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Selected early versions will be slated for real-world deployment. 

A global outage on Thursday disrupted a range of services, including several AI tools widely used in healthcare, such as Vertex AI, Dialogflow CX, Agent Assist and Contact Center AI.

Also, a new AI model potentially enhances endometrial cancer diagnosis by achieving near full accuracy in a latest study in Australia.

This week's top stories include Google Cloud joining the national COVID-19 vaccination effort with a new distribution tool, the feds sending one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 6,500 pharmacies, and a security breach at Montefiore Medical Center.

This week's top stories include the Supreme Court appearing favorable to keeping the Affordable Care Act, Google Cloud unveiling AI tools for analyzing unstructured medical text, and Epic customers gaining access to a COVID-19 risk prediction model.

This week's top stories include the VA giving scheduling technology a test run, a requirement that nursing homes test their staffs for COVID-19 and Amwell getting a $100 million funding boost from Google Cloud.

The Mayo Clinic is partnering with Google Cloud to find the next breakthroughs that diagnose and treat complex and serious illness or conditions more effectively, says CIO Cris Ross.