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AI Tool Employs Facial Photos to Estimate Biological Age, Cancer Survival ————————————— US scientists have developed an AI tool that can estimate a person’s biological age from a facial photograph and provide insights into the likelihood of survival among cancer…

United States: Texas Halal Restaurant Uses AI Assistant to Handle Orders in Seven Languages ————————————————————————- A halal restaurant in Texas is using artificial intelligence to take customer orders, answer phone calls, and manage requests in seven languages, highlighting the growing…

WhatsApp Tests Audio Stickers, Redesigned Message Composer on Android —————————————- WhatsApp is testing new features for its Android app, including audio-enabled stickers and a redesigned message composer, according to recent reports by Android Authority and WABetaInfo. The audio-sticker feature could…

AI Giant Anthropic to Allocate 5% of Shares to Public Benefit Fund ————————————— Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has announced plans to allocate 5% of its shares to a fund supporting the public good, with the stake valued at approximately $48…

AI-Powered Tool Helps Stranded Protesters Return Home Safely in New Delhi ——————————————– An AI-assisted initiative in New Delhi is helping protesters detained by police and left far from the city return home safely, Al Jazeera reported. Developed by 25-year-old Rajiv…

AI in Healthcare: Prevention Opportunities, Need for Regulatory Oversight —————————————- Artificial intelligence could help shift healthcare systems from treatment-focused approaches toward prevention by analyzing medical data and identifying people at risk of developing diseases at an early stage. However, realizing…

AI Speech Clock May Reveal Signs of Biological Aging ————————————– Researchers have developed a machine-learning “speech clock” that estimates a person’s age from subtle acoustic and linguistic patterns in their speech. A study of nearly 3,000 people from Latin America…

Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon AI Model with Focus on Complex Tasks, Cybersecurity ————————————— Google has announced Gemini 4 Argon, a new frontier artificial intelligence model designed to handle complex, multi-step and long-duration tasks across software engineering, enterprise knowledge work…

Microsoft Unveils New AI Speech Models ——————————— Microsoft has launched three new AI models for voice applications: MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming, MAI-Voice-2.1, and MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash. The transcription model supports 60 languages with real-time, incremental speech-to-text and automatic language detection. According to Artificial Analysis, MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming…

OpenAI delays release of GPT-6.1 Astra after safety concerns emerge ——————————————- OpenAI has postponed the planned release of its GPT-6.1 Astra artificial intelligence model after internal safety evaluations raised concerns about its ability to remain within authorized limits and consistently…