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AI does a poor job of diagnosing COVID-19 from coughs, study finds

Early in the pandemic, a number of researchers, startups and institutions developed AI systems that they claimed could diagnose COVID-19 from the sound of a person’s cough. At the time, […]




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Virtual research institute battles Long COVID with backing from Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin

A new nonprofit “startup” is emerging from stealth today with $15 million in funding from Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin, with a focus squarely on studying and treating Long COVID. While […]




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For mental health startups, happiness is in niches

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Phylagen, which tracks indoor microbiomes, says it’s right now “racing to meet demand”

Two years into a worldwide pandemic, outfits around the globe are wrestling with how to resume their in-person operations safely. Consider that Apple just scrapped its office-return deadline, while Google, […]







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It’s raining tech unicorns in India with increasing digital adoption, says GlobalData

Following the news that online car selling platform CarDekho and digital payments company MobiKwik have joined the unicorn club in India; Swati Verma, Associate Project Manager of Thematic Research at […]