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An 11-year-old girl from Kerala, Leena Rafeeq, has created an application based on artificial intelligence (AI) to detect eye diseases and other conditions through a unique scanning method using an iPhone. Ms Rafeeq has named the application as 'Ogler EyeScan' and developed it at the age of 10.

She took to LinkedIn to explain how her application works along with a video demonstration. She said that her application can analyse various parametres like light and colour intensity, distance and look-up points to locate the eyes within the range of the frame using "advanced computer vision and machine learning". "It also identifies any light burst issues and if the eyes are positioned exactly inside the scanner frame," she added.

After the scan is taken appropriately, trained models are used to diagnose potential eye diseases or conditions like Arcus, Melanoma, Pterygium and Cataracts. Ms Rafeeq said, "This App was developed natively with SwiftUI without any third-party libraries or packages, and it took me six months of research and development to bring this innovative app to life."

Elon Musk took a dig at Bill Gates and his understanding of AI in a tweet on Monday.
"I remember the early meetings with Gates," Musk tweeted. "His understanding of AI was limited. Still is."

Musk sent the tweet in response to another Twitter user's post about Gates' involvement in OpenAI and his overall bullish attitude towards AI.
In a blog post published last week, Gates wrote about how AI could transform the workforce, healthcare, and education.

WhatsApp has made the process of device linking easier for its users. The platform, which is owned by Meta, announced on Thursday that it has launched a new app designed specifically for Windows. The new WhatsApp app for Windows desktop is similar to the mobile app and is said to offer a faster and seamless experience for using the app across multiple devices.

WhatsApp has also announced that users can now link their WhatsApp account to up to four devices, ensuring that their chats remain synced, encrypted, and accessible even when their phone is offline. After updating the WhatsApp app on their Windows desktop, users will have access to new features, including video and voice calling options and device linking for almost all devices.

In its latest tweet, WhatsApp stated, "No charger, no problem. Now you can link WhatsApp to up to four devices so your chats stay synced, encrypted, and accessible even after your phone goes offline."