Tesla’s latest ‘million vehicle safety recall’ is about font sizes

  • February 2, 2024
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Tesla is having to “recall” over 2 million vehicles, but again, the fix is just a software update and this time, it’s about font sizes. Seriously. I opened the Wall Street Journal today, and bang: Tesla recalls millions of vehicles over latest safety flaw: Millions of vehicles? Safety flaw? Oh lord, this seems like a […]

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Technology Trial Could Cut Unnecessary Hospital Admissions – Digital Health Technology News

  • February 2, 2024
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A successful pilot programme to test a pioneering new health technology has concluded in Wirral. Sensor equipment from health technology provider 2iC-Care, called Andi, was trialled over 4 months through a pilot project with Wirral Council and their Telecare provider Medequip. In that time the equipment successfully prevented an elderly woman from needing to be admitted […]

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Phone-based therapy ‘better than antidepressants’

  • February 2, 2024
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Professor Dean McMillan is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Hull York Medical School and University of York designed and led the telephone support programme. The researcher said: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and this trial shows how we can prevent both depression and loneliness.” The Behavioural Activation in Social Isolation […]

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World’s largest radiology AI marketplace CARPL raises $6m to accelerate the adoption of AI in clinical workflows – Digital Health Technology News

  • February 2, 2024
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San Francisco, California – February 1, 2024; As people live longer and as emphasis on early detection of disease increases, there is a mounting burden on the healthcare services industry globally. This is being especially felt in radiology teams who are witnessing an acute shortage of radiologists. Currently, there are over 200 companies building applications […]

Vonmercier is the electric sportscar hovercraft that will have you saying, “Ok, but why?”

  • February 2, 2024
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Hovercrafts are the platypus of the transportation world, borrowing parts and principles from wildly divergent sources and mashing them together into something that physically functions but rarely looks very attractive. Vonmercier seems to be trying to change all that with a new electric hovercraft design that heavily embraces the world of sleeky, sexy sportscars. Say […]

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3D-printed human brain tissue could advance Alzheimer’s research

  • February 2, 2024
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A team of US researcher has developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue that can grow and function like typical brain tissue. The achievement, by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers, as important implications for scientists studying the brain and working on treatments for a broad range of neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. […]

Italy’s far-right government may buy a stake in Stellantis

  • February 2, 2024
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Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Stellantis has been at odds with the Italian government for its lack of support in EV adoption and not backing home-grown brands Fiat and Alfa Romeo. But now Italy says it is open to buying a stake in Stellantis, Reuters reports, using the same model France uses for its […]

Exxon beats earnings expectations even as lower oil prices weigh on profits

  • February 2, 2024
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Exxon Mobil reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company’s profit declined significantly from same period the year prior as oil prices weakened. Exxon declared a dividend for the first quarter of 95 cents per share payable on March 11. The company returned $32.4 billion to shareholders in 2023 through $14.9 billion […]

Breaking: Electric motorcycle company CAKE quietly files for bankruptcy

  • February 2, 2024
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CAKE, the Swedish electric motorcycle maker known for its eye-catching designs, is reportedly filing for bankruptcy after failing to raise enough funding to keep operations afloat. Swedish media has reported that CAKE’s board is submitting a bankruptcy application. There has been no announcement from the company itself, which as recently as last week was still […]