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Can AI safely assess patients’ needs before they step into a doctor’s office? A study led by researchers at Google and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and published in The Lancet today, offers an encouraging first look. As Google’s first-ever publication in the main journal of The Lancet, this research marks a significant milestone. In a real-world clinical study at BIDMC’s ambulatory primary care clinic, 98 patients consulted AMIE, our research diagnostic AI chatbot, ahead of urgent care visits. Supervising physicians monitored the interactions in real time, and not a single conversation needed to be interrupted based on predefined safety criteria. And clinicians reported that the AI summaries helped them prepare for visits in 75% of cases and influenced their approach to care in more than half. AMIE’s differential diagnoses also matched the doctors’ final diagnoses 90% of the time. While larger clinical trials are needed to assess patient-facing AI at scale, the findings suggest the potential for AI to enhance the patient-physician relationship and ease the strain on healthcare workers.

Logitech previewed its Sound Shape audio technology in the new Rally Speaker 2 Pro and Max, using arrays of 32 and 64 micro-drivers to direct sound toward listeners and improve coverage in large meeting spaces. Announced alongside Rally Bar 2 and Rally System 2 Pro, these speakers are based on wavefield synthesis and target simpler installation and more consistent speech intelligibility, with commercial availability scheduled for summer 2027. Logitech previewed its Sound Shape audio technology in the new Rally Speaker 2 Pro and Max, using arrays of 32 and 64 micro-drivers to direct sound toward listeners and improve coverage in large meeting spaces. Announced alongside Rally Bar 2 and Rally System 2 Pro, these speakers are based on wavefield synthesis and target simpler installation and more consistent speech intelligibility, with commercial availability scheduled for summer 2027. Unveiled on October 8 as part of what Logitech describes as its largest enterprise product launch, the new speakers extend the company’s conferencing portfolio into more demanding boardrooms, training facilities, and divisible spaces.

Zhibao Technology Inc. ZBAO shares surged 60.24% to $0.094 in after-hours trading on Thursday after the Chinese insurance technology company, which provides digital insurance brokerage services, said it will proceed with a 1-for-50 reverse stock split. Reverse Split Takes Effect MondayThe split will become effective Oct. 12, the company said. Class A ordinary shares will begin trading on a post-split basis at market open under the same "ZBAO" symbol, with a new CUSIP number. Shareholders approved the move at an extraordinary general meeting on Sept. 29. What Investors Should KnowEvery 50 Class A shares will be combined into one. Par value will rise from $0.0001 to $0.005 per share. The company said the split will apply equally to all Class A ordinary shares, leaving each shareholder’s ownership percentage unchanged, except for adjustments related to fractional shares. Any fractional shares will be rounded up to the next whole share. Read Also: Securitize Stock Jumps After Hours As It Launches Tokenized Apple, Nvidia, Tesla Shares On Solana The company will also make proportional adjustments to its equity plans and all outstanding equity awards.

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Today, emerging technologies and artificial intelligence are rapidly transforming dentistry, with growing applications in diagnostics, imaging, patient engagement, administrative workflows, and clinical decision support. However, adoption is uneven, governance frameworks are still evolving, and significant questions remain around data ownership, privacy, bias, and equitable deployment. This panel will explore the following questions:

$10B data centre stirs debate in Nova Scotia Government of Canada backs Nova Scotia offshore wind with $100M investment

BNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. NEW YORK — Some sharp reversals kept financial markets unsteady on Thursday, as oil prices rose and U. S. stock indexes finished mixed. The S&P 500 fell 0.5 per cent for a second straight loss after setting its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 51 points, or 0.1 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.3 per cent as technology stocks took particularly hard hits. Stocks felt pressure from a 4.1 per cent rise in the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, to US$104.28. It’s been pinballing between US$96 and nearly US$110 over the last month on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal. S&P 500 market updates hereBrent got to nearly US$106 in the morning before President Donald Trump sent its price veering after saying “productive discussions” are happening with Iran and that the U. S. military would not attack it before the upcoming U. S. elections in November. That briefly sent Brent toward US$103 before it eventually turned back upward.

Key insights: As artificial intelligence and blockchain are incorporated into payments, trust and security are at a premium. What's at stake: While there's the promise of faster money movement with less friction, there's pressure on banks to get it right. Expert quote: "Trust is something that is very hard to earn and can very quickly be lost. " —Max Neukirchen, global co-head of JPMorgan PaymentsMIAMI — Banks may deal in dollars and cents, but JPMorgan Payments Global co-Head Max Neukirchen understands that financial institutions' most valuable currency is trust. Processing ContentThat's especially true as artificial intelligence and blockchain promise to upend finance. "AI and blockchain really have the chance to reshape how we are all moving money," Neukirchen told American Banker at Sibos in Miami. "I hope that also these technologies will help make payments safer and more trustworthy, because ultimately, we are dealing with people's money, and trust is probably the most important bedrock that is out there. " But banks need to step up their game, or risk losing that trust. "Trust is something that is very hard to earn and can very quickly be lost," he said.

The regulator says oversight and cyber defences need to keep pace as financial institutions adopt more advanced AI. Canada’s banking regulator is warning that growing reliance on a small number of AI and cloud providers could leave financial institutions exposed to disruptions affecting several firms at once.