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An AI chatbot helped increase the number of patients referred for mental-health services through England’s National Health Service (NHS), particularly among underrepresented groups who are less likely to seek help, new research has found. Demand for mental-health services in England is on the rise, particularly since the covid-19 pandemic. Mental-health services received 4.6 million patient…

For half a century, climate researchers have considered the possibility of injecting small particles into the stratosphere to counteract some aspects of climate change. The idea is that by reflecting a small fraction of sunlight back to space, these particles could partially offset the energy imbalance caused by accumulating carbon dioxide, thereby reducing warming as…

Amid the ongoing demand for financial services and an increasing incorporation of digital technology, the financial industry presents a strong and promising outlook. The prevailing high-interest rate environment provides further…

In 2000, Paradox Press published “Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form.” The book was Scott McCloud’s follow-up to his seminal 1993 work, “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.” Where the earlier title explored the history and visual language of sequential art, the second volume finds the medium at a crossroads. The […]

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Align Technology’s Q4 2023 showcases significant financial growth and strategic innovation in the dental and orthodontic solutions sector

The semiconductor industry shows great potential for future prosperity amid rising integration of advanced technology, growing chip demand across sectors, and government support. To that end, fundamentally robust chip stocks…

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This baby with a head camera helped teach an AI how kids learn language Human babies are far better at learning than even the very best large language models. To be able to…

A wide range of applications across several sectors, supportive government initiatives, rapid technological advancements, and shifting market dynamics position the biotechnology industry for robust long-term growth. Given the industry’s bright…

This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Welcome back to The Checkup! Today I want to talk about … mRNA vaccines. I can hear the collective groan from here, but wait—hear me out!…