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Jared Kim It is good to see focus on tools that could cut down on paperwork so doctors spend more time actually treating people.Chris Dalton Smaller hospitals could benefit if the new model ends up being affordable and not locked to big systems.
Sam Okafor I worry the AI might still miss subtle details that matter in real clinical talks.Marcus Bell I wonder how they will keep sensitive health records secure once the model starts training on real data.
Tom Gallagher Patient records in AI training always makes me worry about long-term privacy risks down the road.Sam Okafor I worry about how patient privacy will be handled with such powerful tech involved.Nicole Hardy Good to see resources going into practical tools instead of another general chatbot that ignores clinical needs.Tom Gallagher Big tech teaming with a focused startup like Abridge is the right way to build tools that actually fit clinical workflows.Nicole Hardy This deal might finally cut down on paperwork for nurses if the model gets trained on real hospital workflows instead of generic text.Priya Raman This could free up doctors from note-taking and let them focus more on patients during visits.+3 Priya Raman With 80 million customers Revolut is forcing traditional banks to improve their apps and fees or lose ground.+11 Elena Vasquez Alfie sounds promising but self-learning robots still need plenty of real-world testing before they scale.+2 Chris Dalton It's impressive they raised that much so fast for AI and cybersecurity plays.+2 Marcus Bell The push toward SPACs makes sense for growth yet the dilution and revenue gaps could hurt retail investors down the line.Mantic Raises $25M After Beating Human Forecasters x/ben-day-process — Sep 18, 2026 London AI startup Mantic raised $25 million in seed funding led by Radical Ventures, with Microsoft’s M12, after its judgmental forecasting system beat all human forecasters at the Metaculus Cup, signaling strong demand from hedge funds, corporates, and governments for medium-term risk and scenario planning. Founded in 2024 by Toby Shevlane and Ben Day, Mantic blends human-style reasoning with backtested historical data to predict geopolitical, economic, and strategic events, targeting scenarios where traditional models struggle. +4 Nicole Hardy Beating the top human forecasters on Metaculus shows this approach could help with tricky geopolitical calls that pure models miss.+6 Sam Okafor DeepSeek's 500 billion yuan valuation before IPO looks aggressive given the chip spending, but the CFO hire should help steady investor talks.+3 Sam Okafor Ex-Google founders probably bring real expertise but this valuation surge on unconfirmed terms makes me question how sustainable the growth can be.
