A roundup of the week’s most newsworthy technology industry press releases from PR Newswire, including Shutterstock’s acquisition of GIPHY and IBM’s grants to boost cybersecurity in schools.
NEW YORK, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the business technology industry stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed.
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PR Newswire Weekly Technology Press Release Roundup, May 22-26, 2023. Photo provided by IBM. https://prn.to/3OA5BNu
Shutterstock to Acquire GIPHY, the World’s Largest GIF Library and Search Engine Shutterstock CEO Paul Hennessy said, “Shutterstock is in the business of helping people and brands tell their stories. Through the GIPHY acquisition, we are extending our audience touch points beyond primarily professional marketing and advertising use cases and expanding into casual conversations.”
Antelope Enterprise Creates AI-Powered Virtual Influencers Using ChatGPT-like Technology With this new technology, a single marketing video can be created and then KylinCloud will use AI technology to create a range of tailormade versions of virtual influencer livestreaming product videos for each individual influencer, allowing the influencer to focus their time and effort on building their followers.
Space Robotics Startup GITAI Raises US$30 Million in Funding Sho Nakanose, GITAI’s Founder & CEO, said, “While SpaceX and BlueOrigin are reducing the cost of transportation to space by 100 times, we at GITAI are taking on the challenge of reducing labor costs by 100 times. We will provide the most labor for the Moon and Mars and build infrastructure such as solar panels, communication antennas, fuel generators, and habitation modules.”
National Safety Council Work to Zero Initiative Unveils New Research on Improving Workplace Safety with Robotics Specifically, this white paper, which analyzes academic journals, vendor interviews and company case studies, evaluates the benefits of robotics and autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, on reducing injuries and fatalities in the workplace. It also outlines best practices employers can follow to implement robotic technology across a range of workplaces.
Solana Becomes the First Layer 1 Blockchain to Integrate Artificial Intelligence with ChatGPT This integration from Solana Labs serves as a reference for how AI can make it easier to understand Solana data and protocols, or surface data about Solana’s computing infrastructure and DeFi projects. The plugin can be used to buy NFTs, transfer tokens, inspect transactions, interpret public account data, and find NFT collections by floor price.
In addition to these popular releases, several must-read earnings reports crossed the wire this week, including the quarterly results for Palo Alto Networks.
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