South Korea’s leading automakers are doubling down on their efforts to cut EV costs with new battery tech. Hyundai and Kia are teaming up to develop LFP battery materials to power up lower-priced EVs. Hyundai and Kia eye cheaper EVs with LFP battery tech Hyundai and Kia launched a new project to develop lithium iron […]
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is calling for applications for manufacturers and developers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) medical devices to join the AI Airlock regulatory sandbox. The AI Airlock is a world leading regulatory sandbox for AI as a Medical Device (AIaMD). The pilot project aims to help the MHRA identify […]
U.S. crude oil prices fell nearly 3% on Thursday on a report that Saudi Arabia is committed to pressing ahead with production increases later this year. Saudi is prepared to ditch its unofficial oil price target of $100 per barrel, people familiar with the kingdom’s thinking told The Financial Times. Saudi officials are ready to […]
Mediwhale, an AI-powered health diagnostics company, has announced $12 million series A2 investments that will leverage the momentum of the company’s technological advancements and rapid adoption of its innovative biomarker for preventing cardiovascular disease in general hospitals and clinics. The financing round was led by Korea Development Bank (KDB), with participation from Woori Venture Partners, […]
West Cancer Center and Research Institute, an adult cancer care center in the Mid-South, and Proto Hologram, developer of an AI-powered spatial computing platform, announced the start of holographic doctor-patient visits for oncology patients, following a successful trial run earlier this year. The technology allows patients in rural communities to consult with specialized oncologists located […]
Photo: Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition Drive Electric Week kicks off this Saturday with nearly 200 online and in-person events celebrating electric vehicles. Events will be held for the next two weekends, from September 27 through October 6, in the US, Canada, and one in Guadalajara, Mexico. Drive Electric Week is an annual event organized by Plug In America, […]
In recent years, private fund managers have faced significant headwinds in connection with capital formation and fundraising efforts, including in the private equity space. New firms in particular face barriers to entry in an extremely competitive market at a time when investors have limited capital to deploy and are focused on the rate of distributions […]
Listen–1.0x+ Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. In the days after former President Donald Trump declared that he’d make in vitro fertilization more accessible for Americans, the anti-abortion movement went to work. The activist Lila Rose urged her social-media followers not to vote for Trump, equating his enthusiasm for IVF […]
In a speech at the Labour Party Conference 2024, Wes Streeting called for a tech- and data-driven reform of the NHS, citing “grim” results from the Darzi report and “a decade of underinvestment”, pledging to tackle long waiting lists and create “a digital healthcare service powered by cutting-edge technology”. Streeting shared progress on employing 1,000 […]
Working as an NHS midwife, I’ve seen firsthand how care experiences are affected when the person being cared for doesn’t speak or speaks limited English. My research has indicated that pregnant people are 25 times more likely to die in NHS maternity care when they cannot speak English. Despite these harrowing statistics, very little is […]
