🗞️Microsoft's new AI medical tool

...also Harvard violated civil rights law and Musk threatens Republicans

June 30, 2025

June 30th, 2025

What happened today 🇺🇸,

Microsoft Says Its New AI System Diagnosed Patients 4 Times More Accurately Than Human Doctors

The tech giant poached several top Google researchers to help build a powerful AI tool that can diagnose patients and potentially cut health care costs.

www.wired.com/story/microsoft-medical-superintelligence-diagnosis

  • Microsoft has built an artificial intelligence-powered medical tool that it claims is four times more successful and accurate than human doctors at diagnosing complex medical problems

  • The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a major Republican-led challenge to federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates, a case that could reshape campaign finance rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

  • A federal investigation by the Trump administration has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from antisemitic harassment and discrimination on campus

  • Elon Musk took to social media today and threatened to support primary challengers against any Republican members of Congress who vote for President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," criticizing them for supporting what he calls the largest debt increase in history and betraying promises to reduce government spending

  • President Trump signed an executive order lifting most U.S. sanctions on Syria to support the country’s path to stability and peace following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad

  • Canada has rescinded its digital services tax, which targeted large U.S. tech companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Apple, in order to restart stalled trade negotiations with the U.S., the move follows President Trump’s suspension of trade talks in response to the tax and both countries now aim to reach a new trade deal

  • President Trump announced over the weekend he has identified a potential buyer for TikTok, describing them as "a group of very wealthy individuals," but said he will reveal their identities in about two weeks

  • A new Gallup poll found American national pride has dropped to a record low, with just 58% of adults saying they are "extremely" or "very" proud to be American, down sharply from previous years and especially among Democrats and younger generations…read more here

  • Home Depot is acquiring GMS (Group Management Services) for about $4.3 billion to accelerate its strategy of growing sales to professional contractors and home improvement pros…GMS is a distributor of specialty building products like drywall, acoustical ceiling systems, steel framing, insulation, and other complementary construction materials

  • DOW up .63% / S&P up .52%, the S&P 500 closed at another record high today

  • The U.S. State Department has revoked the visas of British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan following their controversial performance at the Glastonbury Festival, where they led the crowd in chants calling for "death to the IDF" (Israeli Defense Forces) and expressed support for Palestine

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