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AI Tool ONCO-ACS to Guide Treatment for High-Risk Cancer Patients A new artificial intelligence tool, ONCO-ACS, has been developed by an international research team to help doctors treat cancer patients who have suffered a heart attack. This high-risk patient group has historically been excluded from cardiovascular clinical trials, creating a gap in validated treatment guidance. The AI model was trained on a real-world dataset of over one million heart attack patients, including more than 47,000 with cancer. ONCO-ACS combines cancer-specific factors, such as tumor type and time since diagnosis, with standard cardiovascular data to predict the six-month risk of mortality, major bleeding, and recurrent ischemic events. The tool demonstrated strong predictive accuracy, aiming to provide clinicians with reliable data to tailor treatments and balance the risks and benefits of interventions like antiplatelet therapy. ...

Faraday Future Enters Robotics Market with Humanoid and Bionic Models At the NADA Show in Las Vegas on February 4, 2026, Faraday Future announced its strategic entry into the robotics market with the launch of multiple robot products across three categories. The company aims to become the first U.S. entity to deliver both humanoid and bionic robots. The “Robot & Vehicle +” themed event also served as a recruitment platform for sales partners. ...

India’s 2026 Budget: AI Initiatives to Revolutionize Agriculture and Accessibility The Indian government has announced significant new artificial intelligence initiatives as part of its Union Budget 2026, signaling a major push to leverage AI in key sectors. During the presentation on February 1, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced “Bharat Vistar,” a multilingual AI-driven platform designed to integrate the nation’s agricultural technology stack. This powerful tool will combine various agri-stack portals with AI systems to provide critical support to farmers. Furthermore, the budget unveiled the ‘Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana,’ a scheme promoting AI-assisted manufacturing of artificial limbs. This initiative aims to deliver customized products for differently-abled individuals while creating new livelihood opportunities, underscoring a strong focus on inclusive, technology-driven growth. ...

White House Report: AI Drives 1.3% GDP Increase, Projects 20% Productivity Growth A new White House paper, “Artificial Intelligence and the Great Divergence,” identifies AI as a central pillar of the U.S. economic strategy. The report estimates that artificial intelligence contributed to a 1.3% increase in the U.S. GDP during the first half of 2025. Looking ahead, the paper projects that AI could fuel productivity growth ranging from single digits up to 20% within the next decade. The report also highlights a significant surge in AI-related capital investment, with AI data centers and related infrastructure accounting for nearly a quarter of all U.S. investment in 2025. It suggests that nations leading in AI investment and adoption, particularly the United States, are positioned for accelerated economic growth. Furthermore, the paper links future AI leadership to energy resource control, noting that electricity demand from AI data centers could reach 12% of U.S. consumption by 2028. ...

Alibaba Merges Autonomous Driving Unit with Zelos in $2 Billion Robovan Initiative Alibaba is merging its autonomous vehicle division with Chinese startup Zelos Technology to form a new entity valued at approximately $2 billion. Alibaba’s logistics arm, Cainiao, will integrate its self-driving unit into Zelos, creating a combined company expected to operate as Cainiao Robovan. This new venture will manage a fleet of over 20,000 autonomous delivery vehicles. The strategic move allows Alibaba to invest in Zelos’s expertise in Level-4 autonomous delivery solutions rather than pursuing costly in-house development. Zelos, founded in 2021, provides solutions for e-commerce, postal services, and logistics providers. The merger aims to scale autonomous delivery in China’s competitive logistics market, driven by the growth of e-commerce and rising labor costs. ...

Richtech Robotics & Microsoft Partner to Advance Agentic AI in Real-World Robots Richtech Robotics has announced a collaboration with Microsoft’s AI Co-Innovation Labs to develop and implement agentic artificial intelligence in real-world robotic systems. This joint effort will enhance Richtech’s ADAM robot with adaptive intelligence using Microsoft’s Azure AI. The partnership aims to elevate robots from simple task executors to context-aware, conversational assistants by applying vision, voice, and autonomous reasoning to physical environments. The enhanced ADAM robot will be able to consider factors like time of day, weather, and promotions to better respond to customer needs. It will also use vision-based models to maintain service quality during busy periods and provide operational awareness, such as alerting staff about low inventory levels. ...

AI Adoption in US Workplaces Surges, Gallup Poll Finds A recent Gallup Workforce survey reveals a significant increase in the adoption of artificial intelligence among American workers. The poll, which surveyed over 22,000 U.S. workers, found that 12% of employed adults now use AI daily in their jobs. Approximately one-quarter of respondents reported using AI frequently (at least a few times a week), while nearly half of the workers surveyed stated they use AI at least a few times a year. This marks a notable rise from 2023, when just 21% of workers reported using AI at least occasionally, highlighting the rapid integration of generative AI tools like ChatGPT into professional environments. ...

Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-Gen Autonomous Fighting Vehicles for 2026-2031 Hanwha Aerospace has detailed its development plans for a new family of heavy autonomous fighting vehicles, with a projected timeline between 2026 and 2031. Announced at the IQPC International Armoured Vehicles conference, the vision focuses on unmanned platforms for manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) operations. This initiative builds on the company’s previous plans to develop an autonomous version of its K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer. The strategic push towards autonomous military technology is partly a response to demographic challenges in South Korea, including a shrinking military due to a low birthrate. These advanced autonomous systems are designed to provide critical combat mass directly on the front lines. ...

AI-Driven Cyber Threats Create Unprecedented Risk, Survey Reveals CEO-CISO Divide A new survey from AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reveals that artificial intelligence is creating an unprecedented and complex cyber risk landscape. The research, which polled 500 CEOs and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the U.S. and U.K., uncovered a significant gap in how these leaders perceive AI’s risks and rewards. While AI offers transformative potential for business efficiency and innovation, it also arms cybercriminals with sophisticated tools, making threats faster and harder to detect. These emerging AI-driven threats include shadow AI, model manipulation, deepfakes, and advanced ransomware, highlighting the urgent need for businesses to evolve their cyber readiness strategies. ...

AI & Machine Learning: Healthcare Analysis and Sovereign Infrastructure AI Tools Revolutionize Qualitative Data Analysis in Healthcare, Study Finds A new study reveals that Large Language Model (LLM) AI tools can revolutionize qualitative data analysis in healthcare, dramatically reducing the time and expertise required. The research demonstrated that these AI tools can rapidly extract valuable insights from interview data with minimal need for specialized text-mining knowledge. This AI-driven approach offers a practical way for healthcare organizations to unlock information from large volumes of text-based data, making analytics more accessible and enabling improvements in operational efficiency and patient quality. The analysis, which traditionally takes weeks, can now be completed almost instantaneously. ...