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Kolmar Korea Wins CES 2026 Best of Innovation Award in Beauty Tech, a Global First for the Cosmetics Industry
Proving global competitiveness in beauty tech by capturing the CES 'Best of Innovation Award' AI-powered 'Scar Beauty Device' earns double honors in Beauty Tech and Digital Health categories LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2026 /CNW/ -- Kolmar Korea announced…
CES 2026: The latest tech reveals
CES 2026 officially opened on January 6 in Las Vegas, and this year's message is clear: artificial intelligence is no longer experimental. From self-driving software and industrial “digital twins” to household robots and AI-powered…
The latest data on the U.S.'s annual pediatric flu toll
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT's free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning and happy Wednesday. Let's get to it. For decades, vaccination has been a tried-and-true way to protect children against…
Innovators Show Up: CES 2026 Opens Today
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2026 /CNW/ -- CES 2026 officially opens its doors today, welcoming visionaries, industry and government leaders, investors, and media to the global gathering place for technology. Spanning more than 2.6M net square feet, CES 2026…
AI dominates as CES 2026 opens in Las Vegas
Artificial intelligence dominated the conversation as CES 2026 opened Tuesday. Nearly every major exhibitor framed AI as a tool that can make daily routines smoother, faster and more efficient. The emphasis was less on far-off science fiction and…
Entrepreneurs take notice: Uncle Sam wants a piece of your startup
The federal government signaled a new direction in federal funding this week when it announced plans to put as much as $150 million into a private semiconductor startup. Instead of a grant or a loan, the government would take an equity stake. It's…
FDA commissioner says non-medical-grade wearable data exempt from regulation
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced Tuesday that wearable devices providing non-medical-grade information will not be subject to FDA regulation as the agency moves to clarify its approach to digital health and artificial intelligence. 'We want…
Luna Band: The Perfect AI Fitness Tracker for Monthly-Fee Haters
The wearable market is currently flooded with smartwatches that act like tiny second screens for our phones. This means that you are always bombarded with complicated charts and endless data points. Luna, a health- tech company, chose to do things…
[CES] Kolmar's AI scar beauty device wins CES top prize
Kolmar Korea said Wednesday its AI-powered Scar Beauty Device won the Best of Innovation Award under the beauty tech category at CES 2026, marking an industry first. The top honor is given to technologies that receive the highest overall scores for…
NSTC leads 57 startups to attend CES, meet foreign investors - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has led 57 Taiwanese startups and 83 suppliers to attend the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas and meet potential investors and clients, the council said…
After A Medical Emergency, Black Travelers Say They Found Better Healthcare Abroad Than In The U.S.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… My first trip to Accra, Ghana, was full of emotion. From the moment I stepped off the plane and heard “Welcome home,” I felt the ancestral tug so many had described. I knew this trip…
FDA announces sweeping changes to oversight of wearables, AI-enabled devices
LAS VEGAS — The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will ease regulation of digital health products, following through on the Trump administration's promises to deregulate artificial intelligence and promote its widespread…
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, even if they're not ready to stop using drugs. (Aneri Pattani, 1/7) Seniors are the fastest-growing segment of homeless…
Grok nudification scandal: Will Ireland have the courage to challenge the tech oligarchs?
CHILDREN ARE BEING bombarded online by so-called AI girlfriend porn apps, which are “grooming” boys to perpetrate sexual violence and girls to accept such behaviour. Sexualised images of women and children generated by Grok AI…
How Panasonic Is Fostering DeepTech Startups for India's Connected Homes
Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND), along with Panasonic Corporation, recently announced the joint winners of Panasonic Ignition 3.0, its accelerator programme focused on solutions for the future of residential living. Red Health and Respirer…
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