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At CES 2024, women’s health on show, a little; check out Cerviray AI, cooling mattress, more

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At CES 2024, women’s health on show, a little; check out Cerviray AI, cooling mattress, more

[ad_1] Among the more than 3,500 booths at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, only a few focus exclusively on women's health, including a cervical cancer screening device and a wristband to anticipate hot flushes. South Korea's Aidot presented Cerviray AI, which enables remote screening for uterine cancer with the help of artificial intelligence. According to the World Health Organization, it is the fourth most common cancer in women with around 570,000 new cases and around 311,000 deaths reported worldwide in 2018. Yet uterine cancer is one of the easiest forms of cancer to prevent and treat, if detected early enough and treated effectively. But if the diagnosis is made too late, the outcome is usually fatal.Aidot hopes to boost screening worldwide with its device, based...

CES 2024: Artificial intelligence breathes new life into old trends at gathering

[ad_1] CES 2024: The annual tech industry fair known as the tech is regaining momentum after the pandemic, with artificial intelligence (AI) infusing everything from bicycles to baby bottles. The gadget extravaganza referred to as CES formally kicks off Tuesday in Las Vegas, boasting more than 3,500 exhibitors and expecting some 130,000 visitors. CES exhibitor and attendee numbers have jumped each year since the Covid-19 pandemic caused it to be an online-only event in 2021."After Covid some people thought they were not going back," Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi told AFP. "But, smaller companies that don't have the brand power to get attention they deserve at their own events are deciding to be part of the conversation at CES." While the show is increasingly a showcase f...

US transition to electric vehicles faces delays

[ad_1] The US transition to electric cars has hit a speed bump, with concerns about vehicle range and limited charging capacity adding to core affordability issues.Automakers in recent weeks have pushed back EV sales targets and delayed capital projects as they seek to reduce inventories of unsold EVs at dealerships. "The slowdown in EV sales is much more pronounced than it is for other categories of vehicles and that isn't related to the economy," said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. "The EV has a problem attached to it," he said. "It's a much more difficult and complex purchase because of the range of the vehicles and the charging infrastructure."American consumers are accustomed to often-lengthy road trips for holidays or to visit friends and relatives, owing to the c...