioning supply chain risks.

Conference season is here. **EAMT** started this week in Tilburg, and the calendar is packed through November.

The man who led **Google Translate**’s transition to neural and Transformers, **Macduff Hughes**, shared his thoughts in a fireside chat.

Enjoy—and share!

🗞️ **News**

**Audible** reports[50 million minutes](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvojww/audible_reports_over_50_million_minutes_of/)[of](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvojww/audible_reports_over_50_million_minutes_of/)[AI-narrated](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvojww/audible_reports_over_50_million_minutes_of/)[content](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvojww/audible_reports_over_50_million_minutes_of/)played.**Quebec** language**laws**[open the door to](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1sxwxze/quebec_newspaper_article_about_platforms_like_x/)[automated web](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1sxwxze/quebec_newspaper_article_about_platforms_like_x/)[translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1sxwxze/quebec_newspaper_article_about_platforms_like_x/).

💼 **Business**

**ModelFront** announces.[outcome-based pricing](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvwuiu/modelfront_announces_outcomebased_pricing/)**DeepL** acquiresfor[Mixhalo](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deepl_our-ceo-jarek-kutylowski-explains-what-mixhalo-activity-7467602510954958849-5Xva)**low-latency** audio in live events.**DeepL**[shifts](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1t6lpbw/deepl_is_shifting_from_purely_eu_to_data_under_us/)[data](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1t6lpbw/deepl_is_shifting_from_purely_eu_to_data_under_us/)[from EU to US jurisdiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1t6lpbw/deepl_is_shifting_from_purely_eu_to_data_under_us/)via**Amazon** partnership.**TransPerfect** replaces[Widn.AI](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tpaqf5/widnai_will_be_decommissioned_and_replaced_by/)[with](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tpaqf5/widnai_will_be_decommissioned_and_replaced_by/).[GlobalLinkNow](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tpaqf5/widnai_will_be_decommissioned_and_replaced_by/)**Youdao** reports[MT growth](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tohn3u/youdao_highlights_mt_growth_in_q1_earnings/)[in Q1 earnings](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tohn3u/youdao_highlights_mt_growth_in_q1_earnings/).**Interpreters Unlimited** adds[AI interpretation to](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttvs7e/slator_article_interpreters_unlimited_first_to/)[GSA](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttvs7e/slator_article_interpreters_unlimited_first_to/)[contract](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttvs7e/slator_article_interpreters_unlimited_first_to/).

🚀 **Launches**

**Google** launches.[Gemini 3.5 Live Translate](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u1dm08/google_launches_gemini_35_live_translate/)**Alibaba** launches, real-time speech translation with voice cloning.[Qwen3.5-LiveTranslate-Flash](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tr9iz9/alibaba_launches_qwen35livetranslateflash_with/)**ElevenLabs** releaseswith speaker[Dubbing v2](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttv8fa/elevenlabs_releases_dubbing_v2_an_upgrade_that/)**emotion** preservation.**OneMeta** launches[real-time interpretation for](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tus77n/onemeta_launches_realtime_ai_interpretation_for/)[emergency services](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tus77n/onemeta_launches_realtime_ai_interpretation_for/)[in Mexico](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tus77n/onemeta_launches_realtime_ai_interpretation_for/)ahead of**FIFA 2026**.** T-Mobile**launches[beta live translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tohgdx/tmobile_beta_live_translation_is_now_available/).**Daewoo E&C** launches[AI translator for](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttuudi/daewoo_ec_launches_ai_translator_for_foreign/).[foreign workers](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttuudi/daewoo_ec_launches_ai_translator_for_foreign/)A

**California police** department adds[live](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1toikf0/california_police_department_integrates_live/)[translation for](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1toikf0/california_police_department_integrates_live/).[officers](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1toikf0/california_police_department_integrates_live/)**Xiaomi** launches[clip-on](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1titwvm/xiaomis_new_clipon_earbuds_support_apple_find_my/)[earbuds](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1titwvm/xiaomis_new_clipon_earbuds_support_apple_find_my/)[with AI translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1titwvm/xiaomis_new_clipon_earbuds_support_apple_find_my/).

📚 **Research**

**WMT 2026** announces a[shared task on translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tzojwj/wmt_2026_shared_task_on_automated_translation/).[quality evaluation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tzojwj/wmt_2026_shared_task_on_automated_translation/)Linguists flag 71% of

**TranslateGemma-12b**[subtitle](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1te7tmx/we_checked_translategemma12bs_clean_subtitle/)[translations](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1te7tmx/we_checked_translategemma12bs_clean_subtitle/).Fine-tuning

**TranslateGemma-4B** for[English-Welsh](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tbk1a7/finetuning_googles_translategemma4b_to_improve/)[translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tbk1a7/finetuning_googles_translategemma4b_to_improve/).

🎙️ **Interviews**

[Macduff Hughes](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvnt8t/i_interviewed_the_former_director_of_engineering/)[, former](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvnt8t/i_interviewed_the_former_director_of_engineering/)[Google Translate](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvnt8t/i_interviewed_the_former_director_of_engineering/)[Director of Engineering](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tvnt8t/i_interviewed_the_former_director_of_engineering/), on the 2016 neural MT transition and the LLM era.

❔ **Questions**

[MTQE](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u1hkhm/moving_mtqe_from_scores_to_operational_signals_in/)[as a](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u1hkhm/moving_mtqe_from_scores_to_operational_signals_in/)in production[workflow trigger](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u1hkhm/moving_mtqe_from_scores_to_operational_signals_in/)AI tool for

[book](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u0190h/ai_tool_for_book_translation/)[translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u0190h/ai_tool_for_book_translation/)in AI translation[Reliability signals](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tma7px/what_are_the_strongest_reliability_signals_in_ai/)Translating

[PDFs](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tgq8pu/translating_pdf_with_no_selectable_text/)[with no selectable text](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tgq8pu/translating_pdf_with_no_selectable_text/)MT beyond the “easiest” answer[Japanese](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tbzfnh/is_there_a_machine_translation_service_for/)AI tools for

[technical docs](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1stnpff/what_nextgen_ai_translation_tools_are_you/)

📆 **Events**

— 15 - 18 June — Tilburg 🇳🇱[EAMT 2026](https://machinetranslate.org/eamt-2026)— 24 - 27 June — Dubrovnik 🇭🇷[NeTTiT 2026](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1tlko0i/nettit_2026_dubrovnik_2427_june_call_for/)— 3 - 4 July — San Diego 🇺🇸[IWSLT 2026](https://machinetranslate.org/iwslt-2026)— 31 August - 2 September — Québec City 🇨🇦[AMTA 2026](https://machinetranslate.org/amta-2026)— 14 - 18 September — Karlsruhe 🇩🇪[MT Marathon 2026](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1sadded/mt_marathon_2026_karlsruhe_germany/)— 8 October — San Francisco 🇺🇸[SF Tech Week Translation AI](https://www.modelfront.com/events/translation-ai-sf-tech-week-2026)— November — Budapest 🇭🇺[WMT 2026](https://machinetranslate.org/wmt26)

💻 **Jobs**

[Senior Software Engineer](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u084i5/senior_software_engineer_localization_engineering/)[, Localization Engineering](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u084i5/senior_software_engineer_localization_engineering/)at**Autodesk**— Vancouver 🇨🇦[Research Engineer](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u07zlr/research_engineer_machine_translation_at_sanas/)[, Machine Translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u07zlr/research_engineer_machine_translation_at_sanas/)at**Sanas**— Palo Alto 🇺🇸[Senior Applied Scientist](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u07yzs/senior_applied_scientist_translation_services_at/)[, Translation Services](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u07yzs/senior_applied_scientist_translation_services_at/)at**Amazon**— Hyderabad 🇮🇳[AI Researcher / ML Engineer](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u07xhr/ai_researcher_ml_engineer_asr_speech_specialist/)[, ASR and Speech](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u07xhr/ai_researcher_ml_engineer_asr_speech_specialist/)at**LILT**— Boston 🇺🇸at[Senior Research Scientist](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1two14v/senior_research_scientist_at_nvidia_hamburg/)**NVIDIA**— Hamburg 🇩🇪[AI Technical Program Manager](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttve89/ai_technical_program_manager_localisation_at/)[, Localization](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1ttve89/ai_technical_program_manager_localisation_at/)at**Canva**— London 🇬🇧[Software Engineer](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1toa4s7/software_engineer_machine_translation_at_solerity/)[, Machine Translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1toa4s7/software_engineer_machine_translation_at_solerity/)at**Solerity**— Fort Meade 🇺🇸[Solution Architect](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22qsw/solution_architect_languagetranslation_at_deepl/)[, Language/Translation](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22qsw/solution_architect_languagetranslation_at_deepl/)at**DeepL**— New York 🇺🇸[AI Research Manager](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1sz9h7m/ai_research_manager_translation_quality_at_deepl/)[, Translation Quality](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1sz9h7m/ai_research_manager_translation_quality_at_deepl/)at**DeepL**— London 🇬🇧[Staff Research Scientist](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1stmocz/staff_research_scientist_language_ai_at_deepl/)[, Language AI](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1stmocz/staff_research_scientist_language_ai_at_deepl/)at**DeepL**— Munich 🇩🇪[Software Engineer](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u7f0io/software_engineer_localization_at_openai_sf/)[, Localization](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u7f0io/software_engineer_localization_at_openai_sf/)at**OpenAI**— San Francisco 🇺🇸at[Localization Product Strategist](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u36p64/localization_product_strategist_at_google_boulder/)**Google**— Boulder 🇺🇸at[Senior AI/NLP/ML Expert](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1sqr4du/senior_ainlpml_expert_at_stott_and_may_brussels/)**Stott and May**— Brussels 🇧🇪[Prompt Engineer](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22pii/prompt_engineer_mwd_translation_management_at/)[, Translation Management](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22pii/prompt_engineer_mwd_translation_management_at/)at**Schmieder Translations**— Telangana 🇮🇳[Member of Technical Staff](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22rnk/member_of_technical_staff_multilingual_at_cohere/)[, Multilingual](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22rnk/member_of_technical_staff_multilingual_at_cohere/)at**Cohere**— New York 🇺🇸[Machine Learning Engineer](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22tvd/machine_learning_engineer_globalization_at/)[, Globalization](https://www.reddit.com/r/machinetranslation/comments/1u22tvd/machine_learning_engineer_globalization_at/)at**Netflix**— United States 🇺🇸