Samsung's Galaxy Watch can predict fainting with 'high accuracy', Snap's $400 million deal with Perplexity is dead, and Google bought a stake in the maker of Eve Online to train its AI models
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This episode discusses Samsung's Galaxy Watch's ability to predict fainting, the collapse of Snap's deal with Perplexity, and Google's investment in the maker of Eve Online for AI training.
-The most common type of fainting called vasovagal syncope is normally not dangerous in itself, but it can cause sudden falls that results in severe secondary injuries like concussions. -Snap's $400 million deal with Perplexity to put the AI search engine directly in Snapchat is dead -The company behind the long-running space sim Eve Online has entered into a partnership with Google in which the search giant will take a minority stake. In exchange, Google's DeepMind will train its AI technology on the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Host: Engadget
Topics covered
- health technology
- AI partnerships
- gaming
- fainting prediction
- business deals
Keywords
- fainting prediction
- Samsung Galaxy Watch
- Snap Perplexity deal
- Google investment
- Eve Online
- AI technology
- DeepMind
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Organizations: Samsung, Snap, Perplexity, Google, Eve Online, DeepMind
Products: Galaxy Watch
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