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Why real-time translation is an engineering problem, not a vocabulary problem
A live translation delay is not a bug to fix. It is the same speed versus accuracy trade-off human interpreters have always faced, and it can only be tuned, never removed.
QR code translation for events: live captions with no app download
Attendees scan a code and get live captions in their own language within seconds. No app store, no install, no account. How QR code translation changed events.
Glot vs Kudo, Interprefy, Palabra and Wordly: which live event translation platform should you choose?
Kudo, Interprefy, Palabra, Wordly: each was built to solve a different problem. An honest breakdown of the live event translation market, and where Glot fits.
What it's really like to attend a conference when you're hard of hearing
Room echo, fast speech, unfamiliar accents, Q&A cross-talk. For a hard-of-hearing attendee, a conference is a very different experience. What gets lost, and what fixes it.
Web Summit Qatar 2026: a snapshot of the Middle East's fastest-growing tech event
25,000 attendees from 124 countries, 1,500 startups and 600 investors. A look at Web Summit Qatar 2026, and what events at this scale demand from accessibility.
Beyond generic translation: how custom glossaries make live events sound natural, not robotic
Most live translation tools fail on vocabulary they have never seen before. Custom glossaries let organizers load technical terms and brand names before the first speaker starts.
Why attendees forget most of what they hear, and how AI summaries fix it
Most of what gets said on stage is forgotten within days. Structured AI session summaries turn a 45-minute talk into something attendees actually keep and reference.
SaaS translation vs human interpreters: what's actually right for your event?
Two interpreters per language, booth rental, advance booking. An honest look at when human interpretation still wins, and when a SaaS platform makes more sense.
Live captions on the big screen: how event subtitling actually works
Subtitling, surtitling, chroma key and the régie. A practical guide to how live captions actually get onto a stage screen or into a livestream feed.
Real-time translation in church: how to welcome every worshipper in their own language, simply
Language barriers, echo in the nave, an unfamiliar accent: in parishes and places of worship, AI-powered real-time translation is changing how every worshipper is welcomed, with no app and no heavy equipment.
Behind the booth: what VivaTech 2026 visitors really asked us about real-time translation
Strong accents, technical vocabulary, latency, installing an app... Four days of demos at VivaTech 2026 taught us what visitors really expect from real-time translation.
Real-time translation for international events: lessons from VivaTech 2026
International events have never been more global. Yet one challenge continues to limit their value: language. Here's what VivaTech 2026 taught us about making conferences truly multilingual.
Event accessibility and live captioning: what the European Accessibility Act changes for organisers
Since June 28, 2025, a new regulation reshapes how events are organised across Europe. Here is what the EAA means in practice, and how technology makes compliance achievable.
Translation and healthcare: saving lives through multilingual understanding
In an emergency department, every second counts. When a patient and a physician do not share the same language, understanding becomes a critical obstacle, and a very real danger.
Technology
Artificial intelligence and language understanding
Machine translation, voice assistants, neural models: AI is transforming how we speak, write, and listen. How far can it really go?
Simultaneous interpretation: from yesterday to tomorrow
From the booths of the Nuremberg Trials to contemporary neural algorithms, simultaneous interpretation reflects humanity's ongoing struggle to understand and be understood.