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A roundup of the week’s most newsworthy tech industry press releases from PR Newswire
NEW YORK, October 21, 2022 — 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 enterprise technology industry stay on top of the week’s most popular and newsworthy releases, here’s a roundup of the week’s must-see stories.
- Ye, formerly known as kanye-westto acquire the Parler platform
“In a world where conservative views are considered controversial, we must ensure that we have the right to express ourselves freely,” says Ye. - Stability AI announces $101 million in Financing for Open Source Artificial Intelligence
Stability AI will use the funds to accelerate the development of open AI models for image, language, audio, video, 3D and more, for consumer and business use cases globally. - GOLF+ Partners With Leading Names In Sports To Fund Revolutionary Virtual Reality Golf Experience Designed to complement traditional golf, the GOLF+ VR experience removes typical barriers such as time constraints, green fees and weather to allow users to play anywhere, anytime.
- BDMI invests in Book.io, the first NFT e-book platform
Instead of the current licensing model in digital publishing, readers can own their digital books and sell them if they wish, creating a secondary market where publishers and authors earn royalties for each resale in perpetuity. For the first time, publishers and authors will be able to generate revenue from digital “used book” sales. - Lomotif Releases Lomo Ads Beta and Google Ads Integration; The world’s largest ad network
The ultimate goal of the beta test is to eventually enable ad revenue sharing with creators to help facilitate the in-app creator economy by enabling content monetization. - Jane Technologies launches first of its kind iOS app for cannabis purchases
The Jane app is the first of its kind, bringing the modern retail experience to cannabis by allowing users to discover products based on local inventory, verified reviews, sentiments and effects, and personalized recommendations. - Lionsgate, Autograph and Twisted Pictures Partner with Internet Game to Release Immersive SAW-Themed Games Starting Halloween
In the new experience, a special third season of the Internet Game, players will have the opportunity to play three SAW-themed games over three days to win major prizes. - jasper announces $125 million Series A funding round, bringing total valuation to $1.5 billion and launch a new browser extension
Funding follows the steps of adding jasper art, text-to-image generation functionality. The company’s latest innovation is a browser extension that allows Jasper to power every text box on virtually any site. - Former FBI team that led Silk Road takedown launches cybersecurity investigations firm
“When there are large fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices, there has been a corresponding increase in litigation and a need for expertise in the field. Our team is among the few that have been researching cryptocurrencies since the very beginning; others are just catching up,” said computer scientist Dr. Matt Edman, a. Co-founder of NAXO. - Introducing the new MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
Alex HolmesPresident and CEO of MoneyGram, said, “We will continue to innovate to meet consumers’ ever-changing financial needs, and we’re determined to make sure the world knows it. That’s why we’re hitting the accelerator by making our debut in the world of F1 and team up with Gene and the Haas F1 Team.
