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Amazon announced its Healthcare AI agent with free 24/7 access to virtual care for Prime members. This new virtual assistant answers questions, explains health records, manages prescription renewals, and books appointments. Previously, it was only available for One Medical members, the healthcare company Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion in 2023.

Health AI can answer general health questions without access to an individual’s medical information, but it’s primarily designed to serve as a personalized health assistant that offers tailored guidance and can connect users with healthcare professionals and treatments.

All interactions with Health AI happen within a HIPAA-compliant environment, and those conversations are protected by encryption and strict access controls.

With a user’s permission, Health AI gains access to their health information through the Health Information Exchange, the nationwide secure system for sharing patient medical data.

Health AI can then interpret lab results, diagnoses, and medical records to provide accurate, personalized answers about users’ symptoms and medication, Amazon says.

Health AI can connect users to a One Medical provider. Prime members in the U.S. using Health AI receive up to five free direct-message care consultations with a One Medical provider for over 30 common conditions, including cold and flu, allergies, acid reflux, pink eye, UTIs, erectile dysfunction, anti-aging skin care, hair loss, and more. Non-Prime members can connect with One Medical providers through Amazon’s pay-per-visit option.

Users can sign up for Health AI on the Amazon Health page. As Amazon expands access, users will receive an email when they can access the assistant.

Once users have access, they need to create an account or sign in to their personal Amazon Health profile. They can then start a conversation by typing their health question to Health AI on Amazon.com or in the Amazon app.

Users can ask questions like “Can you explain my recent cholesterol results and what they mean for me?” or “I’m feeling congested and have a sore throat. What should I do?”

Amazon’s expansion of Health AI comes as popular AI services have rapidly entered the healthcare space.

In January, OpenAI released ChatGPT Health, a version of its chatbot tailored to answer health questions.

A week later, Anthropic announced its own healthcare-focused product, Claude for Healthcare.

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Singapore-based AI company Manus, recently acquired by Meta for $2 billion, introduced My Computer, a desktop application enabling an agent to interact with local files and applications.

My Computer runs a CLI (command-line interface) in the user computer’s terminal that allows reading, analyzing, and editing local files, as well as launching and controlling local applications.

My Computer enables the user to leverage all command-line tools on their computer, including Python, Node.js, Swift, and Xcode. This dramatically expands the possibilities for complex automation and development. The user can build Mac apps, Python scripts, websites, and more through command-line development, with Manus handling the entire process from coding to debugging.

Furthermore, users can remotely control Manus installed on their home PC by sending commands from their smartphone while they’re out. My Computer integrates with local files and apps, as well as third-party services such as Google Calendar and Gmail, so the user can do things like ‘remotely instruct your home PC to find necessary files and then send them via email through Gmail.

My Computer is designed to give users control, requiring explicit authorization before any terminal commands are executed. You can choose to ‘Always Allow’ to simplify workflows for trusted tasks, or ‘Allow Once’ to review each operation individually.

Following the massive success of OpenClaw, which allows users to automate various tasks by having a self-hosted personal AI assistant on their PC, OpenClaw-like AI agents have been appearing one after another from February to March 2026.

Anthropic announced on February 26, 2026, that it would acquire Vercept, an AI startup that develops AI agents for operating computers, and also released a remote-control function for its coding AI, ‘Claude Code,’ and a PC operation AI,’ Cowork.’

In March 2026, Perplexity announced ‘ Personal Computer,’ an AI agent that runs on PCs 24 hours a day to support PC work, and it was reported that NVIDIA would release ‘ NemoClaw,’ a platform for AI to autonomously execute tasks on users’ devices.

Four companies launched OpenClaw competitors in three weeks. Manus may have just just dropped the most interesting one.

“My Computer” can now access your local files, run terminal commands, build native apps, train ML models on your idle GPU, and operate your machine remotely… https://t.co/Msbt9FCBq3 pic.twitter.com/Ac5jd4prgH

— Josh Kale (@JoshKale) March 16, 2026