Microsoft's AI diagnostic system correctly solved up to 85.5% of 304 exceptionally difficult medical cases adapted from the New England…
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The treadmill entered British prisons around 1818 as hard labor, but the modern fitness machine was not merely rebranded punishment
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By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 22, 2026
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By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026
By the time 50 million had installed Meta's smart-glasses app, few knew what sat unused inside it
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 18, 2026