Los Angeles-based clinical decision software company Regard announced it closed a $61 million Series B round led by Oak HC/FT. Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures and existing investors Calibrate Ventures, Techstars and TenOneTen Ventures participated in the round. WHAT IT DOES Regard offers a clinical support tool that utilizes AI to evaluate patient history, generate clinical decisions […]
New health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a full independent investigation to be carried out into the state of the national health service with the aim of exposing the “extent of the issues” facing the NHS and delivering “the hard truths”. The findings of the assessment are expected to be delivered in […]
The new MG Cyber GTS charged up the show at the 2024 Goodwood Festival on Thursday. MG unveiled its new two-door electric sports car, a hardtop variant of its Cybster EV. In China, the new EV is already being compared to Porsche’s iconic 911. After the Goodwood Festival of Speed officially kicked off on Thursday, […]
A coach design team built a Mercedes 300SL that is more Tesla Model 3 than anything else – at least underneath the body. Tesla powertrains are popular in retro-builds, where people convert old cars to electric powertrains. Many early salvaged Tesla Model S vehicles were used for that very purpose. Now, we are starting to […]
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Inflation fell further in June as lower gasoline prices combined with other easing price pressures to bring relief for consumers’ wallets. The consumer price index, a key inflation gauge, rose 3% in June from a year ago, down from 3.3% in May, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. […]
Researchers in the US have developed an algorithm that could make it easier to detect falls at home using everyday devices like smartphones and laptops. New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York aims to cut reaction times with a human action recognition (HAR) algorithm that uses local computing power to analyse sensor […]
Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape has signed an agreement with PowerCo that gives the Volkswagen Group’s battery arm a non-exclusive license to mass produce its technology. This agreement could expedite the industrialization of QuantumScape’s next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology and potentially help revolutionize electric mobility. QuantumScape ($QS) and PowerCo continue expanding their relationship regarding next-generation battery […]
An oil pumpjack is shown in a field in Stanton, Texas, on June 27, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose Thursday as inflation eased, bolstering hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this year. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index dropped 0.1% […]
Vision loss and impairment can negatively affect health and quality of life, with various research studies proving the global burden of eye conditions. An article published in the journal The Lancet points to the increase in the global prevalence of vision impairment and eye disease. In 2020, an estimated 596 million people around the world […]
A large digital thermometer sits at the entrance to the gleaming mid-century-modern visitor center in Furnace Creek, California. When I arrived on Sunday afternoon, it was thronged with people with their phones out, taking pictures. A mood of anticipation hummed through the crowd. A few hours east of us, in Las Vegas, temperatures would rise […]
