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Disruptors

Amazon is speaking to advisers regarding a potential deal to acquire fitness company Peloton, which would further entrench the tech giant into the health and wellness industry, Time reported Feb. 5. 

Rideshare company Uber has been making moves to disrupt the healthcare space in recent months, most notably the appointment of its first chief medical officer. Here are five healthcare moves the company has made in the past four months:

Calm, a relaxation app, acquired Ripple Health, a health technology company, to help build out a suite of services created to support mental health, CNBC reported Feb. 2.

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Google's expected sales for the fourth quarter of 2021 were 27 percent higher year-over-year because of an increase in digital advertising on the company's online search, video and internet platforms, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 1.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced in October that it would make a shift into the virtual world. This shift brought change to the careers of its 68,000 employees, The New York Times reported Jan. 31.

Google Cloud rearranged its leadership of sales and partnerships operations amid heightened competition from Amazon's and Microsoft's cloud infrastructures, CNBC reported Jan. 28.

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