I started putting pieces of my medical history into my phone the same way many people do: out of convenience. A lab result I wanted to keep, a PDF from the clinic, a vaccine card photo, a prescription reminder. Then Apple and Google rolled out features to centralize medical records — Apple Health...
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I’ve been watching the EU move on AI regulation for a while, and the latest package — what people call the AI Act — is starting to feel less like a distant policy exercise and more like a technical brief that companies must actually implement....
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I first noticed the tension between big battery projects and everyday EV drivers while reporting on a suburban town council meeting outside Boston. Residents were excited about a new public fast charger that would make longer trips and local errands...
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