The UK's first full evaluation of AI in breast cancer screening found that adding it to the process raised cancer detection by 10.4%, while also cutting the workload on doctors.
Right now two specialists read every mammogram, and around one in five cancers still slips through. Finding more at screening means finding more early, when treatment tends to be simplest.
Mayo Clinic researchers ran their AI over nearly 2,000 routine CT scans, including older scans from people later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that had looked clear at the time. It caught about 73% of those hidden cases, roughly 16 months before diagnosis on average.
Read the storyGoogle researchers built an AI that reads the pulse and motion sensors already in a smartwatch, with no blood pressure cuff needed. In a study of 196 people at five US sites, it flagged 65.8% of those with high blood pressure, compared with 55.3% for a standard reading at the doctor's office.
Read the storyUtilities using Oracle's AI-driven Opower programs asked customers to ease off electricity at the busiest moments, with personalised tips and rebates for doing it. Across a record 73 events in 2026, the savings added up to 1 gigawatt of peak demand.
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