The U.S. artificial intelligence market is expected to grow to $6.6 billion by 2021, according to an Accenture report.

Microsoft launched genomic processing services on Azure, the company's cloud computing service, in the U.S., Western Europe and Southeast Asia Feb. 28.

Helix closed a Series B funding round at an expected $200 million, the direct-to-consumer genomics company announced March 1.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans to step down from his post as chairman of the board of OpenAI, a nonprofit artificial intelligence research company he co-founded in 2015.

Nebula Genomics, a blockchain startup spearheaded by Harvard University's George Church, PhD, seeks to help people better understand their genomic data by leveraging cryptocurrency technology, according to STAT.

More employers are demanding data on how their employees use health benefits, according to Employee Benefit Adviser.

A team of Australian researchers from IBM Research and the University of Melbourne developed an "epileptic seizure prediction system," according to study results published in EBioMedicine.

A team of Google researchers developed an artificial intelligence system that predicts medical outcomes like mortality and readmissions based on patient data held in EHRs, Quartz reports.

In an effort to improve access to palliative care, a team of researchers from Stanford (Calif.) University developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to predict patient death, CNBC reports.

A team of researchers from Atlanta-based Emory University developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to predict a patient's likelihood of developing sepsis in real-time, according to a study published in the journal Critical Care Medicine.