This Week in Tech News: 14 Stories You Need to See

A roundup of the most newsworthy tech announcements from PR Newswire this week, including a health coaching tool, cinematic AR glasses and a virtual community kitchen.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 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. U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
       (OSHA) Expands Its Deployment of Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses This expansion
       follows two years of rigorous trials, training, and system refinements,
       during which OSHA officials gained proficiency with the smart glasses'
       setup and software. Vuzix M400 smart glasses allow inspectors and field
       personnel to collaborate in real time with superiors and technical
       support personnel.

    2. Meta Selects Northeast Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial
       Intelligence Optimized Data Center That Will Be Company's Largest in the
       WorldMeta projects the data center will support at least 500 direct new
       jobs in Richland Parish. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the
       project will result in the creation of more than 1,000 indirect jobs, for
       a total of more than 1,500 potential new jobs in the Northeast Region.

    3. Neo Space Group to Acquire UP42 Earth Observation Digital Platform from
       AirbusMartijn Blanken, NSG Chief Executive Officer, said: "This
       acquisition is pivotal in fulfilling our vision to lead innovation in the
       geospatial sector both locally, and globally, and further contribute to
       the growth of the space economy in Saudi Arabia, in full alignment with
       Saudi Vision 2030."
    4. U.S. Navy Selects X-Bow Systems to Modernize and Automate Energetics
       Industrial Base "Ensuring our warfighters are prepared for any situation
       requires a robust organic industrial base," said Jason Hundley, CEO of
       X-Bow Systems. "Our work to help modernize NSWC Indian Head will increase
       production capacity of solid rocket motors and other energetics systems
       to meet the growing needs of the U.S. military."
    5. Quest Diagnostics Launches Health Coaching on questhealth.com to Help
       Individuals Take Control of Their Health "Changing behavior is often
       critical to preventing chronic diseases and achieving better health.
       Questhealth.com gives individuals the ability to identify health risks
       via lab tests, and now they can also engage certified health advisors to
       develop a plan to help reduce those risks to ultimately achieve better
       health," said Richard Adams, Senior Vice President and General Manager of
       Quest Consumer, which includes questhealth.com.
    6. Ad Astra Rocket Company and The Space Nuclear Power Corporation Forge
       Strategic Alliance to Pioneer High-Power Nuclear Electric Propulsion The
       Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ad Astra and SpaceNukes
       outlines a shared vision and passion for developing and demonstrating NEP
       technology and establishes a framework by which both companies will
       jointly pursue technical and business development. The partnership aims
       to demonstrate high-power NEP in a flight program by the end of the
       decade and commercialize the technology in the 2030s.

    7. Movano Health Receives FDA Clearance for EvieMED Ring"This FDA 510(k)
       clearance marks a major milestone for the Company and expands our reach
       to pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers and payors
       looking for a more accurate, consistent and comfortable health monitoring
       solution that would help improve compliance by fitting easily into
       patient lifestyles," said John Mastrototaro, President and CEO of Movano
       Health.

    8. Introducing XREAL One Series: World's First Cinematic AR Glasses with X1
       Independent Spatial Computing Chip for Complete Spatial Screen
       ControlDelivering a consistent three degrees-of-freedom cinematic spatial
       display from virtually any device, XREAL One Series features XREAL's
       first silicon chip called X1, a fully redesigned optical engine,
       adjustable interpupillary distance options, multiple TÜV Rheinland eye
       health certifications, enhanced audio output with Sound by Bose, and a
       modular multimodal AI camera.

    9. Honeywell and Bombardier Sign Landmark Agreement to Deliver the Next
       Generation of Aviation Technology; Honeywell Updates 2024 OutlookThe
       agreement includes collaborative research and development centered on
       Honeywell Anthem avionics, selection of more powerful engines, and
       next-generation satellite communications technologies for Bombardier
       aircraft.
    10. First-of-its-kind Pinecone Knowledge Platform to Power Best-in-class
        Retrieval for Customers "Our goal at Pinecone has always been to make it
        as easy as possible for developers to build production-ready
        knowledgeable AI applications quickly and at scale," said Edo Liberty,
        founder and CEO of Pinecone. "By adding built-in and fully-managed
        inference capabilities directly into our vector database, as well as new
        retrieval functionality, we're not only simplifying the development
        process but also dramatically improving the performance and accuracy of
        AI-powered solutions."

    11. New York Common Pantry Launches Mission: Hunger--the World's First
        Virtual Community KitchenMission: Hunger will help transform the way
        kids and their families think about hunger by merging education with
        entertainment. It's a virtual experience teaching kids to solve
        real-world hunger through online play. Through this interactive game,
        players can engage in fun challenges such as restocking shelves,
        preparing meals, and serving virtual meals while giving back all at the
        same time.
    12. Tenstorrent closes $693M+ of Series D funding led by Samsung Securities
        and AFW Partners Tenstorrent builds and sells computers for artificial
        intelligence that are built using its Tensix cores. In addition to
        selling hardware, the open-source software stacks set Tenstorrent apart
        from other players in the market. Tenstorrent licenses AI and RISC-V
        intellectual property to customers that want to own and customize their
        silicon.

    13. BlackStarTech® Earns FM Approval for Its FireSight® Robotic Fire Watch
        Series, which Detects and Alerts Hot Work Fire HazardsThe autonomous,
        portable fire monitoring solution leverages proven and approved
        multi-spectrum infrared flame detection and smoke video analytics for
        fast fire identification and notification, enabling companies to reduce
        fire watch costs and reallocate staff resources.

    14. AdCreative.ai Unveils World's First Product Videoshoot AI ModelThe
        Product VideoShoot AI Model redefines video creation by converting
        static product photos into professional-grade videoshoots designed to
        maximize engagement and conversions. This cutting-edge technology
        combines contextual understanding with advertising insights to deliver
        tailored video content perfectly timed for seasonal promotions and
        campaigns.

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