AliveCor's chief executive discusses AI-assisted portable ECGs, a stroke detection gain of 86 minutes and the European regulatory framework. She argues each AI tool should be judged use case by use case rather than trusting AI in general.
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for low-code platforms now puts more weight on AI features. Vendor positions shifted as a result, but the overall pecking order stayed largely the same.
An AI-made double of a young Val Kilmer appears in the western As Deep as the Grave, and synthetic actress Tilly Norwood is due to make her feature debut. Experts disagree on whether mainstream use of AI performers is far off or imminent.
An opinion piece notes that shoppers now describe their needs to AI and expect immediate advice rather than typing keywords. It cites the launch of Google's AI Overviews in France on 22 July 2026 as part of that shift.
Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff argues that the UK government's promise to transform the state with AI is undermined by a flood of machine-generated output. In her view, AI is adding to people's workload rather than reducing it.
Le Monde tried Instinct, a consumer AI assistant that converses naturally, can step in on its own initiative and monitors the user's messaging apps. Unlike Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots, it is available in France.