Online medical books for Kazakhstani citizens and a humanoid robot with AI: what's new in Central Asia and the world

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Personal medical books of Kazakhstani citizens will be available in online format

This new regulation will come into force on January 1, 2025. The online format of medical books will reduce the time required for medical examinations and eliminate the need for patients to repeatedly visit a therapist. After transitioning to the electronic format, any results can be accessed via the personal account.

Kazakhstan became the leader in the number of venture deals in Central Asia and the Caucasus

Kazakhstan became the leader among the countries presented in the report: the total value of venture deals in the country exceeded $80 million. The average size over the last six years increased by 3.8 times and reached $1 million. Regarding industries, startups in FinTech, AI, HealthTech, and PropTech attracted the most interest from venture investors in Kazakhstan.

CerebraAI won a $150,000 prize in a startup competition in Saudi Arabia

The Kazakh startup CerebraAI won the Rocket Fuel Startup Pitch Competition held in Riyadh. The team was recognized in the AI awards category and received a prize of $150,000 for the most "exciting and innovative use of artificial intelligence."

Students from Uzbekistan will go on an educational tour to China

Winners of the Tech4 Good 2023 competition in Uzbekistan, including students from seven universities, received awards for their project Aquatibia. Eight TechnoMinds participants will travel to China for the China Seeds Tour, while 15 students from seven Uzbek universities participated in a regional project in Qatar.

Figure AI startup presented an AI-powered humanoid robot from OpenAI

Figure AI published a video featuring a robot named Figure 1, capable of holding conversations, describing visual experiences, and explaining its actions. Everything shown in the recording is the work of a neural network. OpenAI provided the startup with AI technologies, allowing Figure 1 to reason and perform precise manipulations based on voice commands.

Surgeons used Apple Vision Pro to perform spinal surgeries

The headset helped a team of London doctors perform two microsurgeries on the spine. The operating room nurse wore the glasses to assist the physicians. The software worked without glitches and increased the efficiency of the team of specialists in comprehensive spinal treatment.

Microsoft will launch Copilot for Security for cybersecurity professionals

Microsoft plans to launch Copilot for Security — a chatbot designed to assist cybersecurity professionals. Copilot for Security will help users summarize security incidents to make faster decisions on their resolution. The chatbot will be able to analyze situations and report the causes of their occurrence. The assistant accepts text queries, files, or code as input. Query history is saved in the log.

Discord opened the ability to create games and applications that run within the platform

Third-party developers will be able to release their own internal applications and games available to all Discord users. Developers can already submit ideas for their applications and games. Discord plans to fund the most interesting ones. Up to $30,000 can be obtained in total.

Samsung showcased the first bezel-less Windows laptop with Dynamic Island

Samsung showed a prototype of the Samsung Galaxy laptop with a nearly zero-width bezel. Its distinctive feature is a front camera embedded directly into the screen, surrounded by a dynamic interactive area similar to the Dynamic Island found in modern Apple smartphones.