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Assort Health, a startup that uses AI to automate patient communication for specialty healthcare practices, has raised about $50 million in a Series B round at a valuation of $750 million, according to three sources familiar with the deal. The latest round, which comes just four months after the company raised its $22 million Series A, was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, these sources said. The company’s AI voice agents are designed to take over high-volume, repetitive tasks like scheduling, cancellations, and frequently asked questions normally managed by front desk staff, allowing human staff to focus on more complex or…

An animated caper about singing teenagers who secretly battle the forces of evil has confirmed its status as the breakout hit of the summer after becoming Netflix’s most-watched film in its history.KPop Demon Hunters, which tells the story of a world-famous all-female K-pop group tasked with protecting the world in their spare time, has become a surprise sensation since its launch in June.Netflix has now confirmed the film is its most viewed of all time in any genre, overtaking its 2021 action movie Red Notice, which featured the Hollywood sparkle of the A-listers Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.…

The Philadelphia Eagles (-7) will be one of the NFL survivor pool picks some players jump on in Week 1. With a matchup against the Dallas Cowboys to open the 2025 NFL schedule, this is a popular pick for 2025 NFL survivor pool players who may have mapped out their strategy before the season. However, with a healthy Dak Prescott and Dallas’ history against Philadelphia, would it be a wise NFL survivor pool strategy to use the Eagles selection for Week 1 NFL knockout pool picks, or are you better off waiting for later in the season in eliminator pool…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Life can be pretty difficult in the ocean’s hydrothermal vents. It’s pitch black, oxygen is pretty scarce, and it’s full of magma.  In the hottest part of the Pacific’s hydrothermal vents, one invertebrate’s survival comes down to using the toxins spewing from these vents to their advantage. The deep sea worm Paralvinella hessleri reworks the toxin into a less hazardous and colorful material that it uses for protection. These findings are detailed in a study published August 26 in the journal PLOS Biology. Meet Paralvinella hassleri…

How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.(Image credit: Diego Ibarra Sanchez for NPR)

Thinking of getting an electric vehicle? The federal government’s $7,500 subsidy expires at the end of September. (Though you might not need a subsidy to make the math work.) E.V.s tend to be pricier than comparable gas cars, but they have lower maintenance costs. And charging with electricity is typically cheaper than stopping at the gas pump. Our calculator takes into account the major upfront and ongoing costs of ownership — gas/electricity and maintenance — and does the math for you, though we don’t include every possible expense or rebate. (We also give you an estimate of greenhouse gas emissions,…

Tech brand Nothing has been caught passing off stock images from professional photographers as samples taken by the Phone 3. Five sample images that Nothing claimed were captured by the device were actually licensed photos taken with other cameras.The photographer behind one of the images has anonymously confirmed to The Verge that it wasn’t taken using the Phone 3, and that Nothing had purchased the image license via the Stills stock photo marketplace. The Verge has seen the EXIF file for the anonymous photographer’s image, and can confirm it wasn’t captured using the Phone 3. According to the EXIF data,…

A new study finds that the brain does not appear to significantly rewire its map of the body after an amputation. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Westend61/Getty Images A rare circulatory problem required Emily Wheldon to have her left arm amputated three years ago. Her brain still thinks it’s there. “Most days, it just feels like I’ve got my arm next to me,” she says. The perception is so compelling that Wheldon had to train herself not to rely on the missing limb. “When I first had the amputation,” she says, “I was trying to put my arm out…

Charley Crockett has seen his name in a lot of headlines over the past week, thanks not only to his funky new album Dollar a Day, but for an online feud with the country singer Gavin Adcock. After Crockett posted his thoughts about authenticity in country music on Instagram, Adcock accused the Texas songwriter of being a “cosplay cowboy.” In a new interview with Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, Crockett shares more of his take on what constitutes country music, and disputes the notion that “outlaw country” is a subgenre of today’s country. He says it’s the other way around.…

“We’re all in the same boat, in the same way, and no one’s drilling holes,” says the new Tottenham head coach, Martin Ho. “The ambition and commitment to women’s sports and women’s football is there. Daniel Levy’s got very big plans for this club and this team moving forward.”Ho, back in the WSL after two years in Norway with Brann, namechecks other senior Spurs personnel and sounds a further note of optimism. “When you’re all aligned strategically and you’re all going in the right direction I believe you can make things happen,” he says, having joined Spurs last month.In the…