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89.3% of seniors want voice reminders. The piece looks at how AI voice technology handles medications, appointments and daily check-ins in 2026, and which features matter most.
Read the original →Wistron Medical Technology and Chang Gung University of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding at the university.
Read the original →As military leaders call for increased weapons and systems production, top defense company leaders outline ways they can meet the demand.
Read the original →Investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and growth in home health, hospice, specialty pharmacy and other clinical service lines helped drive strong third quarter earnings for UnitedHealth Group. The results boosted the company's earnings outlook for the year.
Read the original →Researchers developed a continuous causal machine learning model that estimates individualized dose–response curves for physiotherapy intensity in older adults. The description says it outperforms binary-treatment approaches.
Read the original →The Jeonnam Social Service Agency has begun building a cooperative framework with relevant organizations to bring care services using artificial intelligence.
Read the original →Knock Design Inc. (Kita-ku, Osaka) chooses a business task together with the client, then builds an AI-based mechanism and embeds it into that task. Multiple tasks can be handled in sequence, and costs are given in a quotation after the task details are heard. The paid service began accepting applications on October 15, 2026.
Read the original →The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), together with the Ministry of Science and ICT, is holding the 2026 Global project from October 27 to 29. The events are at Osaka University and the ATC Ageless Center in Japan.
Read the original →Firms choosing AI tools must ask whether every lawyer and client can actually use them.
Read the original →Experts said at a technology conclave organised by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) that artificial intelligence could help make healthcare more accessible, affordable and effective. They also said it could expand support for people with disabilities and underserved communities.
Read the original →The Ministry of Health and Welfare raised the need for a government-level data center to prepare for growing data demand in medical AI and new drug development. Expanding AI use in medicine and biotech requires a stable supply of large-scale computing infrastructure for learning from and analyzing data.
Read the original →Motivated by a wish to use technology to solve everyday problems, students at the University of Danang have developed several solutions applying artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and in support of people with hearing impairments. The solutions bring practical value to the community.
Read the original →Ryło is working with NVIDIA to develop AI that converts sign language into text and speech in real time. The technology is intended to help deaf and hard-of-hearing people communicate more easily.
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