AI system shows promise for improving accuracy and efficiency of breast cancer screening

A yellow box indicates where an AI system found cancer hiding inside breast tissue (NorthWestern University) Scott Mayer Mckinney (Google Health, Palo Alto, USA) and colleagues report in Nature that an artificial intelligence (AI) system was superior to human experts in predicting breast cancer (based on mammograms). They add that the findings [...]

2020-01-15T15:50:11+00:00January 15th, 2020|Tags: , |

Google enter definitive agreement to buy Fitbit

Fitbit has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google for $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.1 billion. A press release reports that Fitbit pioneered the wearables category by delivering innovative, affordable and engaging devices and services. It adds that Fitbit [...]

2019-11-11T14:37:18+00:00November 11th, 2019|Tags: , , , |
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