Over 400 Grail patients mistakenly informed of possible cancer diagnosis
More than 400 patients who signed up to take a pioneering oncology detection test developed by US biotech company Grail received erroneous letters last month suggesting they may have developed cancer. According to an internal company document seen by the Financial Times, 408 patients were incorrectly told they had a signal in their blood suggesting
AI’s Potential to Reduce the Digital Divide and Transform Our Lives and Work
Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More AI is everywhere. Its use is being debated in headlines, on social media and around dinner tables. To some, the rate of AI acceleration is concerning, with many technology leaders calling for
NASA Panel Finds No Convincing Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life Linked to UAPs
On Wednesday, members of the NASA advisory board tasked with studying unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) held its first public meeting, debuting its plan for how it would proceed with a report it is scheduled to write this year. Among many topics discussed, several of its members (and NASA officials) stressed that they were not specifically
MediaTek Utilizes Nvidia GPU and AI in Developing Connected Car Chipsets
Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Today, computing industry majors Nvidia and MediaTek announced a partnership to provide global automakers with the hardware and software needed to deliver new AI-driven experiences in next-gen connected cars. At the ongoing
New 3DFY technology enables developers to generate 3D models from text prompts
Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. 3DFY.ai announced the launch of 3DFY Prompt, a generative AI that lets developers and creators build 3D models based on text prompts. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said the tech democratizes professional-quality 3D model creation
Brain Abscesses in US Children Increase as COVID Restrictions Ease
As pandemic restrictions eased, pediatricians around the country saw alarming upticks of rare brain abscesses in children under 18 years old, with national cases steeply climbing to a peak in December 2022. That's according to two studies led by researchers and health officials, which were published together Thursday in the Centers for Disease Control and
AI Genie Unleashed: Impossible to Contain
Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More This month, we saw top government officials meet with leading tech executives, including the Alphabet and Microsoft CEOs, to discuss advancements in AI and Washington’s involvement. But as quickly as the ChatGPT
Boeing Discovers Two Major Issues with Starliner Shortly Before Launch
A Boeing official said Thursday that the company was "standing down" from an attempt to launch the Starliner spacecraft on July 21 to focus on recently discovered issues with the vehicle. Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager for Starliner, said two spacecraft problems were discovered before Memorial Day weekend and that the company spent
Squint Secures Funding to Expand Augmented Reality Technology Platform
Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Squint, a technology platform that uses augmented reality (AR) to optimize factory procedures, today announced the completion of a combined seed and pre-seed funding round, raising $6 million. Squint’s AR platform provides
Uncovering the True Perpetrator of the 1871 Vandalism at Central Park’s Paleozoic Museum
The original plans for New York City's Central Park included a Paleozoic Museum at 63rd Street and Central Park West, which would have displayed life-size concrete models of dinosaurs placed in carefully designed dioramas. Those plans were dashed in 1871 when vandals broke into the workshop of the museum's designer, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, and smashed
