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Ultrahuman raises $70 million to push smart rings into apps and AI controls
Ultrahuman’s $70 million financing brings Qualcomm into its push to make smart rings control apps, devices, and AI, with key capabilities still unproven.
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Ultrahuman’s $70 million financing brings Qualcomm into its push to make smart rings control apps, devices, and AI, with key capabilities still unproven.
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IFA 2026 brings household robots, a laptop under 10mm thick and local AI hubs into focus, with practical questions about performance and availability.
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Ray Kurzweil joins Subsense as an advisor as it pursues a nasal nanoparticle brain interface, with human safety and reliable function still to be proven.
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A Duke surgeon used Apple Vision Pro during hip surgery, showing how configurable surgical views could give the costly headset a practical medical role.
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Imperial researchers report AI can flag signs of heart disease in routine ECGs within seconds. NHS testing will assess its value for clinical follow-up.
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Runway’s Solaris generates interactive interfaces as live video, testing whether gains in AI speed, cost, and quality can make new web experiences viable.
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