In 2022 alone, there were nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer-related deaths worldwide, per a report by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). By 2040, the NCI predicts, the number of new cancer cases per year will rise to 29.9 million, and the number of cancer-related deaths will climb to 15.3 million. And though b
CrowdStrike’s massive malfunction on Friday sent 8.5 million Windows computers into blue screen of death (BSOD) mode and affected everything from hospitals and airlines to banks and subways. (Little wonder the company’s share price has
Workplace tech has long been the business world’s digital divide. For decades, people with desk jobs have had an increasing array of technology tools to drive collaboration, productivity, and access to information. In contrast, frontline workers, who make up over 50% of the U.S. workforce (about 80 million employees), typically lack access to digital workplace tools focused on engagement, upskilling, and advancement.
This digital divide is closing rapidly, thanks to workplace apps
Artificial intelligence has the potential to be a critical tool to help deliver exceptional and personalized healthcare. In fact, while many patients might not realize it, AI has been used in healthcare for years to reduce administrative burdens, automate routine tasks, and increase the accuracy of everything from diagnoses to prior authorization requests.
With the rise of generative AI and its use of large language models to synthesize and create new content such as text, images,
On Monday, Google announced a significant policy reversal, saying that it would now keep cookies in its Chrome browser, capitulating to disagreements with the advertising industry and the concerns of European regulators, but risking the wrath of users.
“We recognize this transition requires significant work by many participants and will have an impact on publishers, advertisers,
Making videos is a tedious way to make a living—or at least it used to be. Lately, it’s gotten a lot easier because AI video tools have gotten shockingly good in a short amount of time.
Here are three worthy tools that can save hours and hours of time, enhance creativity, and streamline workflows, all without breaking the bank.
OpenAI on Thursday announced GPT-4o mini, a smaller and less expensive version of its GPT-4o AI model. OpenAI is one of a number of AI companies to develop a version of its best “foundation” model that trades away some intelligence for some speed and affordability. Such a trade-off could let more developers power their apps with AI, and may open the door for more complex apps like autonomous agents in t
The New York Times warned about “labor-saving devices” coming for our jobs in its 1928 headline the “March of the Machine Makes Idle Hands.” Ninety-five years later, pseudoscientific research is prompting headlines that claim artificial intelligence poses an
Hospitals today regularly use health tech to solve a variety of needs, including those that improve patient outcomes. However, these technologies—meant to do good—are often not built with healthcare workers in mind.
Current studies estimate that over 60% of hospital staff report burnout. There are several causes of burnout, including understaffing, lack of management support, stressful work environ
There’s a home movie theater with orange walls and plush recliners at the top of a steep hill on Matthew Rantanen’s ranch in Southern California. But on a recent afternoon, people weren’t flocking to the room to watch a movie or to escape the scorching heat, they were shining a beam of light through more than 55,000 feet (17