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DeepL is now available in Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude via MCP

DeepL has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector that makes its translation services available directly inside Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude. Users can translate text and full documents, apply company glossaries and style rules, and manage access via admin controls. The connector is hosted by DeepL, requires no external installation, and works with any agent supporting remote MCP servers.

• DeepL is now available in Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector.
• The DeepL MCP is hosted by DeepL and built on the open standard MCP, enabling AI assistants to connect to external tools.
• Users can translate text and entire documents, apply company glossaries and style rules, and set DeepL as the default translation tool.

DeepL CEO: Staying private has advantages amid market turmoil

DeepL CEO and founder Jarek Kutylowski, speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, downplayed imminent IPO expectations, citing volatile public markets and upcoming IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic as deterrents. He emphasized the advantages of remaining private, such as stability and avoiding public market turmoil. Kutylowski also discussed European sovereignty, DeepL's acquisition of Mixhalo, a partnership with legaltech firm Harvey, recent job cuts, and the decision to use Amazon Web Services. The company, headquartered in Cologne, provides AI text translation and voice-to-voice translation services.

• DeepL CEO Jarek Kutylowski said public markets are 'pretty tricky' for AI companies right now.
• Kutylowski mentioned upcoming IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic as a reason for caution.
• DeepL acquired US audio stadium streaming business Mixhalo in June 2026.

DeepL Voice now preserves your voice in real-time multilingual conversations

DeepL announces that DeepL Voice now preserves your voice in real-time multilingual conversations, as highlighted in the newsroom with a dedicated announcement dated September 15, 2026.

ElevenLabs and SoundCloud Partner for AI Music Publishing

ElevenLabs announced that users can now publish AI-generated music from its ElevenMusic platform directly on SoundCloud. The integration makes SoundCloud the first platform to allow ElevenMusic creations to be shared beyond ElevenLabs' own ecosystem. As part of the partnership, SoundCloud Artist Pro users receive three months of ElevenMusic Pro, which includes up to 1,000 song generations, 500 stem splits, and five custom styles or vocals per month. Since launching its music models in 2025 and a consumer app in April 2026, ElevenLabs reports over 25 million tracks generated. SoundCloud has also embraced AI tools, recently partnering with Moises for song import/export. The move contrasts with platforms like Deezer and Bandcamp, which are filtering or banning AI-generated music, while Spotify and YouTube are labeling such content.

• ElevenLabs and SoundCloud partner to allow publishing AI-generated music directly on SoundCloud.
• SoundCloud Artist Pro users get three months of ElevenMusic Pro.
• Over 25 million tracks have been generated using ElevenLabs' music models.

Sequel Launches AI Agents Combining Website and Webinar Data

Sequel, a company that transforms webinars and video into a go-to-market engine, has announced the general availability of Sequel Agents, AI agents for webinar and video marketing powered by first-party audience context. These agents help marketing teams plan programs, create content, understand their audience, and act on engagement, extending the value of each webinar beyond the live broadcast. The agents use combined first-party website and video engagement data to publish recaps, adapt website experiences, and draft follow-ups. Customers can start with three types of agents (Build, Scale, Convert) or build custom agents. All agent workflows require human approval before sending emails, making changes, or pushing leads to CRM. ElevenLabs generated $14 million in attributed pipeline using the technology, and Unit21 automated 80% of post-webinar work.

• Sequel announced general availability of Sequel Agents for webinar and video marketing.
• Sequel Agents use first-party website and video engagement data to plan programs and create content.
• Customers can start with Build, Scale, and Convert agents or build custom agents.

Nvidia Releases New Open Transcription Model

Nvidia has released Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, a free, open-weight speech-to-text model that can transcribe audio in up to 40 languages and translate 31 languages to and from English. It supports recordings up to one hour long and can distinguish up to eight speakers. The company also released version 2 of its Granary open-source speech dataset. The model is targeted at developers building meeting transcription and medical transcription applications. It runs on a single chip, from edge devices like Jetson AGX Thor to datacenter Blackwell chips. Nvidia claims it beats rivals on benchmarks like Hugging Face's Open ASR Leaderboard. However, it only works with recorded audio, not live streams, leaving real-time use to competitors like ElevenLabs. The release comes amid a wave of voice AI model launches from Mistral, ElevenLabs, and Salesforce.

• Nvidia released Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, an open-weight speech-to-text model supporting 40 languages.
• The model can translate 31 languages to and from English and handle recordings up to one hour long.
• Nvidia also released version 2 of its Granary open-source speech dataset.