Category: AI

The New Saudi Arabia – Vision 2030 and AI

While the media focuses on the negative news to grab your attention, the world is rapidly improving. One of the pockets of this positive change is Saudi Arabia which recently committed spending about 2.5% of GDP on R&D and prioritized longevity biotech…

Reinventing How We View Substance Abuse

Over 103,000 overdose death occurred last year. Thankfully, 75% of those who experience addiction eventually recover. Author and advocate Maureen Cavanagh explains how addiction can happen in any family, and how we should reinvent how we view substance…

The Advent Of Longevity Technology – From A Movement Into An Industry

Longevity biotechnology it is clearly one of the main industries of the future with thousands of new scientists and industry professionals entering the field every year. Here is an exclusive interview with the founder of Longevity.Technology, leading i…

Can Reinforcement Learning Help Fix The Mental Health Crisis?

Stefano Goria is Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Thymia, a company aiming to make mental health assessments faster and more accurate through an approach that combines video games based on neuropsychology with analyses of facial microexp…

Can Viagra Extend Your Life?

Did you know that Viagra was originally developed as a cardiovascular drug and was implicated in ED by accident?
Did you know that other pharma companies missed out on ED as they were afraid of negative publicity?
Did you know that Viagra may extend …

A Weekend By Foresight Institute – A Community For Future Technologies

There are many technologies that are rapidly advancing and converging. Longevity biotechnology is not standing still. Here are the highlights from a recent Foresight Institute meeting on the Longevity Tech Trees that transpired in San Francisco in May …

How Healthcare Can Employ Robotics To Address Patient Immobility

AI and robotics in healthcare are proving to be instrumental in assisting officials detect diseases and abnormalities in time. Robotics is a boundless field of which a subset consists of physically-assistive robots that can help an immobile patient move.

Dental AI Startup Wins Second FDA Clearance To Detect Top Oral Diseases

The FDA has awarded dental AI startup Overjet with clearance to use its software to detect and outline cavities in patients’ X-rays.

Mental Health Startup Uses Voice ‘Biomarkers’ To Detect Depression And Anxiety

Bay Area-based Kintsugi is building AI software that analyzes the human voice to detect depression and anxiety.

With A $120 Million War Chest, Brightseed Is Unlocking The Fat-Fighting Power Of Hemp

The AI-powered company is unlocking the hidden healing potential of plants by finding active compounds that could target specific conditions. Next up: diabetes and sleep disorders.