This Week in Tech News: 15 Stories You Need to See

A roundup of the most newsworthy tech announcements from PR Newswire this week, including Sapiens Expanding in APAC, SAS' Whale Protection Program and DeFi Technologies Launching the Kenya Digital Exchange.

NEW YORK, April 25, 2025 /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. Sapiens Acquires Candela to Expand its Footprint in APAC and Enhance its Life Product Portfolio
   With nearly 30 years of deep industry expertise, Candela is well-positioned to support Sapiens' vision and strategy for growth in the APAC market in addition to providing innovative new capabilities to Sapiens global customers. Candela's solutions are complementary to Sapiens Insurance Platform and Policy Administration Systems for Life.
2. Sony Electronics Launches FE 50-150MM F2 GM
   The FE 50-150MM F2 GM's constant F2 aperture creates beautifully smooth bokeh, making it an ideal choice for portrait, wedding, and event photographers aiming to isolate subjects with a shallow depth of field. A newly developed 11-blade circular aperture further enhances the signature G Master bokeh.
3. RoboSense Launches EMX: Industry-Leading 192-Beam Digital Automotive LiDAR, Entering Customizable Digital Era
   EMX also integrates RoboSense's proprietary scanning technology, combining control algorithms with scanner dynamics for scanning rates up to 20Hz—far exceeding industry standards—cutting response latency by over half, significantly enhancing the vehicle's ability to manage sudden scenarios like pedestrians or fast lane changes.
4. SAS validates whale protection program with machine learning
   Following the initial modeling of WhaleCast, the volunteer used SAS Viya Workbench, a standalone programming environment, to help solve a second problem: calculating the probability of whales' distance from shore.
5. MicroCloud Hologram Developed an Innovative Blockchain Reconstruction Solution to Strengthen Crypto System Security
   HOLO's innovative blockchain reconstruction solution provides a new kind of security for encrypted systems. By introducing verifiable secret sharing technology, the solution not only protects against malicious attacks, but also quickly recovers the system in the event of an attack, ensuring the security and integrity of data.
6. NEXCOM DNA 140 Edge-Ready Enterprise Performance with Dual 5G
   With zero-touch recovery, multi-network connectivity, and real-time network intelligence, DNA 140 fuses advanced Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), intelligent SD-WAN routing, dual 5G failover, and AI hardware acceleration into a compact, deploy-anywhere appliance.
7. Pixelworks Collaborates with PerfDog Platform to Deliver Multi-Dimensional Testing of Mobile Gaming Performance
   As part of the upgrade to its latest 11.1 version, the PerfDog technical team collaborated with Pixelworks to develop the Frame Generation. Leveraging Pixelworks' rendering acceleration solution and AI capabilities, the Frame Generation compensates for frequently unavailable performance testing data while delivering professional guidance for gaming performance optimization.
8. Creality Launches Creality Cloud Version 6.0 with AI Features and New Incentive System
   With the new incentive system, designers can now earn points based on the number of downloads and successful prints of their models. These points can be redeemed for Creality 3D printers, gift cards, and more through the Creality Cloud Eshop.
9. NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Complete Space Station Expedition
   During his time aboard the space station, Pettit conducted research to enhance in-orbit metal 3D printing capabilities, advance water sanitization technologies, explore plant growth under varying water conditions, and investigate fire behavior in microgravity, all contributing to future space missions.
10. DeFi Technologies and SovFi Partner with Nairobi Securities Exchange to Design and Launch Kenya Digital Exchange (KDX)
    "This partnership represents a transformative step in expanding digital asset infrastructure across Africa," said Olivier Roussy Newton of DeFi Technologies. "By collaborating with NSE, we will empower investors with new asset classes, driving economic growth, and positioning Kenya as a leading financial hub in Africa."
11. VidCruiter Introduces Technology Partnership with UKG
    With this collaboration, organizations that utilize both VidCruiter and the UKG Pro ® suite can benefit from an enhanced recruiting experience with powerful automation and candidate engagement tools.
12. ZEN core now available for all ZEISS scanning electron microscopes
    ZEN core enables end-to-end workflows by seamlessly integrating ZEISS light microscopes and SEMs, allowing users to easily operate their instruments and conduct multi-modal experiments through a single, intuitive, and streamlined graphical user interface (GUI).
13. AFTER ITS SUCCESS AT CES IN LAS VEGAS, ART BRINGS ITS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO THE AUTO SHANGHAI 2025
    Designed to be installed on all automotive platforms, as well as consumer devices, the SDK is distinguished by its ability to simplify and speed up the development of innovative graphical interfaces, acting as a bridge between the technical complexity of infotainment and HMI systems and the needs of the end user, while also drastically reducing the time to market for infotainment software.
14. Status Solutions Announces Strategic Partnership with Critical Response Group to Enhance CATIE Mobile's Emergency Response Capabilities
    With CRGs built by a team of decorated U.S. Special Operations Forces veterans and senior law enforcement executives, and every site walked in person to ensure accuracy, this partnership ensures frontline personnel have the critical information they need at a moment's notice—when clarity and coordination can make all the difference.
15. CryptoLab to Participate in RSAC 2025, the World's Largest Cybersecurity Conference "Unveiling Encrypted Facial Recognition (EFR)"
    Thanks to GPU acceleration, the system can process tens of millions of facial templates in real-time, within milliseconds, and can scale linearly with demand, making it adaptable to a variety of enterprise environments. Its accuracy is comparable to that of plaintext-based facial recognition systems, setting a new standard in secure facial recognition technology.

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