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Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is joining Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute as it develops standards and tests AI products used by children. The coverage looks at the appointment, public safety scorecards, youth AI use and the institute's technology industry funders.
Read the original →The Concordia 2026 Summit served as a forum for global reflection in New York on AI and new leadership.
Read the original →Wonkhe and Studiosity’s Keeping the Learning Real project asked what happens when AI rips up the rulebook on academic misconduct. Lisa Abrahams and Debbie McVitty explain why coherence matters.
Read the original →Seven Korean AI medical technology companies will meet UAE healthcare leaders at ADNEC.
Read the original →Researchers at UCLA developed an optical-neural processor that uses light to analyse multiple video streams simultaneously. It offers a faster, more energy-efficient and potentially more secure approach to detecting AI-generated deepfakes.
Read the original →Meta has launched Muse Gadgets, an open-source project. It provides firmware and a Linux SDK for developers to build custom hardware.
Read the original →HarmBlock uses AI to detect potentially harmful content. It stops that content from appearing on children's devices.
Read the original →Absolute has officially begun commercial operations in Kenya through its specialized agricultural division, INERA.
Read the original →A new AI system measures how much stomach lining endoscopists actually see. It is strongly linked to higher detection of early gastric cancer and precancerous lesions across 24 sites.
Read the original →The president appointed his director of national intelligence to lead the task force. The move comes amid growing concern about AI risks.
Read the original →A multicenter study shows that an explainable machine learning model can combine cardiac CT angiography features with clinical data. It predicts which patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure benefit most.
Read the original →In Rajasthan, patients' tests and treatment for Type 1 diabetes will now be digitally tracked with the help of AI. The system will also provide information on how much insulin is needed based on how many calories a child has consumed.
Read the original →Google has released details on the "Metabolic Stress Level" feature in "Health Guardian," now rolling out for users of the Google Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Watch 5. The feature monitors trends indicating increased insulin resistance without blood draws. It provides early warnings before insulin resistance progresses.
Read the original →Soaring demand for memory chips used in AI servers is squeezing supply for consumer components. This is pushing up costs and driving price increases even for older products.
Read the original →The European M&A advisory landscape for healthcare technology and medical technology is undergoing a structural realignment. For nearly three decades, corporate finance advisory in the healthcare vertical was dominated by career financiers focused on financial engineering, debt syndication, balance sheet restructuring and equity capital markets access.
Read the original →Jharkhand has come up with a digital healthcare system meant to be equipped with AI technology to reach poor, rural and marginalised sections of society. The state government has already launched the Chief Minister Digital Health Scheme, which has a five-year budget.
Read the original →The ministry's vision comes as the UAE accelerates efforts to build a government ecosystem powered by artificial intelligence and data.
Read the original →Sharp is testing a care-focused AI trainer that uses AI and a large TV screen to support tasks related to functional training in nursing care. The trial is at the Flos Higashi-Koujiya special nursing home in Ota Ward, Tokyo, run by the Zenkokai social welfare corporation. It runs from October 5 to November 1.
Read the original →Panasonic Holdings has developed a "sign detection solution" to support caregivers in their care work. From October, it will begin a field trial with the social welfare corporation Yuai Nijuichi at an actual care site to verify its usefulness and operability.
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