This Week in Tech News: 11 Stories You Need to See

A roundup of the week's most newsworthy technology industry press releases from PR Newswire, including updates to an AR app for K-12 learning and new motion capture tech from Sony.

NEW YORK, June 30, 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.

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. McGraw Hill and Verizon Expand Capabilities of their Popular Free Augmented Reality App for K-12 Learning
   The McGraw Hill AR app offers short, three-to-five-minute interactive activities aimed at helping engage students in new and impactful ways. Corresponding professionally developed lesson plans are exclusively available to K-12 educators nationwide through Verizon Innovative Learning HQ: a next-gen online education portal that provides free access to immersive extended reality (XR) educational experiences for K-12 students.
2. IBM to Acquire Apptio Inc., Providing Actionable Financial and Operational Insights Across Enterprise IT
   The $4.6 billion acquisition will advance IBM's existing resource optimization, observability and application management offerings, maximize value for clients and drive significant synergies across several IBM growth areas.
3. Sony Electronics Announces Mobile Motion Capture System "mocopi™" in the U.S. market
   "mocopi", utilizing Sony's unique algorithm, provides accurate motion measurement with only a small number of sensors and a compatible smartphone, which enables users to create content or dive into VR from locations previously deemed impossible, freeing VTubers, creators in film or animation production from time and location constraints.
4. Picnic Releases Trend Report: The AI Pulse of Gen-Z, Revealing Gen-Z's Unfiltered Truth About AI The report offers a unique perspective on the integration of AI into everyday life from the Gen-Z cohort, revealing that Gen-Z is heavily engaged with AI and has complex feelings towards its uses for school, entertainment, privacy, and society at large.
5. Cision Announces Code of Ethics for AI Development and Support for the Responsible Application Across the Industry
   "We understand that as the largest communications technology company in the world, we must ensure that our AI solutions not only serve the needs of all our clients, but also avoid any unfair discrimination, violation of personal privacy or amplification of misinformation. The implementation of a robust risk management framework will ensure that Cision's AI technologies adhere to ethical standards and best practices, fostering a more equitable and responsible AI ecosystem," said Antony Cousins, Executive Director of AI Strategy at Cision.
6. SimpliSafe® Launches Breakthrough 24/7 Live Guard Protection Feature to Help Deter Crime
   The industry-first professional monitoring feature, which is enabled by the new Smart Alarm Indoor Camera, can help stop crime in real time by allowing monitoring agents to see and speak directly with intruders.
7. The listing of the future is here: ShowingTime+ launches new, immersive listing experience on Zillow
   Listing Showcase gives agents the tools to highlight a home's best features and give buyers a deep understanding of the home before they ever step inside. The entirely new artificial intelligence-powered Showcase listings feature high-resolution scrolling hero images, room-by-room photo organization, interactive floors plans and more.
8. IBM Study: CEOs Embrace Generative AI as Productivity Jumps to the Top of their Agendas
   The annual CEO study found three-quarters of CEO respondents believe that competitive advantage will depend on who has the most advanced generative AI. However, executives are also weighing potential risks or barriers of the technology such as bias, ethics and security.
9. Thomson Reuters Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Imagen Ltd.
   Reuters President Paul Bascobert said, "With the addition of Imagen, clients will have the ability to seamlessly add media asset management services to store, manipulate, permission, distribute and monetize all their visual content."
10. Honeywell Bringing Heads-Up Displays to Aircraft Cockpits Through Acquisition of Saab Technology
    HUDs give pilots increased situational awareness, especially at night or in difficult weather conditions. Passengers will also enjoy safer and more fuel-efficient flights, while more often reaching their destinations on time.
11. BlackBerry Software Is Now Embedded In Over 235 Million Vehicles
    BlackBerry QNX delivers foundational software for the vehicles of today and the software-defined vehicles of the future, from digital cockpits and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to infotainment systems and domain controllers.

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