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TEDxIEMSaltLake 2026 was held on 30 September 2026 at the IEDC CSE Lab, Godrej Genesis, Salt Lake, Kolkata. Its theme was "CTRL + U: Loneliness in the Era of AI." Speakers came from technology, academia, medicine, arts, entertainment and spirituality.
Read the original →The French philosopher Eric Sadin, a leading voice in the resistance against runaway technological change, says he could not sleep on November 30, 2022, the day ChatGPT launched. He believes AI is a catastrophe that should have been banned. He argues it threatens creativity, talent and intellect.
Read the original →Boston-based neurotechnology company Neurable has launched the Neurable One, a pair of premium wireless headphones. They double as an everyday brain-computer interface.
Read the original →A new study from Mayo Clinic researchers suggests that an AI model could use routine electronic health records and laboratory data to identify people at higher risk of pancreatic cancer. The model could do so up to 5 years before diagnosis.
Read the original →Cutaneous melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, responsible for roughly 80 percent of skin cancer deaths despite accounting for only about 4 percent of skin cancer cases. The description refers to a new systematic review.
Read the original →With the midterm elections quickly approaching, you may already be noticing more robocalls on your phone than usual.
Read the original →Digital health is expanding across Africa, but countries are at different stages. Gaps in infrastructure, data governance and digital systems remain.
Read the original →A hospital giant and a radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling. Nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout and frustration.
Read the original →Nearly one-third of healthcare respondents reported that unauthorized identities accessed sensitive data during the previous year.
Read the original →People have different behavior patterns, and some become addicted easily while others do not. The article describes common types of addiction, including gambling, shopping and internet addiction.
Read the original →Jung Hyun-moo was flustered when health insurance premiums came up on the MBN and Channel S show "Jung Hyun-moo Plan 4," episode 14, aired on the 2nd. In the episode, he and Lee Seung-min searched for a hidden local specialty gukbap in Changnyeong after Uiryeong beef gukbap. He asked about the recently popular "health insurance premium flexing."
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