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This Week in Tech News: 13 Stories You Need to See

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星期五, 十一月 17, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 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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  • In fact, roughly six in ten adults (61%) agree one of the main benefits of using AI in healthcare is to diagnose and detect health conditions.
  • OrCam Read 3 will change the way individuals with vision loss and reading difficulties interact with visual materials.
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This Week in People & Culture News: 12 Stories You Need to See

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星期五, 十一月 17, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 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 different cultural groups 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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  • OrCam Read 3 will change the way individuals with vision loss and reading difficulties interact with visual materials.
  • To be notified of releases relevant to their coverage area, journalists can set up a custom newsfeed with PR Newswire for Journalists .
  • Subject Matter Experts: Access ProfNet , a database of industry experts to connect with as sources or for quotes in your articles.
  • Related Resources: Read and subscribe to our journalist- and blogger-focused blog, Beyond Bylines , for media news roundups, writing tips, upcoming events, and more.

ORCAM TECHNOLOGIES UNVEILS ORCAM READ 3 - FIRST AI-DRIVEN ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

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星期二, 十一月 14, 2023

This groundbreaking, all-in-one solution was unveiled today by OrCam Technologies , a global leader in personal, AI-driven assistive tech innovations.

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  • This groundbreaking, all-in-one solution was unveiled today by OrCam Technologies , a global leader in personal, AI-driven assistive tech innovations.
  • OrCam Read 3 will change the way individuals with vision loss and reading difficulties interact with visual materials.
  • An estimated 253 million people globally experience low vision and visual impairments.
  • The OrCam Learn is designed for the education market to help children with learning disabilities like dyslexia learn how to read.

EQS-News: Heliad invests in artificial intelligence business AI21 Labs

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星期六, 九月 16, 2023

Frankfurt am Main, 12th of September 2023 - Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0L1NN5) invests a low single-digit million amount in the company's Series C funding round.

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  • Frankfurt am Main, 12th of September 2023 - Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0L1NN5) invests a low single-digit million amount in the company's Series C funding round.
  • AI21 Labs was established in 2017 by an experienced group of professionals, steering it to the forefront of the technological landscape.
  • The pay-as-you-go developer platform enables the creation of tailored text-based business applications, leveraging AI21 Labs' proprietary text-generating AI technologies, most notably the advanced Jurassic-2 model.
  • Clients seeking specialized generative AI solutions can integrate with the AI21 Labs platform through dedicated APIs, catering to needs such as summarization, paraphrasing, and grammar and spelling enhancements.

OrCam Technologies launches learning companion solution

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星期四, 九月 22, 2022

LONDON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OrCam Technologies, innovator of life-changing, personal "AI as a companion" solutions, has today launched the OrCam Learn, an innovative, powerful new solution that supports teachers and schools, enabling every student to explore their full potential – by offering vital, practical reading support, and feedback, analysis and reporting.

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  • LONDON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OrCam Technologies , innovator of life-changing, personal "AI as a companion" solutions, has today launched the OrCam Learn , an innovative, powerful new solution that supports teachers and schools, enabling every student to explore their full potential by offering vital, practical reading support, and feedback, analysis and reporting.
  • In fact, students with dyslexia or another specific learning difficulty (SpLD) are twice as likely to fail to achieve a grade 4 or above in English and maths at GCSE ", said Irie Meltzer, UK regional director at OrCam Technologies.
  • "The OrCam Learn solution has been designed to help teachers to support their students as they read and study.
  • Moon Hall School in Reigate is one of 50 schools in the UK currently collaborating with OrCam Technologies in offering the OrCam Learn for use to their students with learning challenges.

Edge AI and Vision Alliance Announces 2022 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Award Winners

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星期三, 五月 18, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edge AI and Vision Alliance today announced the 2022 winners of the Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Awards. The Awards celebrate the innovation and achievement of the industry's leading companies that are enabling and developing products incorporating edge AI and computer vision technologies.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edge AI and Vision Alliance today announced the 2022 winners of the Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Awards .
  • The winners and their reactions to their awards include:
    "Blaize is honored that the Edge AI and Vision Alliance's panel of independent industry judges selected our Blaize Pathfinder P1600 Embedded SoM as the Best Edge AI Processor in the 2022 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Awards.
  • Best Edge AI Developer Tool: Edge ImpulseEON Compiler
    "On behalf of the Edge Impulse team, we're honored to receive this year's Edge AI and Vision Product Award in the Edge AI Developer Tools category.
  • Best Enterprise Edge AI End Product: GrabangoGrabango's Checkout-Free Technology
    "Grabango is honored to be recognized as a 2022 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year winner."

First-Ever National Report: 80 Israeli-Founded Unicorns Now Have Headquarters in U.S.

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星期二, 五月 3, 2022

NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There are currently 80 Israeli-founded unicorns based in the United States, according to the United States – Israel Business Alliance. Each of the companies has at least one Israeli founder and its global or regional headquarters in the United States. A unicorn is a privately held company with a valuation of $1 billion or more. This is the first time that a comprehensive list of U.S.-based Israeli-founded unicorns has been compiled.

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  • NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There are currently 80 Israeli-founded unicorns based in the United States, according to the United States Israel Business Alliance.
  • Each of the companies has at least one Israeli founder and its global or regional headquarters in the United States.
  • This is the first time that a comprehensive list of U.S.-based Israeli-founded unicorns has been compiled.
  • The 80 Israeli-founded unicorns mark the most ever to exist in the United States at one time.

Ari Gargir, CEO, RedC Biotech Ltd. Wins $500,000 Prize at the “Aviram Awards – Tech for Humanity” Competition for Startups Creating Real Benefit for Humanity Alongside Substantial Business in the Middle East and North Africa

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星期二, 三月 22, 2022

The Aviram Family Foundation partnered with Forbes to host the inaugural Aviram Awards Tech for Humanity event and pitch competition.

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  • The Aviram Family Foundation partnered with Forbes to host the inaugural Aviram Awards Tech for Humanity event and pitch competition.
  • The culmination of a months-long search for the most promising startups that combines great business with strong impact on humanity from the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Aviram Awards Tech for Humanitys mission is to encourage promising entrepreneurs to combine substantial business with real benefit for society which will impact the lives millions.
  • The competition attracted hundreds of applications from start-ups from across the Middle East and North African region.

Lighthouse Guild Opens Technology Center for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

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星期二, 三月 8, 2022

New York, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lighthouse Guild Technology Center, which offers people who are blind or visually impaired access to the latest assistive devices and state-of-the-art technology, celebrated its official opening today.

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  • New York, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lighthouse Guild Technology Center, which offers people who are blind or visually impaired access to the latest assistive devices and state-of-the-art technology, celebrated its official opening today.
  • Game-changing advances like artificial intelligence, program learning, virtual reality, facial recognition, and 5G are becoming available to benefit people who are blind and visually impaired, said Dr. Calvin W. Roberts, President & CEO of Lighthouse Guild.
  • The Technology Center offers individualized assessments by Lighthouse Guild experts to determine visual capacity, lifestyle, personal goals, and comfort with technology.
  • Lighthouse Guild provides exceptional services that inspire people who are visually impaired to attain their goals.

Yissum Technology Transfer Announces 15 New Companies

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星期一, 一月 24, 2022

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, today announced its 2021 Portfolio of 15 promising new companies.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, today announced its 2021 Portfolio of 15 promising new companies.
  • "Yissum has long been considered Israel's leading technology transfer company, but our recent successes along with the unprecedented level of portfolio companies, investment partners, and highly promising early-stage tech serve as a real-life testament to that fact," said Yissum CEO Dr. Itzik Goldwaser.
  • Yissum has registered over 10,900+ patents globally; licensed over 1,140+ technologies and has spun out more than 200 companies.
  • For further information about Yissum, please contact Molly Livingstone, Director of Creative and Communications at Yissum - Technology Transfer Company of Hebrew University at [email protected] .