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Tech Tuesday: Cleveland Clinic performs first robotic single-lung transplant in the US

The reCOVer Clinic is housed at the Cleveland Clinic's Independence Family Health Center, though patients can also be seen by specialists at other facilities or remotely via telemedicine.
Cleveland Clinic

Many people are concerned with robots replacing human jobs, but what about robots enhancing existing jobs?

The Cleveland Clinic recently completed a robotic surgery in a single-lung transplant—the first to take place in the U.S.

Surgical robots are allowing surgeons to accomplish non-invasive surgeries that otherwise would have called for giant incisions, delaying recovery time.

Phone usage is changing how parents and their kids interact. Kids are learning behaviors from their first role models. This includes screen time.

But how exactly does a parent’s relationship with their phone change their relationship to their kid?

Apple has sued Open AI, claiming that the company was illegally accessing information about unannounced products.

We're talking about all of these topics on this week's edition of Tech Tuesday.

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