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Welocalize, Inc. announced today that it is a Globee winner in the 2022 American Best in Business Awards for its AI-enabled technology solution that monitors and removes offensive multilingual content. More than 70 judges from a wide spectrum of industry experts participated in the judging process.

Welocalize's cutting-edge technology analyzes client content, including marketing and user assistance materials, for non-inclusivity. It identifies offensive or harmful content in non-branded user-generated content (UGC) such as knowledge bases, forums, opinion portals, and emails.

People and organizations create an immense amount of content every minute. Processing every document, every tweet, or every user forum post through a human moderator isnt possible, comments Olga Beregovaya, VP AI Innovation, Welocalize. This is where natural language processing algorithms can capture sensitive content at scale. Welocalizes technology solution monitors, identifies, flags, proposes substitutions for, or removes offensive and non-inclusive multilingual content, thus helping businesses be sensitive and inclusive.

The solution leverages deep learning models in over 60 languages to effectively analyze offline and online content, detecting sensitivity based on context and sentiment. Using workflows supported by human-in-the-loop trained and certified linguistic teams, harmful content can be removed before it does lasting damage to consumers or it leads to offline violence.

We are proud to be recognized as a Globee Awards Winner for our AI-enabled technology solution, says Smith Yewell, Welocalize CEO. Behind this distinguished success is our talented and innovative team of thought leaders data scientists, computational linguists, NLP engineers and software developers. We believe this recognition further validates our digital transformation progress, as well as our commitment to be leaders in multilingual AI for our clients.

In addition to Welocalize, companies awarded a 2022 Globee include ADP, AviaGames, IBM, Distillery Tech, and Verizon Connect, among others. See the complete list of 2022 winners at https://globeeawards.com/american-business-awards/winners/.

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About Welocalize, Inc.Welocalize, Inc., founded in 1997, offers innovative language services to help global brands reach audiences around the world in more than 250 languages. The company providestranslation and localization services, linguistic talent management, language tools, automation and technology, quality, and program management. Its range of managed language services include machine translation, digital marketing, validation and testing, interpreting, multilingual data training, and enterprise translation management technologies. Welocalize is ranked as one of theworldslargest LSPs by language industry intelligence firms CSA Research,Nimdzi, andSlator.welocalize.com

About the Globee AwardsGlobee Awards are conferred in nine programs and competitions: the American Best in Business Awards, Business Excellence Awards, CEO World Awards, Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards, Disruptor Company Awards, Golden Bridge Awards, Information Technology World Awards, Sales, Marketing, Service, & Operations Excellence Awards, and Women World Awards. @globeeawards #globeeawards #americanbestinbusiness #americanawards

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Following in the footsteps of two of the best Washington running backs in recent memory isnt a bad way to go for a rookie out of Alabama.

Brian Robinson Jr. is set to be an integral member of the Commanders RB room this season along with Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic and Jaret Patterson. Robinson, unlike his position mates, is a big and barreling body who can truck through defenders, rather than solely juking around them.

Washington running backs coach Randy Jordan spoke on the contributions Robinson could make this season during OTAs. He evoked a couple of names that Commanders fans are sure to be familiar with.

It was a run where we didnt get up on the second level and he was able to kind of bait [the defense] with his eyes and his body, knowing that the lineman hadnt come off yet, Jordan said. And the backer went one way and he replaced the backer. I said, Dog, you cant coach that.

"Like, the only other guys Ive kinda seen that were Alfred Morris and Adrian Peterson. Those two guys.

Robinson imitating two of his D.C. predecessors, intentionally or otherwise, is a good omen for the 23-year-old. Morris was Washingtons lead rusher from 2012-15 while Peterson, even at age 33, led the squad in rushing yards in 2018 and 2019.

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Morris was tinier than Robinson and used a stealthy combination of quickness, agility and strength to evade tacklers during his time in Burgundy & Gold. Its easy to see why Jordan sees the connection between Robinson and Peterson, though.

Both backs are around 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds. They both have shown the ability to cut on a dime and plow through defensive lines when need be. Its a lot to live up to, but Robinsons comparison to the future Hall-of-Famer in Peterson is high praise.

Jordan got more specific when discussing what specifically Robinson does that can make him such an effective weapon in the Commanders backfield.

Hes nifty now. Hes sneaky nifty, Jordan said. The thing is hes 62 and his ability to move backwardlike theres a couple runs he had in there and I said, Hey man, thats scary good, like thats graduate work. Thats like tour level.

Robinsons niftiness was part of the reason why he was able to rise through the ranks and become the RB1 at the best college program in the country: Alabama. Robinson impressed coaches early on, but had to wait until his predecessors Najee Harris and Josh Jacobs got their 15 minutes of fame before punching his own ticket.

Once he got the starting job, Robinson never looked back. He broke the Crimson Tide record when he became the first back in school history to rush for 200+ yards in a bowl game, which he did in the college football playoff vs. Cincinnati this past season.

Washington liked the pick immediately when they snagged Robinson in the third round this past April. He hasnt played a down of NFL football yet, but if his Alabama tape and initial impressions in Ashburn are any indication, his coach says, the Commanders could be in for a treat.

Just him being a natural running back, cause thats all hes played, so he understands where his limits are, Jordan said. Every run, he kinda knows where everybody is supposed to fit.

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Substack has decided to lay off 13 people, around 14% of the company, which employs 94 people, to reach profitability without relying on fundraising amid a weak economy.

Substacks co-founder and CEO Chris Best informed staffers in a note, letting them know of their decision to part ways with some of their co-workers.

Our goal is to make Substack robust even in the toughest market conditions and to set the company up for long-term success without relying on raising money or, at least, doing so only on our time and our terms, Best wrote in a memo shared byAxios.

The layoffs were across human resources, support, and operations, the companys vice president of communications. Executives decided that Substack would be better served not to depend on fundraising, either for stability or growth.

In recent weeks, the macroeconomic outlook has become increasingly uncertain, making it clear that we should be prepared for a period of challenging conditions that could last years, Wrote said.

By refocusing our team and financial planning, we can fund our investments from our growing business while remaining a reliable partner for the writers who are building their own businesses on our platform.

Despite the 13 layoffs, Substack continues to proceed with new products and features since the company still has funds in the bank as they attempt to fuel growth.

Substack remains in a strong position. We continue to grow, we have a business model that works, and we have money in the bank. But the way we play to win in 2022 and beyond is different from the way we were playing in 2021, Best noted.

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How far does the dial have to move to take a holiday movie from festive to freaky? At least since the events of Jaws hit Amity Island, Fourth of July celebrations have served as frightful fodder for satirists. Film has taken the holiday to especially horrifying heights.

The best Fourth of July horror movies make use of both their seasonal setting and thorny subject matter. Theres something innately disturbing about taking a summer holiday that should be celebratory and re-packaging it in that twisted carnival aesthetic, dripping with oversaturated reds, whites, and blues. Plus, exploring the birth of a country currently tearing itself in two bestows an embarrassment of thematic riches onto the writers and directors willing to stew in its spirit.

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Fourth of July horror movies have become a genre category in their own right because they offer opportunities to criticize the U.S. as it currently is and reflect on the darker aspects of our history (and present). Not to mention, fireworks and crowds spell menacing horror movie magic. Toss in a zombified Uncle Sam and youve got a slasher worth lighting sparklers.

Roland Emmerich sicced aliens on the world in the aptly titled Independence Day, a sci-fi disaster movie starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and Bill Pullman among others. Robert De Niro played a freed prisoner hunting down his former attorney, played by Nick Nolte, in Martin Scorseses Cape Fear. Thats a remake of the 1962 psychological thriller of the same name, set against the backdrop of a well-to-do North Carolina community also partying on the Fourth. And while The Purge creator James DeMonaco may have technically set his fictive blood bath in the spring, its no secret that the murder marathon of the title, an annual event canonically sanctioned by the U.S. government, incorporates elements similar in tone to the real federal holiday.

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Whether youre rounding out a day of summer fun or sitting out of this years festivities, here are the best Fourth of July horror movies. The list has been capped at 13 titles in a star-spangled homage to the original colonies codified by the Declaration of Independence on this doomed day.

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In its May 2022 meeting on Libya, the UN Security Council (UNSC) lamented how the standoff to determine Libyas leadership has continued. The dispute is between incumbent Prime Minster Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah and former Interior Minister Fathi Bashaga. Dbeibah was elected in February 2021 to head the interim Government of National Unity (GNU) by the Libyan Political Dialogue Front (LPDF), a body responsible for charting the way towards elections. Bashaga meanwhile was elected interim prime minister by the House of Representatives (HoR) on 10th February. This is all part of a broader power struggle between the Tripoli-based GNU and the Tobruk-based HoR, which is aligned with the former General of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar. Haftar stepped down from his position to run in presidential elections scheduled for December 2021 that is now postponed indefinitely. The HoR blames the GNU for failing to hold elections as planned. The GNU is, however, recognized by the UN where the HoR is not, while General Haftar attacked Tripoli in April 2019 when peace talks seemed like they were progressing. In 2022, Tripoli could again find itself beset with clashes and destructive violence to the detriment of its civilian population.

Although a hard ceasefire was achieved for the Second Libyan civil war in October 2020, fears are mounting that renewed conflict could break out in Tripoli. Where efforts to hold a planned election have failed, the HoR and other eastern factions want to replace the GNU, which has refused to step aside. The UNSC reports that there has already been a build-up of arms and troops supporting both sides in Tripoli and elsewhere. Moreover, Libyan Oil facilities have been blockaded by protestors demanding that Dbeibah step down in favor of Bashaga, with western officials accusing Khalifa Haftar of being behind the blockade. Pro Bashaga factions accuse Dbeibah of misusing public funds via the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Central Bank of Libya (CBL). Dbeibah has denied this, while the CBL and NOC claim to be politically neutral and independent. A US-led effort to ensure transparent oversight and revenue collection has not yet been agreed upon. The trouble here is that oil blockades have been a hallmark of civil unrest since 2011 NATO-backed ousting of Muammar Gaddafi. Large blockades tied to major political forces have often taken months to resolve, boding perilously for the peace process.

International actors also have a stake in Libya. The GNU forces, based on what remains of Libyas Gaddafi-era troops and private militias, are supported by the UN, Turkey, Italy, and Qatar. Turkey supports the GNU mainly to secure drilling rights for oil and gas in the Mediterranean. Turkey has often sent troops into Libya to shore up the GNU. Italy also has oil interests in Libya that it wishes to protect via the GNU. The HoR, Haftar, and the LNA are meanwhile supported by Russia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, and Egypt. The UAE supports the LNA most of all, committing drones, munitions, and troops on their side. Egypt and UAE take issue with the GNUs links to political Islam, especially the Muslim Brotherhood, as both nations see this ideology as a threat to regional stability. Despite there being an arms embargo on Libya since 2011, allied nations on both sides of the conflict have continued to pour weapons into the country, violating International Law. By 2020, fighting in Tripoli had displaced thousands of people and killed 200 civilians. A return to civil war will reproduce these consequences.

The effect of this on migrants and internally displaced people has been catastrophic. Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees have been arbitrarily detained in facilities run by the GNUs Interior Ministry and in warehouses run by smugglers and traffickers. There, they were subjected to forced labour, torture, extortion, and sexual assault. According to the Institute of Migration (IOM) at least 5,000 were held in official detention centres in Libya as of August 2021. With tensions rising, it is unlikely that these conditions will improve. Moving forward, a key concern for the international community is whether instability may further accelerate migration from and through Libya, and toward Europe. Forming a stable, peaceful Libya could allow it to harness its oil wealth in a fair and transparent way. For this to be achieved, both sides must commit to dialogue, re-commit to a joint Military convention and build towards a constitutional settlement for Libya. The countrys leadership must then be decided under free and fair elections, while the international community must allow Libya to resolve its own disputes and curb the inflow of arms that only exacerbate conflict. How Libya navigates this tense period will affect millions of lives across North Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

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