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EFS blood service freezer hack resets to 110°C

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EFS refrigeration contractor Coolworld’s freezers were reset from –30 °C to 110 °C in a cyberattack. An on-call technician saw the temperature rise and prevented loss of frozen plasma and donor samples.

Key points

  • Hackers reset freezers to a target of 110 °C.

  • Technician noticed temperatures going up, and nothing was destroyed.

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Prescribing Cascade AI tool wins prize, starts study

Prescribing Cascade AI tool wins first prize at Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy congress and begins multicenter study. It organizes medication, flags symptom origins, proposes plans, and generates reports reviewed by professionals. The tool runs in a browser with pseudonymized data stored locally.

Key points

  • AI tool detects prescribing cascades in older HIV patients.

  • First prize at the congress of the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy in Gran Canaria, October.

  • Multicenter study with Ramón y Cajal in Madrid and San Pedro in Logroño.

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Perplexity Computer automates e-commerce operations

Perplexity Computer can automate every part of an e-commerce business, including running Meta ads, email marketing in Klaviyo, and Shopify stores directly inside the platform. It is being used by Shopify store owners for tasks such as competitive analysis, audits, web app building, email and marketing campaigns, and Instagram ad spend automation.

Key points

  • Automate competitive analysis, audits, web apps, email and marketing campaigns on Klaviyo, and Instagram ad spend.

  • Run Meta ads, email marketing in Klaviyo, and Shopify stores directly inside Computer.

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