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This Week in Tech News: 15 Stories You Need to See
Monday, November 18, 2024
A roundup of the most newsworthy tech announcements from PR Newswire this week, including the world's first stretchable display, an alcohol detection wristband and an AI solution for the nuclear energy sector.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help tech journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
1. IBM "AI in Action" Report Identifies Key Characteristics of Businesses
That Consider Themselves Leaders in AI"Of the organizations that were
considered AI Leaders, two-thirds reported that AI has already driven 25%
or greater improvement in their revenue growth rate," said Shobhit
Varshney, VP & Sr. Partner, Americas AI Leader, IBM Consulting. "We dove
into the data to uncover how these AI Leaders were implementing AI within
their businesses that could help others learn from their success."
2. LG Display Succeeds in Developing World's First Stretchable Display that
Expands by 50 PercentCompared to the first Stretchable display prototype
unveiled in 2022, the new panel's maximum elongation rate has more than
doubled from 20% to 50%. This enhanced stretchability enables various
display design possibilities, raising the technology's potential
competitiveness when commercialized.
3. Meet the Garmin Approach R50, the only portable golf launch monitor with
a built-in simulatorA cold, rainy day often results in a canceled tee
time. But with the Approach R50 and an indoor setup, golfers don't need
to take a day off due to bad weather. Play a full virtual round - from
drive to putt - on more than 43,000 courses around the world from the
comforts of the garage, basement or driving range.
4. ICANN and Smart Africa Collaborate to Boost Internet Governance Across
Africa"The Internet is fundamental to Africa's digital transformation,
and this partnership with ICANN demonstrates our commitment to building a
more secure, stable, and inclusive digital future for the continent ...
Through this collaboration, we are equipping African stakeholders with
the knowledge and resources needed to shape the future of the Internet,"
stated Lacina Koné, CEO of Smart Africa.
5. Crayola and Audible Launch Partnership to Inspire Children to Listen,
Imagine, and Create As part of Crayola's Campaign for Creativity, Crayola
and Audible are releasing today a collection of exclusive Crayola
"Imagination in Action" activity sheets for Audible listeners to
creatively engage with select children's titles. The sheets range from
coloring projects to creative sketch prompts corresponding to specific
Audible kids' titles such as Disney Frozen: Olaf's Quest and Peppa Pig's
Play-A-Long Podcast.
6. Sony's Beyond Sports Technology Powers Upcoming ESPN Monday Night
Football "Alternate" Presentation-The Simpsons Funday FootballA
combination of data processing and real-time visualization technology
from Beyond Sports will insert well-known characters from "The Simpsons"
into the game action while the Bengals and Cowboys play in real time.
Fans can expect to see Homer and Bart on the sidelines, Marge and Lisa
interviewing players during the game, Maggie operating the SkyCam, plus
additional interactive elements including animated virtual commentators.
7. CleanSpark Comments on Trading Halt Related to Clerical Warrant
Conversion ErrorThe trading halt is not the result of any issue
associated with CleanSpark's business, operations, filings with the SEC,
financial statements or securities. The Company contacted representatives
of Nasdaq promptly upon becoming aware of this issue and is working
diligently to resolve this issue and allow trading of its common stock
and Warrants to resume.
8. BlackRock Launches New BUIDL Share Classes Across Multiple Blockchains to
Expand Access and Potential of BUIDL Ecosystem"Real-world asset
tokenization is scaling, and we're excited to have these blockchains
added to increase the potential of the BUIDL ecosystem. With these new
chains we'll start to see more investors looking to leverage the
underlying technology to increase efficiencies on all the things that
until now have been hard to do," said Securitize CEO and co-founder
Carlos Domingo.
9. Zendesk Launches Flexible Pricing for Customized AI JourneysThis allows
companies to adjust their investment between human agents and AI agents,
providing the flexibility needed to be responsive as customer needs,
business goals and market demands evolve.
10. YASC Canada 2024: Embracing the Future of Real Estate with AI at the
HelmThe general session highlighted Yardi's dedication to delivering
AI-powered solutions that streamline operations, enhance user experience
and drive efficiencies for property managers across Canada.
11. SOBRsafe Releases Real-Time Alcohol Detection Wristband with Premium
UpdatesWith the ability to detect alcohol and instantly share data with
authorized users through the user-friendly SOBRsure app, the wristband
delivers real-time monitoring and enables accelerated intervention,
while fostering trust and support with a compassionate, human touch.
12. Immersive Gamebox and Netflix Team Up to Launch Thrilling Floor is Lava
Multiplayer Experience, Coming November 15thThe Floor is Lava game
transports players into a high-energy, immersive environment where the
walls are lava! Inspired by the fun and thrilling elements of the hit
Netflix series, the game delivers an exhilarating combination of
strategy, teamwork, and pure adrenaline.
13. PG&E Launches First Commercial Deployment of On-Site Generative AI
Solution for the Nuclear Energy Sector at Diablo CanyonAtomic Canyon's
Neutron Enterprise generative AI solution, built and running on NVIDIA's
full-stack AI platform, is being deployed at Diablo Canyon to transform
document search and retrieval, and deliver significant cost savings and
improved operational efficiency. The Neutron Enterprise offering sets a
new standard for information access and analysis in the nuclear energy
sector.
14. OKSI Awarded U.S. Army Contract on their 3rd Generation FLIR Software
Technology for Enhanced Thermal Night Vision SensorsOne of the major
issues the Army faces is the significant gain and offset drift of the
sensor. OKSI has developed a novel scene-based NUC solution that runs in
the background and in real-time, minimizing impact on situational
awareness. By leveraging hardware capabilities of the 3GEN FLIR, the
software automatically performs gain and offset corrections that are
invisible to the operator, as opposed to traditional, flag-based
methods.
15. Electra Reveals Design for EL9 Ultra Short Hybrid-Electric Aircraft"This
aircraft is more than a new design--it's the gateway to a cleaner,
quieter, and more affordable future for regional travel. With the EL9,
we're not just making sustainable aviation a reality, we're redefining
how people and cargo move through Direct Aviation, a new category of
safe and seamless travel that brings air mobility closer to where we
live, work and play," said Marc Allen, CEO of Electra.
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Early Black Friday Deals
Black Friday seems to have arrived early at PR Newswire. Here is a sneak peek of some of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday tech deals shared on the wire:
-- Elegoo Rolls Out Black Friday Deals on Popular 3D Printers
-- Huion's Early Black Friday Deals Go Live on Nov 11
-- HitPaw Edimakor Black Friday Sales: Maximize Your Savings Now with 50%
Off!
-- YEEDI Slashes Robot Vacuum Prices by up to 45% in Black Friday and Cyber
Monday Sale
-- EcoFlow Announces Biggest Sale of the Year with Unmissable Black Friday
Deals
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