TrueCare24 is pleased to unveil Baymax, an artificial intelligence messenger bot that quickly arranges medical services for users. According to Leo Popov, "We all struggle with balancing our busy lives and the things that matter the most: family, friends, and professional passions, and wasted time is especially frustrating. When you or a family member get sick, you've got to go through the hurdles of traditional healthcare, and it's just not practical for working professionals who also have families. Baymax is a personal healthcare companion that saves users precious time and money. It chooses and arranges a doctor's appointment that fits your schedule and budget. Baymax is superbly convenient for the '140 characters' lifestyle of today."

At the International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging in Prague, a Harvard-based artificial intelligence system won the Camelyon16 challenge, a competition comprised of participants introducing their individual AI systems and its ability to facilitate automated lymph node metastasis diagnosis. Referred to as PathAl, the computing system identifies cancerous cells through a mechanism referred to as deep learning--an algorithmic technique that accumulates copious amounts of unstructured data and organizes it into clusters, before analyzing it for patterns. Deep learning is predominately utilized in speech recognition systems like Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana. According to one of the challenge's organizers, Jeroen van der Laak of Radboud University Medical Center in Netherlands, the technology featured in the competition went "way beyond" his expectations, as the AI's accuracy proved strikingly close to that of human beings. In addition, van der Laak said AI technology has the propensity to intrinsically redefine the way histopathological images are handled in the medical community.

Internet of Things (IoT) bot maker Mosaic announced today that it has been selected for the Y Combinator summer program and has released a new beta version of its assistant on Amazon Alexa, Slack, SMS, and Facebook Messenger. Mosaic connects a single chatbot to more than a dozen wearables and IoT devices, ranging from lightbulbs to Tesla cars. Essentially, the chatbot takes all the data we compile in our personal lives and helps us make sense of it. Mosaic wants to give people advice based on all the data accumulated by wearables and internet-connected devices and can also explain things like water usage and how to get energy. In the future, Mosaic wants your fitness wearable to talk to you about personal fitness challenges, make sure you're getting enough sleep, and tell you when you need to exercise "This is definitely on our roadmap and one of the most interesting things we're going to do," said cofounder Sumang Liu.

Computer-aided algorithms are helping pathologists more efficiently and accurately identify cancer stages to deliver targeted treatment. Jacksonville-based advanced data analytics and machine learning solutions company NLP Logix continues to lead the way in the emerging field of computer vision, receiving recognition as the only United States team to deliver a top-winning solution in an international competition to develop a machine learning model that can help identify and treat cancer cells by stage level. NLP Logix recently earned a top-three finish position in the HER2 Challenge, an academic research competition sponsored by the University of Warwick's Department of Computer Science. More than 100 data science teams worldwide competed in the challenge which asked applicants to create algorithms to automate "scoring" of large-file images of stained slides of breast cancer cells based on the aggressiveness of the cancer. The method is used to detect the presence of the gene for HER2, a transmembrane growth factor receptor which is found in about 20 percent of cases of invasive cancer.

Kepware Technologies, a software development business focused on industrial connectivity, has donated 10,000 to Acton Elementary School, in Acton, Maine, as part of its third annual school grant contest. With its headquarters in Portland, Kepware is committed to the advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development in Maine and abroad. The donation will enable Acton Elementary School students to hone mechanical and computer skills essential for building and programming autonomous robots. "The solution to Maine's shortage of engineering talent starts with education," said Tony Paine, Platform President, Kepware. "Local programs and institutions aimed at nurturing STEM curiosity can help encourage Maine's youth to explore rewarding careers in science and engineering. We're honored to be able to assist in these efforts by bringing information and technology into the lives of students."

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba introduced its first automobile last week, the RX5 sport utility vehicle, set to be delivered to customers in August. The company called the vehicle, made with Chinese carmaker SAIC, the first "Internet car" in a news release. It will run software developed by Alibaba's YunOS division to connect with other smart devices, the company said. It will retail for 148,800 yuan, or 22,300. Alibaba in its announcement said the car will use the company's own e-commerce platform to deliver such services as finding parking spaces, locating gas stations or making restaurant reservations.

Southfield, MI, June 2016 – Stefanini, a 1B global IT provider, announced today that the company is launching Sophie, its artificial intelligence platform with the ability to turn data into valuable solutions. Aware of the latest trends, Stefanini has invested and developed this platform over the last 3 years as a Research & Development and pilot project for clients in Brazil, and now, the company is launching the platform in the United States. "We are very proud to introduce Sophie for our clients in North America, reinforcing Stefanini's commitment to connect people and technology innovations with a goal to create business value," said Antonio Moreira, Stefanini CEO, North America and Asia Pacific. "Our artificial intelligence platform can improve the end-user experience and deliver smarter and more efficient services," affirmed Mr. Moreira. Technology research firm Gartner forecasts that by 2017, autonomics-based managed services and cognitive platforms will fuel a significant reduction in the cost of IT services by automating repetitive tasks currently tackled by humans.

Rave reviews of games on YouTube might not be all that they seem, according to a new ruling, after developers have been told off for not disclosing that it had paid vloggers to rave about its games. The US Federal Trade Commission announced that it has reached a settlement with Warner Brothers Entertainment after allegations arose that the publisher had failed to adequately disclose that it had paid high profile gaming YouTube personalities to give positive coverage of its title Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. The FTC had complained that Warner Bros had hired a third-party marketing company which paid YouTube gaming "influencers" sums ranging from "hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars" to cover the game. The conditions of the payment were that the coverage had to be positive, should not report any bugs or glitches that might have been uncovered, and that at least one Facebook post or Tweet had to be posted to promote the video. The sponsored videos generated over 5.5 million views and according to a press release from the FTC regarding the settlement one of the most high earning YouTube personalities in the world, PewDiePie's sponsored video made up 3.7 million of these views.

A recent release out of Insilico Medicine reports, "At Mensa Annual Gathering 2016, the annual event of the largest and oldest high IQ society transpiring in San Diego from June 29th to July 3rd, Dr. Michael West, CEO of BioTime, Inc announced the launch of a beta version of Embryonic.AI, an artificially intelligent system for analyzing the embryonic state of human cell samples using gene expression data. The first implementation of Embryonic.AI was launched by LifeMap Discovery, Inc, a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc and is freely available for beta testing. Scientists and companies from all over the world are welcome to test their stem cell and adult cell samples using Embryonic.AI and discuss collaboration alternatives.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, at left, with Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE. (Photo: Brian Smale) Microsoft and GE are joining forces to use cloud technologies in industrial production. GE will bring its Predix industrial data-gathering operating system to Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform, the two companies announced Monday at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto. The deal is the first in a planned strategic partnership between GE and Microsoft. "Every industry and every company around the world is being transformed by digital technology," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a statement announcing the partnership. "Working with companies like GE, we can reach a new set of customers to help them accelerate their transformation across every line of business -- from the factory floor to smart buildings."