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AI systems demand massive energy infrastructure, and Tennessee State Sen. Bo Watson says his state has allocated $60 million to develop alternative energy sources to help meet AI's power needs.

Also, a new AI-driven genomics platform developed in Queensland can identify cancer biomarkers and predict tumour responses to chemotherapy.

Also, health IT company UCrest from Malaysia has received its first patent for its AI-powered digital platform from Taiwan.

Brook.ai secures $28 million, Counsel Health garners $25 million, OutcomesAI gets $10 million and Smartlens closed an oversubscribed $5.2 million bridge round.

Dr. Meera Mani, general partner of Town Hall Ventures, discusses how the firm's Fund IV will use investments to help companies bring new technologies to underserved communities.

Verily's platform will be used to create biomedical data pipelines and develop novel AI/ML models across key therapeutic areas.

Clarity uses video and audio to examine facial expressions and identify intimidating gestures and aggressive language.

The company works with schools to offer virtual mental healthcare for students and enable collaboration among counselors, parents and providers.

Martin Gaynor, professor emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses a study on obstetric care changes after mergers with larger systems that may be farther away but can offer more specialized care.

Julie Frey, VP of product at Wolters Kluwer Health, discusses how the company's clinical decision support tool, which combines trusted evidence with generative AI, fits into clinical workflows and augments physicians' judgment.