Weekly Roundup: 13 Tech Press Releases You Need to See

A roundup of the week's most newsworthy tech announcements from PR Newswire, including a new open source initiative for online safety, a supersonic flight milestone and a new AI tool from Wayfair.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 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. MDA Space Signs $1.1B Contract with Globalstar To Build Next Generation LEO Constellation
   As part of the definitive contract for the full LEO constellation, MDA Space will manufacture more than 50 MDA AURORA^TM software-defined digital satellites for Globalstar.
2. Leading Technology Companies and Foundations Back New Initiative to Provide Free, Open-Source Tools for a Safer Internet in the AI Era
   Unveiled at the French AI Action Summit, the Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) initiative will offer free, open-source, and easy-to-use tools to detect, review, and report child sexual abuse material (CSAM); leverage large language models (LLMs) to power safety infrastructure; and make core safety technologies more accessible and more user friendly.
3. Fox Corporation Acquires Red Seat Ventures
   Across their 17 creator-led shows, Red Seat Ventures properties cumulatively drove over 200 million monthly active views in November 2024 and exists as a Top 10 podcast network in the US in terms of scale and reach.
4. Lonestar's Data Center is ready for the Moon: Intuitive Machines and Lonestar Complete Final Installation and Testing of Lonestar's Data Center Payload
   The Freedom Payload establishes the first physical data center beyond Earth, offering Disaster Recovery and Resiliency as a Service (RaaS) premium data backup services, and edge processing capabilities from the ultimate edge: cislunar space and the lunar surface.
5. SAP Debuts Business Data Cloud with Databricks to Turbocharge Business AI
   The solution harmonizes data from organizations' most mission-critical applications with data engineering and business analytics capabilities, paving the way for next-level innovation and insights.
6. ICEYE and SATIM enter partnership on joint development for new, AI-powered SAR imagery analysis products
   The companies will combine ICEYE's industry-leading satellite imagery with SATIM's cutting-edge AI-powered imagery analytics solutions into new products enabling prompt, high-confidence detection and classification of vessels, aircraft, and land vehicles.
7. Boom Supersonic Announces Boomless Cruise
   The XB-1 test plane demonstrated supersonic flight with no audible sonic boom. Boomless Cruise enables flights up to 50% faster over land and 2X faster over water on Overture supersonic airliner.
8. Cisco Redefines Data Center Architecture with New Smart Switches, Embedding Services Directly into the Network
   The switch functions as a high-capacity, multifunctional service-hosting device, architecturally transforming data centers to simplify their design and make them more efficient. Cisco's first integrated offering, the Smart Switch with Cisco Hypershield, introduces a new approach to securing AI data centers by fusing security directly into the network fabric.
9. Stellaromics Secures Significant Funding to Advance 3D Spatial Biology
   Stellaromics' Pyxa platform enables researchers to visualize and analyze the spatial organization of cells and molecules within thick tissue samples at an unprecedented resolution. It is already proving valuable across neuroscience, oncology, and immunology, where understanding tissue architecture at this level can unlock critical insights into disease mechanisms.
10. Report: 55% of Americans Say the Way They Search for Information Online Has Changed Over the Last Five Years
    Nearly half of consumers (44%) discover new products or bands through online ads and one-third (33%) discover new products through search engines – representing an opportunity for brands to use open web channels to capture the attention of additional consumers.
11. Platform Science Completes Acquisition of Trimble's Global Transportation Telematics Business Units
    The collaboration accelerates the future of transportation technology through the global expansion of Virtual Vehicle, Platform Science's open, connected vehicle application platform developed in collaboration with leading OEMs.
12. Wayfair Introduces New AI-Powered Tool 'Muse' to Inspire and Personalize the Home Shopping Experience
    Shrenik Sadalgi, director of research and development at Wayfair, said, "Muse … is an endless inspiration engine giving customers the ability to spark an idea, bring their unique visions to life and even transform their existing spaces - all enabled by AI. Muse fosters inspiration and helps you create a home that feels uniquely yours."
13. Harness and Traceable Announce Merger to Shape the Future of AI-Driven Software Delivery
    Together, Harness and Traceable will enable software teams to seamlessly develop, deploy, and secure applications, ensuring security is embedded at every stage of the software lifecycle.

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