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Nabla, a French digital health startup, launches Copilot, using GPT-3 to turn patient conversations into actionable items

March 14, 2023

Healthcare has been pegged as a prime candidate for more AI applications — both to aid in clinical work and to lighten some of the more time-consuming administrative burdens that come around clinical care. Now, Nabla, the digital health startup out of Paris co-founded by AI entrepreneur Alexandre Lebrun, claims to be the first to […]

Nabla, a French digital health startup, launches Copilot, using GPT-3 to turn patient conversations into actionable items by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Apple launches a new way to shop online for iPhone with help from a live specialist

March 14, 2023

Apple today is announcing a new way to shop for iPhones. The company is introducing a new service, “Shop with a Specialist,” that will offer customers in the U.S. a live video shopping experience directly on the apple.com website. With the free service, customers will be able to browse the latest iPhone models, compare features, […]

Apple launches a new way to shop online for iPhone with help from a live specialist by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

UK gov’t asks National Cyber Security Centre to review TikTok

March 14, 2023

The UK government has asked the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to review TikTok in a move that could prefigure a ban on the app on government devices. Speaking to Sky News, security minister Tom Tugendhat said the government has asked the NCSC to look into the popular video sharing app — telling the broadcaster […]

UK gov’t asks National Cyber Security Centre to review TikTok by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace

March 14, 2023

Google and Microsoft are locked in a head-to-head competition to bring as much generative AI to their productivity services as possible. Only days ahead of Microsoft’s “Future of Work” event, Google today announced a sweeping update to Workspace that will bring its generative AI models to virtually every part of its productivity suite, in addition […]

Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: AI lobbyists, and delayed electric planes

March 14, 2023
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. How AI could write our laws Nathan E. Sanders is a data scientist and an affiliate with the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and a fellow…

Meet the team developing an open source ChatGPT alternative

March 14, 2023

At the risk of stating the obvious, AI-powered chatbots are hot right now. The tools, which can write essays, emails and more given a few text-based instructions, have captured the attention of tech hobbyists and enterprises alike. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, arguably the progenitor, has an estimated more than 100 million users. Via an API, brands including […]

Meet the team developing an open source ChatGPT alternative by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The runway for futuristic electric planes is still a long one

March 14, 2023
The future of flight will come in stages, for one electric aircraft startup at least. Today, Beta Technologies, pushed back the debut of its futuristic electric aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter. Instead, it announced plans to certify a more conventional version of its electric plane by 2025. Beta is one…

Copy that: RightHub wants to be the command center for intellectual property management

March 14, 2023

An entrepreneur might have the best idea since sliced bread, but if they’re unable to protect it with the relevant patents, trademarks, or copyrights, then there’s a good chance they won’t see the fruits that their labor otherwise might deserve. However, the intellectual property (IP) management process is fraught with friction, from the initial idea-evaluation […]

Copy that: RightHub wants to be the command center for intellectual property management by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

How AI could write our laws

March 14, 2023
Nearly 90% of the multibillion-dollar federal lobbying apparatus in the United States serves corporate interests. In some cases, the objective of that money is obvious. Google pours millions into lobbying on bills related to antitrust regulation. Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange…