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Google AMIE diagnostic AI consultation study diagram

Google Research diagram of a patient consulting AMIE, Google's diagnostic AI, in a chat based consultation study

Oct 12, 20263 min read

Before the Doctor Walks In, an AI Has Already Interviewed the Patient

Google tested its medical chatbot AMIE with 98 real patients ahead of urgent care visits, and the final diagnosis landed on the AI's list of possibilities 90 percent of the time. The Neuron also flagged Utah pilots that move AI closer to approving prescriptions.

Spreadsheet cleanup with Claude in Excel

Anthropic's Claude for Excel sidebar reviewing a cleaned up financial spreadsheet with its edits listed

Claude Can Clean Up Your Messy Spreadsheet Now. Here Is the Safe Way to Let It.

The Rundown AI's October 9 training guide uses the Claude add in inside Excel to clean a messy sales export, fix a wrong total, and build a report that updates itself, with checks at every step so the numbers stay honest.

Mapped cells data visualization

A data visualization of thousands of mapped cells glowing blue and gold against a black background

The Next AI Moonshot Is a Virtual Human Cell, and It Now Has $1.8 Billion Behind It

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's Biohub has grown its virtual biology effort from $500 million to a $1.8 billion push with the U.S. government, Google DeepMind, Meta, and Isomorphic Labs, all chasing AI that can simulate a living cell.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) consistency demo, matching trading cards

Google's official Gemini 2.5 Flash Image demo: the same two people kept consistent across a matching set of trading card designs

Turn One Product Photo Into Three Matching Ads With Nano Banana

The Rundown AI's October 12 training guide uses Nano Banana 2.1 inside Google Flow to turn a single product photo into a matching set of campaign images, changing layouts and formats while keeping the product itself untouched.

Illustration of a robot surrounded by pointing fingers

A collage illustration of a robot head with the Claude symbol on its ear, surrounded by pointing fingers on a purple background

Anthropic Just Made It Against the Rules to Be Cruel to Claude

Anthropic's annual usage policy update, reported by The Rundown AI on October 9, bars sustained and needless cruelty toward Claude. It is the company's first rule written to protect the AI rather than the people using it.

Persona wearable band in six finishes

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The Persona wearable band lineup in six finishes on a dark background, official product photo from Persona

He Built a $30 Million App as a Teen. His Next Bet Is a Wearable That Can Switch Off.

Nineteen year old Zach Yadegari sold his calorie tracking app Cal AI to MyFitnessPal after it passed $30 million in annual revenue, The Hustle reported on October 9. He has now raised $10 million for Persona, a privacy first wearable.