Uber has invested in the self-driving technology startup Wave, which is backed by SoftBank

Uber announced a partnership with Wave on Thursday that will involve the two companies collaborating on autonomous driving technology. As part of this partnership, Uber has also invested an undisclosed amount in Wave for a minority stake. This investment is an expansion of Wave's $1 billion Series C funding round, which was announced earlier this year and was led by SoftBank, a Japanese tech investor. Additionally, U.S. chipmaker Nvidia and software giant Microsoft have also invested in Wave's Series C round.

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Google has taught us to diagnose diseases by listening to the sounds of breathing

Google, in collaboration with the Indian startup Calcite Technologies, has developed an AI model called Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR). The model was trained on 300 million audio recordings, all of which were freely available, containing sounds of breathing, sneezing, and coughing from around the world. This neural network can detect early signs of respiratory illnesses such as tuberculosi

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Announced a gadget to turn a regular bicycle into an electric bicycle

LIVALL's PikaBoost 2 is easy to install: simply attach it to the rear of your bike. The device provides 500 watts of power, allowing you to tackle steep climbs and reach speeds of up to 32 km/h. What makes the PikaBoost 2 unique is its easy installation and compatibility with most bike models. It is securely fixed with 4 anti-theft screws, which prevents it from being removed without special too

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