Facebook's parent company Meta recently launched Threads as a competitor to Twitter, but data suggests the medical community is hesitant to make the jump to the new online community, Medpage Today reported July 14.
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Retail giant Amazon has been conducting a layoff spree as part of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's plan to eliminate 18,000 jobs throughout the organization, some of which include employees spearheading its healthcare initiatives.
Optum's revenues and earnings both grew by double digits in the second quarter, its parent company, UnitedHealth Group, reported July 14.
Apple's new iPhone could be equipped with artificial intelligence to track users' moods, sleep and breathing, The Daily Mail reported.
Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.
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Amazon Pharmacy has let go of about 80 staffers, Semafor reported July 13.
Elon Musk is creating a new artificial intelligence company, dubbed xAI, which will work closely with Tesla and Twitter, CNN reported July 12.
CVS Health Ventures said it backed a startup that helps launch other startups because it believes the company can have a "multiplier" effect on digital health.
Google's generative artificial intelligence platform for healthcare is more than 90 percent accurate in making clinical decisions, on par with human providers, a July 12 study in Nature found.
Amazon and CVS are among the top-performing digital pharmacies, according to a new report from marketing intelligence company Corporate Insight.