AI Voice Agents Improve Blood Pressure Reporting in Older Adults - An AI voice agent helped older adults with high blood pressure report more accurate readings and improve outcomes, according to preliminary findings presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025 in Baltimore. The research showed that AI voice agents not only enhanced accuracy but also reduced costs by nearly 90% and increased patient satisfaction in managing blood pressure.

Anthropic’s Claude Now Creates and Edits Files Across Formats - Claude AI has gained the ability to create and edit Excel spreadsheets, Word-style documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs, transforming it from a conversational tool into an active project collaborator. The feature is live in the Claude.ai web platform and the desktop app.

Microsoft Adds Anthropic AI to Office, Ending OpenAI Exclusivity - Microsoft is ending OpenAI’s exclusive role in powering Office 365’s generative AI features. According to The Information, the company will soon integrate Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 model into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Sources emphasized that the move is not a negotiating tactic with OpenAI.





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'Near Telepathic' Wearable Lets You Communicate Silently With Devices - Boston startup AlterEgo unveiled a wearable built on MIT research that converts silent muscle signals into speech, aiming to reshape how we communicate with machines. AlterEgo is a non-invasive, wearable, peripheral neural interface that allows humans to converse in natural language with machines, artificial intelligence assistants, services, and other people without any voice—without opening their mouth, and without externally observable movements—simply by articulating words internally. See their video on X.

Go to the Gemini app, locate the tools menu, and toggle on "Create Image" (Nano Banana is also available through Freepik or Adobe Firefly)

Use this prompt template: "A high-resolution advertising photo of a [PRODUCT] held between thumb and index finger. Clean white background, soft shadows, studio lighting. Product is hyper-detailed, accurate, and small. Shallow depth of field. Emulates commercial minimalist luxury photography"

Test with luxury items first — Hermès Birkin bags, Cartier watches, or mix it up with Jeep Rubicons and architectural landmarks like the CN Tower

Download and use directly in your store or ads — keep the fingers for scale reference or erase them for floating product shots

Upload to your e-commerce store, social campaigns, or product mockups

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