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• Microsoft unveiled a new clinical assistant with AI capabilities called Dragon Copilot to help providers who are overwhelmed by administrative tasks. (Healthcare Dive)

• Amazon’s palm-scanning tech Amazon One will be used at NYU Langone Health facilities to help patients check in for appointments. (CNBC)

• Amazon Web Services plans to invest about $8.2 billion in India’s Maharashtra state in the coming years to boost cloud technologies. (Reuters)