Landmark EQUAL Trial Shows Apple Watch AI Screening Quadruples AFib Detection in Older Adults
A randomized clinical trial published in January 2026 has delivered some of the strongest evidence yet that consumer smartwatches, powered...
Year: 2026
Illinois Bans AI-Delivered Therapy Under New WOPR Act, Joining Three Other States
Illinois has become one of the first states in the country to outlaw the use of artificial intelligence to provide...
Slingshot AI Pulls Its ‘Ash’ Therapy Chatbot From the UK After Regulators Balk
Slingshot AI, the New York startup behind the mental-health chatbot Ash, withdrew its app from the United Kingdom in late...
FDA Clears DermaSensor’s AI Skin-Cancer Scanner for Primary Care, Citing 96% Sensitivity
A pocket-sized device that reads suspicious moles the way a specialist might has now been cleared by the U.S. Food...
Aureka Biotechnologies Raises $100 Million to Build a ‘Biological World Model’ for Antibody Design
Aureka Biotechnologies closed a $100 million Series B on August 10, 2026, pushing the AI-native drug discovery startup's total funding...
Minnesota Judge Orders UnitedHealth to Turn Over Files on AI Tool Accused of a 90% Error Rate
A federal judge in Minnesota dealt UnitedHealth Group one of its most damaging legal setbacks in years on March 9,...
California’s SB 243 Forces AI Companion Chatbots to Detect Suicidal Ideation or Face Lawsuits
Since January 1, 2026, any company operating an AI companion chatbot available to Californians has been legally required to detect...
Penn’s ApexGO AI Turns Weak Antibiotic Candidates Into Drugs That Match Polymyxin B in Mice
A generative AI system built at the University of Pennsylvania is tackling one of drug discovery's most stubborn problems: taking...
J&J’s OTTAVA Robot Completes First Human Trial With Zero Conversions to Open Surgery
Johnson & Johnson announced on May 5, 2026 the results of the first clinical study of its investigational OTTAVA Robotic...
Viz.ai Data Show AI Platform Cut Stroke Transfer Times 44% at a Regional California Hospital Network
Viz.ai, the AI-powered stroke care coordination company, presented data at the American Heart Association's International Stroke Conference in early 2026...
