With increasing waiting times and rising costs in strained healthcare systems, many individuals are turning to AI-driven chatbots like ChatGPT for medical self-diagnosis. A recent survey found that approximately one in six American adults use chatbots for health advice at least once a month. However, reliance on chatbots for health information can pose risks, especially […]
Apple is reportedly working on a new version of its Health app that will feature an AI coach designed to provide users with personalized health advice. This development, first mentioned by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in 2023, is said to be advancing with expectations for a potential launch in spring or summer of 2026 alongside iOS […]
Google’s X “moonshot factory” recently announced the launch of its latest venture, Heritable Agriculture, a startup focused on enhancing crop yields using data and machine learning. Founded by Brad Zamft, a former program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and ex-CEO at TL Biolabs, Heritable aims to tackle the environmental challenges posed by […]
Cleerly, a cardiovascular imaging startup, has announced a significant $106 million Series C extension round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Battery Ventures. This funding comes just over two years after the company raised $223 million in a previous Series C round. The venture aligns with Cleerly’s mission to improve the early detection of […]
Last year, Salesforce, recognized primarily for its cloud sales assistance software (and Slack), initiated a project dubbed ProGen with the objective of designing proteins utilizing generative AI. As a research venture, ProGen could potentially help discover medicinal therapies at a lower cost than the conventional techniques, according to the researchers who mentioned this in a […]
You’ve found yourself back at home after a date from Tinder, the situation seems to be intensifying. You trust this individual you barely know even less than you desire acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI), what do you do next? An enterprise by the name of Calmara proposes that you take a picture of the […]