Weekly Recap: 12 Tech Press Releases You Need to See
Weekly Recap: 12 Tech Press Releases You Need to See
A roundup of the most newsworthy tech announcements from this week, including SBI and Chainlink’s partnership, Corewell’s enhanced laboratory services, and IBM’s collaboration with AMD for the future of computing.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2025 — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything. To help tech journalists and consumers stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a recap of 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 the release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- AI Industry Launches “Leading the Future” to Drive U.S. AI Leadership, Economic Growth, National Security, and Innovation
LTF’s mission is to ensure the United States remains the global leader in AI by advancing a clear, high-level policy agenda at the federal and state levels and serving as the political and policy center of gravity for the AI industry. - SBI Group and Chainlink Announce Strategic Partnership To Accelerate Institutional Digital Asset Adoption In Key Global Markets
SBI Group and Chainlink will power use cases related to tokenized real-world assets, tokenized funds, and regulated stablecoins, with an initial focus on the Japanese market. - IBM and AMD Join Forces to Build the Future of Computing
AMD and IBM are collaborating to develop scalable, open-source platforms that could redefine the future of computing, leveraging IBM’s leadership in developing the world’s most performant quantum computers and software, and AMD’s leadership in high-performance computing and AI accelerators. - EchoStar Announces Spectrum Sale and Hybrid Mobile Network Operator (MNO) Agreement, Steps Toward Resolving Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Inquiries
EchoStar has entered into a definitive agreement with AT&T to sell the company’s 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licenses – a total of 50 MHz of nationwide spectrum – for approximately $23 billion, subject to regulatory approval. In addition, the companies have amended their network services agreement to create a hybrid mobile network operator (MNO) relationship. - Miva Launches Vexture: AI-Powered Intent-Based Search to Transform Ecommerce Discovery
Vexture℠ is a next-generation product discovery tool designed to help online retailers deliver faster, more relevant search results that understand real customer intent. It leverages AI-driven natural language processing and real store data to go beyond traditional keyword matching and understand what shoppers mean, not just what they type. - Corewell Health and Quest Diagnostics to Enter into Joint Venture Providing Enhanced Laboratory Services in Michigan
“This joint venture combines Corewell Health’s first-rate academic expertise and deep ties to Michigan with Quest’s leadership in scaling diagnostic innovation to improve access, affordability and patient care,” said Jim Davis, Chairman, CEO and President, Quest Diagnostics. - OpenLight Raises $34M Series A to Scale Next-Gen Integrated Photonics for AI Data Centers
As the shift from electrical to optical interconnects accelerates to support AI-scale workloads, integrated photonics is emerging as a core enabler of next-generation data center infrastructure. Additional applications for OpenLight’s technology include telecom, automotive and industrial sensing, IoT sensing, healthcare and quantum computing. - IDEMIA Public Security and Sopra Steria Launch Successful Go-Live of shared Biometric Matching System with eu-LISA
The two companies led the design and implementation of the new shared Biometric Matching System (sBMS), the EU’s central biometric matching system that stores and compares biometric data such as fingerprints and facial images. The sBMS aims to enhance border and migration management across the Schengen Area. - Canadian Army selects Bohemia Interactive Simulations to deliver next-generation digital training
The Digital Virtual Trainer program will provide immersive, flexible, and highly scalable synthetic training to support mission readiness across the Canadian Army. - Clutch Launches HAL: AI-Powered Lending Assistant Driving Credit Unions into the FinTech Future
Clutch’s HAL enhances the applicant experience, streamlines operations, and drives growth for credit unions by accelerating loan processing and reducing costs. “By leveraging AI to automate time-consuming tasks and provide 24/7 access to the credit union, key performance metrics soar,” said Tamanna Kotwalli, Head of Product at Clutch. - Heven and NextTech Solutions Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deliver Advanced UAS Solutions Across U.S. Government Market
The two companies will work collaboratively to pursue emerging unmanned systems opportunities across local, state, and federal government agencies, offering integrated and scalable UAS solutions tailored to mission-specific requirements. - INTEGRITY Security Services™ Joins Forces with AV to Develop New Network V2X Platform
“The LINX platform brings together AV’s edge computing and transportation expertise with the extensive client libraries offered by ISS to create an ultra-low latency, highly scalable next-generation V2X platform,” says Xiaoliang (George) Zhao, AV’s Director of Transportation and Sustainment Engineering.
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