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Bruised hand? No problem as NL Player of the Week Christian Yelich and Brewers continue momentum
Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich rounds the bases after hitting solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich (22) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich (22) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich rounds the bases after hitting solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich (22) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) CINCINNATI (AP) — A bruised right hand didn't have any effect on Christian Yelich. The Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter — named the National League's Player of the Week before Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds — was back in the lineup and continued his hot streak with a solo home run in the third inning to lift the Brewers to a 3-2 victory. Advertisement 'Sore hand or not, he crushed two balls tonight. So, he's living up to his Player of the Week (honor),' manager Pat Murphy said. Yelich left Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning after being hit by a sinker from Ranger Suarez in the first inning. Once he found out X-rays were negative, the 2018 NL MVP was preparing to make sure he wouldn't have to take a day off. 'Worked on it the rest of the game (yesterday) did some stuff on the flight (from Philadelphia to Cincinnati) and came in early today. It was fine,' he said. 'Once I knew it wasn't broken it was like yeah, we'll get back out there. It's something we all take pride in, showing up for each other and being able to play.' Yelich is a pivotal reason why the Brewers have won eight straight games. He has a nine-game hitting streak — the second-longest active run in the majors — and is batting .450 (18 for 40) with six home runs and 14 RBIs. Advertisement It is the sixth time Yelich has been the NL Player of the Week, but the first since April 2019. He had three homers last week, including his first walk-off with a grand slam on May 27 against the Boston Red Sox. Yelich extended his hitting streak when he drove Brady Singer's slider on a full count 417 feet to straightaway center and off the batter's eye. 'It was a 3-2 count, not really knowing what was going to happen there. He threw a couple sliders that I swung over, so I knew there was a chance it could show up,' Yelich said. Yelich also lined a ball to center in the sixth inning that looked like might fall for extra bases, but Cincinnati's TJ Friedl made a leaping grab. Advertisement The 33-year-old is a two-time NL batting champion, but missed 81 games last season due to a lower back injury. Yelich was batting .184 on May 21 but has raised his average 49 points during his streak. He has 13 homers on the season, which is tied for eighth-most in the National League. 'I know he's worked at it. I mean, he takes it really personally,' Murphy said. 'He's been doing it a long time. He feels that responsibility to his teammates. He never gives himself enough credit.' While Yelich is on one of his best streaks in six years, he is trying to maintain his focus on the present. 'Each year is its own year, they're all different," he said. "You just try to stay focused on your work in the day-to-day. You know, flush the previous day whether it is good or bad, and have good focus on what you want to do and your approach that day. Kind of stay locked in and put blinders on.' ___ AP MLB:
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3 days ago
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Christian Yelich's homer powers Brewers to 8th straight win, beating Reds 3-2
Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich (22) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brady Singer throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz hits an RBI single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Civale throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich (22) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brady Singer throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz hits an RBI single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Civale throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his fourth home run in six games and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to eight games, beating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 Monday night. Yelich — named the National League Player of the Week earlier in the day — connected on a full-count slider from Brady Singer (6-4) and drove it 417 feet to straightaway center and off the batter's eye to put Milwaukee on top in the third inning. Advertisement Sal Frelick had a pair of hits for the Brewers, who have their longest winning streak since running off nine straight in August 2023. Aaron Civale (1-1) picked up his first win of the season in his third start since missing nearly two months due to a strained left hamstring. The right-hander, who went 5 1/3 innings, rebounded after allowing two runs in the first and struck out five. Trevor Megill retired Cincinnati in order in the ninth for his 12th save in 13 opportunities. The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the first on RBI base hits by Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer. The Brewers responded with a pair in the second after loading the bases. Joey Ortiz drew a walk to score Sal Frelick and Brice Truang's sacrifice fly plated Andrew Monasterio. Advertisement Key moment The Reds had runners on first and second with one out in the sixth inning, but Milwaukee left-hander Rob Zastryzny struck out Jose Trevino and got pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal to ground out. Zastryzny was acquired in a trade with the Yankees on May 16. He was with the Brewers last season and went 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in nine appearances. He hasn't allowed a run in seven appearances this year. Key stat Yelich is batting .450 over the last 10 games. He has gone 18 for 40 with six homers and 14 RBIs. Up next Milwaukee right-hander Freddy Peralta (5-3, 2.77 ERA) has the eighth-lowest ERA in the NL. Cincinnati will go with RHP Hunter Greene (4-3, 2.63 ERA). ___ AP MLB:
India Today
19-05-2025
- Business
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Google chief scientist says AI could rival junior coders by 2026
AI might be getting close to doing the job of a junior software engineer, according to Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist. During Sequoia Capital's AI Ascent event, Dean said it may only be 'about a year-ish' before artificial intelligence reaches the skill level of an entry-level coder. While that may sound futuristic, it's a view that aligns with what many tech leaders have been saying as AI continues to improve rapidly, especially in tasks like coding. At a time when jobs in the field of tech are already scarce and competition is fierce, especially for fresh graduates, this could mean even more pressure on entry-level comments come as generative AI tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Google's own Gemini become increasingly common among developers. These tools are already being used to automate repetitive coding tasks, offer real-time suggestions, and even generate full blocks of code. But Dean also noted that writing code in an IDE (integrated development environment) is only one part of what junior engineers do.'This hypothetical virtual engineer probably needs a better sense of many more things than just writing code in an IDE,' Dean said in the Business Insider report. 'It needs to know how to run tests, debug performance issues, and all those kinds of things.' When asked how AI might eventually learn these broader engineering skills, Dean compared it to how real people gain experience — by learning tools, studying documentation, and learning from more experienced colleagues. 'We know how human engineers do those things,' he explained. 'They learn how to use various tools that we have, and can make use of them to accomplish that. And they get that wisdom from more experienced engineers, typically, or reading lots of documentation.'advertisementDean believes AI could do something similar — trying out solutions in virtual environments, learning from documentation, and improving over time. 'I feel like a junior virtual engineer is going to be pretty good at reading documentation and sort of trying things out in virtual environments,' he said. 'That seems like a way to get better and better at some of these things.'While he didn't say how far this could eventually go, Dean thinks it's going to make a meaningful difference. 'I don't know how far it will take us, but it seems like it'll take us pretty far,' he has not responded to Business Insider's request for comment at the time of publication.
Business Insider
19-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Google chief scientist predicts AI could perform at the level of a junior coder in a year
Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist, thinks that AI will soon be able to replicate the skills of a junior software engineer. "Not that far," he said during Sequoia Capital's " AI Ascent" event, when asked how far AI was from being on par with an entry-level engineer. "I will claim that's probably possible in the next year-ish." Plenty of tech leaders have made similar predictions as models have continued to improve at coding, and AI tools become increasingly popular among programmers. With sweeping layoffs across the tech industry, entry-level engineers are already fielding intense competition — only to see it compounded by artificial intelligence. Still, Dean said, AI has more to learn beyond the basics of programming before it can produce work at the level of a human being. "This hypothetical virtual engineer probably needs a better sense of many more things than just writing code in an IDE," he said. "It needs to know how to run tests, debug performance issues, and all those kinds of things." As for how he expects it to acquire that knowledge, Dean said that the process won't be entirely unlike that of a person trying to gain the same skills. "We know how human engineers do those things," he said. "They learn how to use various tools that we have, and can make use of them to accomplish that. And they get that wisdom from more experienced engineers, typically, or reading lots of documentation." Research and experimentation is key, he added. "I feel like a junior virtual engineer is going to be pretty good at reading documentation and sort of trying things out in virtual environments," Dean said. "That seems like a way to get better and better at some of these things." Dean also said the impact "virtual" engineers will likely be significant. "I don't know how far it will take us, but it seems like it'll take us pretty far," he said.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Akido Raises $60 Million Series B to Expand Reach of ScopeAI, its Breakthrough Health Artificial Intelligence
Akido's ScopeAI is a first-of-its-kind system that fully integrates AI into a provider visit LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Akido Labs, Inc. ("Akido"), the AI and care delivery company reimagining healthcare, today announced it has raised $60 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Greco, SNR, and existing investors Y Combinator, Future Communities Capital, Jeff Dean (Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind & Google Research), and the Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center. Funding will be used to expand the reach of ScopeAI, a system that increases clinical capacity and improves healthcare access. ScopeAI is transforming how Akido providers practice medicine – enabling them to care for dramatically more patients without compromising on quality. This unlocks time for providers to focus on complex cases, while increasing the total number of patients the system can support. The U.S. population requires over 3 billion doctor visits per year, yet only 825 million are currently available. The result is longer waits, especially for specialists, rushed appointments, and rising rates of preventable disease. Akido is addressing this crisis by embedding powerful medical intelligence directly into the clinical workflow – bringing scale, efficiency, and consistency to the front lines of care. "We built ScopeAI to tackle the single biggest challenge facing healthcare systems worldwide: the physician shortage. With demand for care far exceeding supply, AI is the key to addressing the global doctor deficit, empowering healthcare providers, and ensuring patients receive the timely, high-quality care they deserve, regardless of financial means or geography," said Prashant Samant, Co-Founder & CEO of Akido. "At Akido, we believe exceptional healthcare is a basic human right. Our work has always focused on democratizing high quality healthcare, and this funding enables us to accelerate that mission." In a ScopeAI visit, a trained Medical Assistant (MA) meets with a patient, guided by intelligent prompts from ScopeAI throughout the encounter. ScopeAI uses clinical reasoning to actively listen, adapt in real time, and build a comprehensive understanding of the patient's condition. Its scribing and auditory capabilities allow for dynamic conversation while simultaneously generating a full clinical report, including a preliminary diagnosis, treatment plan, and justification log for each decision it makes. With ScopeAI, providers gain a deeper, more complete picture of a patient's health with less time spent capturing it. An Akido provider can oversee a team of MAs conducting ScopeAI visits, increasing access to care while enabling the provider to focus on higher-acuity or more complex cases. Akido's AI-based healthcare visits have delivered 5x more face-to-face time with patients and have achieved a 96 NPS score. With this new funding, Akido will accelerate the development and deployment of ScopeAI throughout its Akido Care medical network of 240 providers across 26 specialties. It will also help support Akido's entrance into new markets like the recently announced first-of-its-kind healthcare program in New York City that is designed to address specific chronic diseases for professional rideshare and for-hire drivers. "Akido is delivering on the promise of changing how patients experience a visit with their provider through AI," said Andrew Adams, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Oak HC/FT. "With its robust, longitudinal dataset, Akido has the refinement in its foundational model to offer clinical accuracy where others have struggled. We are excited to partner with their exceptional team of healthcare and technical operators to scale ScopeAI, expanding access to high-quality, AI-powered care for more patients." Akido was founded in 2015 with the goal of reimagining healthcare for historically vulnerable communities by leveraging AI and machine learning. In 2022, Akido launched Akido Care, a medical network that today includes nearly 100 clinics, offering primary and specialty care across 26 sub-specialties. This dual strategy is what created the opportunity for Akido to leverage its proprietary dataset of over 10 million patient case studies and reinforcement-loop-human-feedback (RLHF) environment to launch ScopeAI. ScopeAI is one of the most sophisticated clinical AI systems available to providers, and it is continuously refined by incorporating real-time provider feedback. By integrating ScopeAI into the Akido Care medical network, Akido is positioned to empower providers to deliver highly personalized care to an individual patient while also scaling programs at a population level. About Akido Akido is pioneering a reimagined healthcare system with AI at its core; one that bridges artificial intelligence and empathy to bring exceptional healthcare to everyone. Its breakthrough technology unlocks the ability to transform the clinical experience, empowering providers and patients through an entirely new healthcare model. Founded in 2015, Akido was created out of the University of Southern California's Digital Health Lab with the idea that empowering government, healthcare, and nonprofit services with population-based data could help usher in a new era of preventive public health. Known for developing award-winning data and technology solutions, today Akido leverages its market-leading technology to power its bicoastal Akido Care medical network, which includes more than 240 providers and 90 clinics across both coasts and a patient base of nearly half a million. For more information, please visit About Oak HC/FT Oak HC/FT is a venture and growth equity firm specializing in investments in fintech and healthcare. Using partnership as a foundation, Oak HC/FT guides companies and founders at every stage, from seed to growth, to create businesses that make a measurable and lasting impact. Founded in 2014, Oak HC/FT has invested in over 85 portfolio companies and has over $5.3 billion in assets under management. Oak HC/FT is headquartered in Stamford, CT, with an office in San Francisco, CA. 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