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GNN has reported on multiple occasions how artificial intelligence is being leveraged to detect signs of cancer.

Now, a team of high schoolers is using AI to help their community combat one of the deadlier forms: oral cancer.

Using a photo taken on a smartphone, the Oral Scan app detects signs of oral cancer at an 82% success rate. If the AI thinks it’s found evidence of a tumor, it can diagnose the stage with an even better, 87% success rate.

Not bad for a bunch of teenagers, and even though 82% is below what most medical ethicists believe should be the threshold for outsourcing tumor identification to a machine, it’s far better than the rate of 0%, which is what many in the team’s home state of Arkansas will experience.

52,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer every year, and more than 12,000 died as a result, according to their research. Early detection of oral cancers can boost survival rates by 40%, but such cancers are detected early in only 30% of cases.

In dental deserts, these numbers are even worse. In Arkansas for example, 90% of the population didn’t visit a dentist last year, and according to one dental surgeon the team spoke with, whole counties in Arkansas don’t even have a dentist to visit.

“We learned that current diagnosis methods are expensive, intrusive, and often inaccurate, making early detection rare,” Veera Unnam, one of the team members, from Bentonville West High School.

Their response is Oral Scan, a free app in which each diagnosis will cost just 50 cents, and deliver a response in just 15 seconds.

The team designed the app to be usable in all countries on both Apple and Android IOS, and ensured it was easy and intuitive to use, showing their commitment not only to Arkansas, but the world at large.

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Recently, Unnam and his two colleagues entered Oral Scan into the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition, empowering public school students (grades 6-12) to drive positive change in their communities by applying STEM know-how to address real-world, pressing issues.

Each finalist school receives $50,000 in Samsung technology and supplies and will compete at the live Solve for Tomorrow Pitch Event in Washington, DC, on April 28th. Three National Winners will each earn $100,000 in prizes, and one will be named the Community Choice Winner.

Celebrating the 15th year of Solve For Tomorrow, Samsung has awarded more than $27 million in resources to nearly 4,000 public schools across the US to date, and the Oral Scan team will be hoping they’re among the recent winners. However, in advance of the announcement of the winner, Oral Scan is already getting national news headlines, and the team have been invited to speak at medical conferences to present their invention.

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Motorola’s 2025 Moto G Stylus might be the new gateway device for trying out AI. I spent a day so far testing the new $400 phone, and it’s quite nice to have access to features that have so far remained limited to more expensive devices.

When the phone was announced last week, I was particularly happy to see 68-watt wired fast charging, which is well within the charging speeds I usually see on more expensive OnePlus phones and gaming phones from Asus and RedMagic. After draining the battery to zero and plugging it into an 80-watt wired charger, the 5,000-mAh battery recharged to 74% in 30 minutes. That’s easily the fastest charging speed I’ve seen for a phone under $500.

I’ve also been playing with Moto AI capabilities like a Sketch to Image feature that’s built into the Notes app, as well as Google’s Circle to Search. The Gemini assistant is also available by default, but, at least for now, can be swapped with the Google Assistant.

With Sketch to Image, I did my best to draw a cat photo. I’ll be honest, my drawing was horrendous. But after tapping Generate, the phone was able to decipher my creation, and swapped out my scribbles with a cat that looks like it came out of a clip art gallery.

The Moto AI features included on the Stylus aren’t as full-fledged as those found on more expensive Samsung Galaxy phones, but they can still help level up your mobile experience. For example, Motorola’s AI can make low-light photos look clearer and brighter.

In a quick initial camera test, I took the phone to a bar and snapped photos of my beer. The result was quite impressive; the camera boosted the exposure in the dark environment while still retaining the fact that it was a dim bar.

Moving my phone back to take a wider shot, the camera also captured a few of the flowers that were closer to me but blurred out some that were facing the other way. A lot of the smaller reflections on the glass, including light distortions created by the glass, made it into the photo. The 50-megapixel main camera is accompanied by a 13-megapixel ultrawide, which I’ll still need to test out as I continue to use this phone.

I’m still testing the Moto G Stylus, but these are just the top highlights, among other features I’m glad to see finally make their way down to a $400 phone. The feature set makes it quite comparable to the rival $400 Samsung Galaxy A36, but Samsung doesn’t provide that phone with Galaxy AI features at the level of Sketch to Image — those are instead found in the $650 Galaxy S24 FE.

That said, both phones can access Google AI features like Circle to Search. However, as I lamented in the announcement of the Stylus, Motorola’s providing only two years of software updates and three years of security updates. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A36 will get double the overall support, with Samsung promising a six-year timeline for software and security updates.

I’m excited to continue testing these phones, but it may very well be that your choice for a good $400 phone might come down to better software features or longer software support.

Over the past several years, I have visited with and been briefed by several private wireless providers of all sizes. Some are stronger than others. Some are larger. Some are going it alone, while others are partnering or involved in M&A. Some focus only on wireless, while others include wireline. That being said, let me share some of what I’ve learned during the past year or two. I believe this is important for investors, customers and workers.

One: Private wireless, or private networks, are not all created equally. These are high-level catchphrases that include very different companies across different subsectors.

Two: Remember there’s a growth wave, with three sides — the rising side, the cresting top and the falling side. Different technologies sit at different points on that wave.

Fortunately, private wireless is still relatively new. That means, generally speaking, most players are on the growth side. But not all sectors are growing at the same rate.

Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei led global private RAN suppliers in 2024

There’s ongoing debate about private wireless and its growth potential. Some segments showed strong momentum over the past year.

It’s said that Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei led the race for global private RAN suppliers in 2024. But there are plenty of other players making progress in this growing sector.

Another key question: When will private wireless become a solid, long-term growth engine? And if it does, how big will it actually become? Will it be a major driver or just a modest addition?

Compare private wireless to the iPhone and Android of nearly 20 years ago

Think back almost two decades, when the first iPhone and Android devices were introduced. There was plenty of buzz, but at first, they weren’t the powerful competitors to BlackBerry many expected.

At the time, the industry thought users didn’t understand apps and wireless data. So, they gave away data access for free. That took away the fear and let the market explore. And explore it did.

Even though we were addicted to our BlackBerrys, they only offered a few hundred apps —though back then, we didn’t call them that. They were “features.”

Then came the app explosion. Today, we have millions of apps. What started as a handful of games has grown into something that controls much of our lives.

Today, iPhone, Android and Galaxy dominate wireless. A new wave of wireless growth began — and BlackBerry, the previous leader, faded into history.

Are private 5G, wireless broadband and AI the next growth waves?

Now, traditional wireless growth is slowing again. So the industry is once more searching for the next big thing.

Private wireless and private networks have entered the conversation. It’s a new and growing area.

I’ve spoken with many companies across different corners of the private wireless world.

What I’ve learned is this: while some are stronger than others, the entire sector deserves attention.

The lingering questions are: When will it really take off? And will it surpass traditional wireless growth — or just add to it?

FWA allows wireless carriers to offer broadband.

Besides private wireless, FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) is helping mobile carriers expand into home and business broadband. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are all moving into this space — and it’s growing.

AI is another area of potential growth. Artificial intelligence helps identify trouble spots in the network before they cause outages. And if something does go wrong, AI can reroute traffic, solve the issue and restore service — often without the user even noticing.

AI can also enable new features and services — possibly even a new wave of app-driven growth for the wireless industry.

HPE, Juniper Networks, Celona, Boingo, Boldyn, Airspan, Nokia and more

Alongside AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, many smaller players are making moves in the private wireless space.

These include AWS, Kajeet, Celona, Boingo Wireless, Boldyn Networks, Traran Wireless, Kodia Network, Metronet, Towerstream, Airspan Networks, Anterix, Edzcom, Ambra Solutions and others offering both wireless and wireline services.

Meanwhile, major tech companies are realigning to play in this space — for example, HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks.

Once again, the question is: how big will these companies — and this sector — become?

Wireless remains one of our most innovative and resilient sectors.

Looking ahead, maybe we won’t see one single “big bang” innovation. Maybe it will come through a series of smaller waves. We’ll have to wait and see.

But staying plugged into these shifts is essential because this is where the industry is heading.

In the meantime, smaller innovation waves may help carry wireless forward — until the next big one arrives.

The good news: networks, device makers, infrastructure builders and tech vendors are all pushing hard in their own ways to create the next major wireless breakthrough.

And over the past 10 to 20 years, nearly every industry — from auto to agriculture — has embraced wireless as a foundation for progress.

I believe the future of wireless splits into two tracks:

1. How individuals use wireless in everyday life
2. How companies and technologies rely on wireless to function

Wireless continues to be one of the most important and long-lasting technologies we have. But the nature of growth will keep evolving.

So — will private 5G wireless be the next big wave? It’s still too early to say for sure. But it’s not going away. The real question is: how big, and how important, will it become?

While we don’t know exactly what the future looks like, one thing is clear: wireless is still one of the most dynamic and fast-changing sectors we’ve ever seen.

The Moto G85 launched back in June of last year, and so we’re definitely getting closer and closer to the release of its successor. The Moto G86’s pricing leaked in March, and today we have the first purported leaked renders showing it.

Interestingly, this is a very Edge-like design. Motorola seems to be unifying its design language across the Edge upper-midrange and flagship line and the G series of mid-rangers, at least in this specific case. We’re talking especially about the camera island, which definitely resembles that of the Edge 60 Fusion.

That aside, the back material seems quite interesting too, with the source of this leak calling it “a mix of felt and textile”. Clearly, the G86 will at least come in purple and dark blue, as evidenced by these images. The dark blue version seems to go with a more traditional fake leather back.

The phone has a flat screen as you can see, with decently small bezels, though the top and bottom bezels do seem to be bigger than the side ones. The main camera is 50 MP and uses an unspecified Sony Lytia sensor, with OIS. The G86 also supports Dolby Atmos. Unfortunately it’s still unclear when to expect this to become official, but when it does, it should go for €330 in the Eurozone with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

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Motorola Edge 60 Fusion

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According to a new leak, Motorola has a new Razr “Ultra” device in the works that has a 7-inch foldable display, an upgraded chip, and more.

Leaks around Motorola’s upcoming Razr series have been mounting for weeks now, culminating last week in an official teaser that suggests the brand may have three new devices on the docket this year.

Now, 91Mobiles is sharing more details regarding Motorola’s highest-end release, the Razr 60 Ultra. The upgraded device will see quite a leap over the Razr 50 Ultra, the report suggests, starting with the Snapdragon 8 Elite under the hood. That’s paired with 16GB of RAM – beating out Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra – and 512GB of storage. That’s all behind a 7-inch internal folding display (AMOLED, 165Hz), up from the 6.9-inch panel found on prior models. The cover display apparently remains at 4-inches.

An image accompanying the spec dump (pictured above) refers to the device simply as “Razr Ultra,” implying we might see updated branding in the US. Motorola has been using the “Ultra” moniker on what ultimately becomes the Razr+ in the US, but the jump forward in specs certainly implies we really are getting a change to the lineup this year.

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Other specs mentioned include dual 50MP rear cameras, a 50MP selfie camera (up from 32MP) and a much larger 4,700 mAh battery (up from 4,000) with 68W wired charging. The new Razr would run Android 15 out of the box and looks to have that extra button on the side as well as the usual fingerprint sensor.

Motorola is set to launch its new Razr lineup on April 24.

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The One UI 7 rollout has been anything but smooth sailing for Samsung. After a later than expected rollout, the Android 15-based firmware began seeding to users in South Korea and Europe last week, only to be paused due to bugs.

Well, it seems that Samsung’s software team was working hard on ironing out said bugs, as the One UI 7 update has now been resumed. Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra users in South Korea are now receiving a new update bearing the S926NXXX5BYD9 build.

Latest One UI 7 update (image credit)

The update should expand to more regions in the coming days but as usual you should back up your data before hitting the update button.

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This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: Apple Vision Air, iPadOS 19 getting Mac-like, watchOS 12, and AI Siri’s surprising timing. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.

Apple Vision ‘Air’ coming with midnight finish

After a period of seemingly little activity from Apple regarding Vision Pro successors, this was a big week for leaks.

Mark Gurman reported that Apple is currently developing two new headsets: one will be lighter and less expensive, while the other is optimized for connecting to a Mac for ultra-low latency.

Then Kosutami leaked details and photos of what is likely the first model Gurman referenced. This ‘Vision Air’ product is said to employ titanium to reduce weight, and will come in a midnight black finish.

My takeaways

Apple Vision Air sounds like the sort of next product the Vision line really needs. A device that’s lighter and cheaper would solve two of Vision Pro’s biggest problems.

The rumor of a new Vision product that plugs into a Mac is especially interesting. I wonder if Gurman’s just hearing about two prototypes that are actually intended to be part of the same finished product. The benefits he mentions for being Mac-connected seem a bit niche for a whole new product, but maybe it’s only a small part of what Apple has planned.

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iPadOS 19 will bring macOS-inspired upgrades

We’ve heard a lot about iOS 19 and its big redesign, but this week brought intriguing details about the iPad’s next major update.

Per Mark Gurman, this fall’s iPadOS 19 will “focus on productivity, multitasking and app window management — with an eye on the device operating more like a Mac.”

My takeaways

I’ve used the iPad as my full-time computer for nearly a decade. During that time, Apple has made several different attempts at giving it Mac-like capabilities—with very mixed results.

As a result, I’m skeptical that iPadOS 19’s changes will actually deliver what iPad users want. Every bit helps, for sure. But I’m especially curious if Apple plans to replace existing multitasking systems, or just add to them like it did with Stage Manager.

As I recently wrote, the stakes are higher this time around because of upcoming hardware. I suspect iPadOS 19’s multitasking changes could impact next year’s iPhone Fold and possibly even the first touchscreen Macs.

No pressure, Apple.

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New Siri features on the way sooner than expected

In a wide-ranging article on Apple’s recent AI and Siri struggles, The New York Times reported that the recently delayed Siri features would arrive sooner than we thought.

Per the report, Apple plans to ship its AI Siri upgrades this fall in iOS 19.

My takeaways

This was just the latest piece of good Siri news recently. And it’s a welcome update following what had been a narrative of doom before.

If WWDC came and went with Siri’s upgrades still MIA, that would cast a dark cloud over Apple’s other AI-related announcements. But if Apple can confirm the delayed features are launching this fall, it will be an encouraging sign that internal Siri issues might be over.

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watchOS 12 will have Apple Intelligence with a twist

Apple Watch doesn’t yet support Apple Intelligence, at least not officially. But it seems watchOS 12 will change that.

Mark Gurman reported this week that watchOS 12 will include several Apple Intelligence features, even while the AI models actually run on your paired iPhone.

My takeaways

As we hit the year mark following Apple Intelligence’s introduction, it’s a good time for AI to land on every major product lacking it now.

I never really expected Apple Watch hardware to run AI models locally. But if Apple can offer a system that feels native and performs well—like current “unofficial” features—users shouldn’t care either way.

What are your takeaways from this week’s Apple rumors? Let us know in the comments.

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