Doctors + AI = New Dream Team?

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"We're not just using AI tools—we're collaborating with them," Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman observed in his viral post this week, describing how teams now divide tasks between human creativity and machine precision. Likewise, Google's AI can now ‘look’ at X-rays—medical knowledge once gained through years of specialized training is now becoming instantly accessible. Not replacing doctors—just extending their reach.

It's no longer just what you know, but how you pair AI with human insight. Those who understand this balance—knowing when to leverage AI and when to apply uniquely human wisdom—will define healthcare's next chapter.

Let’s dive in...

IN TODAY’S EDITION:

Top Story: Google teaches AMIE to interpret medical images

Industry Watch: IBM commits $150 billion to U.S. manufacturing and research

Notable Transactions: Cursor’s parent company - Anysphere - secures $900 million funding at a $9 billion valuation

New Tools to Try: Discover Table Studio, a comprehensive platform reimagining how we extract and leverage insights from tabular data

Power Prompt: Science-Backed Prompt to Get Your AI to Cover Multiple Perspectives

THIS WEEK’S TOP STORY

Google’s AI ‘Doctor’ AMIE Learns to Analyze Medical Images

Google has enhanced its AI doctor tool, AMIE (Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer), by giving it the ability to interpret medical images such as chest X-rays. Previously focused on text-based clinical reasoning, AMIE’s new skills allow it to engage in medical analysis, including patient-doctor dialogues based on visual data. (AI News)

INDUSTRY WATCH

Manufacturing | IBM to Invest $150 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing and R&D

IBM has announced a $150 billion investment over the next five years to bolster U.S. manufacturing and research, including $30 billion dedicated to mainframe and AI quantum computing production. (Manufacturing Dive)

Real Estate | Diald AI Unveils Automated, On-Demand Reports for Real Estate

Diald AI has launched a new tool that instantly generates investment memos for commercial real estate (CRE) professionals, streamlining the deal evaluation process. The solution leverages AI to analyze raw property and financial data, producing structured, ready-to-share reports in seconds. (BusinessWire)

Agriculture | AI-Powered Genome Engineering Poised to Revolutionize Food Security

By integrating machine learning with genomic data, researchers aim to develop resilient crop varieties capable of withstanding climate change and disease. (AI Business)

Tech | Google Rolls Out Ad Integration in Gemini AI Chatbot Across Search, Maps, and YouTube

Google has begun testing ads within its Gemini AI chatbot, weaving sponsored content directly into conversational responses on major platforms like Search, Maps, and YouTube. The initiative allows advertisers to bid on queries relevant to their brands, with Google confirming ongoing experiments to refine how ads blend with chatbot-generated results. (All About AI)

Healthcare | Neuralink's Speech Restoration Device Achieves FDA 'Breakthrough' Status

Elon Musk's Neuralink has secured the FDA's "breakthrough" designation for its device aimed at restoring communication in individuals with severe speech impairments. The FDA's Breakthrough program is designed to expedite the development and review of medical devices that offer significant advantages over existing options. (Reuters)

Banking & Finance | Visa launches ‘Intelligent Commerce’ platform, letting AI agents swipe your card

Visa has unveiled the Visa Intelligent Commerce platform, enabling AI agents to autonomously perform online shopping tasks such as product searches, vacation bookings, and grocery orders. This initiative aims to streamline the shopping experience, reduce transaction abandonment, and boost online spending. (Venture Beat)

Retail | Skechers Unveils 'Luna': AI Assistant Enhancing In-Store Shopping Experience

Luna, an AI-powered in-store assistant, is designed to provide personalized style advice by analyzing shoppers' current attire and browsing habits. Luna offers real-time, speech-based recommendations and extends its service through Telegram for continuous engagement beyond the store. (Daily AI)

Media | Nvidia’s new tool can turn 3D scenes into AI images

Nvidia has introduced the AI Blueprint for 3D-Guided Generative AI. This allows developers to draft scenes in 3D, providing precise control over object placement and viewing angles, which are then used as references to generate detailed 2D images. (The Verge)

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

Anysphere’s AI Coding Assistant Cursor Raises $900M at $9B Valuation – Cursor, an AI-powered coding assistant by Anysphere, integrates into developers’ workflows to generate, debug, and collaborate on code. (All About AI)

CAST AI Secures $108M - The company, valued at nearly $900 million now, serves 2,100 clients and will utilize the funds to bolster R&D and address the growing demand for efficient AI workload management. (TechCrunch)

Astronomer’s $93M Raise Signals Orchestration as AI’s Backbone – Data pipeline firm sees demand surge as enterprises battle AI infrastructure complexity. New funds to drive innovation and fuel go-to-market. (VentureBeat)

Bezos Leads $72M Investment in AI Firm Toloka - Toloka leverages a global network of human experts and testers to train and validate AI models, serving clients like Amazon, Microsoft, and Anthropic. (Reuters)

StackOne Secures $20M to Turbocharge Enterprise AI Agent Networks – Backed by top VCs, founders of Datadog & AppDynamics bet on unified app management for business efficiency. (All About AI)

NEW TOOLS TO TRY

POWER PROMPT

This Week: Science-Backed Prompt to Get Your AI to Cover Multiple Perspectives

Perspective‑Transition Prompting: Proven to boost depth and reduce bias (Wang et al., ‘Perspective Transition of LLMs’, 2025).

The secret is to ask for more perspectives inside the same chat, and ask them to discuss.

"[YOUR ORIGINAL PROMPT]. Answer as a well-informed 1st‑person deep search of the web. Then critique as a 3rd‑person analyst (expert on the matter). Finally, merge both to share your conclusion."

Here's an example:

Prompt: "Should I post on Linkedin using my personal profile or the one from the business I want to grow? Answer as a well-informed 1st‑person deep search of the web. Then critique as a 3rd‑person analyst (expert on the matter). Finally, merge both to share your conclusion."

Prompt credit: Ruben Hassid

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