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Tesla's AI robot the top priority for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said a humanoid AI robot was the most important product his company hopes to develop this year, CNBC reported Jan. 27. -
Co-founder of Microsoft's AI lab takes aim at startup funding process
The co-founder and CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI, an artificial intelligence lab, mocked the startup funding process by tweeting that the lab raised $250 million in a series A funding round after six other rounds, CNBC reported Jan. 27. -
Google Cloud seeking blockchain experts
Google Cloud is putting together a team of blockchain experts to create a business around blockchain applications for healthcare, retail and various other industries, CNBC reported Jan. 27. -
How Google's early bet, 23andMe, has paid off
As an early investor in commercial genetic testing company 23andMe, Google bet on an experiment that has since paid off, CNBC reported Jan. 25. -
Uber Health taps 1st CMO
Uber Health, the healthcare arm of the rideshare giant, has hired its first chief medical officer. -
CVS CEO on disrupting traditional healthcare: 4 things to know
Karen Lynch, chief executive officer of CVS Health, described what CVS has been doing to disrupt the traditional landscape of the healthcare industry to The New York Times on Jan. 21. -
Unilever won't raise offer for GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer joint venture
After three rejected bids, London-based Unilever is throwing in the towel, stating that it will not raise its $68 billion offer to purchase GSK Consumer Healthcare, the joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 19. -
Apple's 7 most recent health-related job openings
Apple recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are seven open positions, as of Jan. 19: -
Unilever fighting to buy GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer joint venture
After three rejected bids, London-based Unilever said it is still interested in purchasing GSK Consumer Healthcare, which is a joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer and makes popular products such as Advil and ChapStick, The New York Times reported Jan. 18. -
Apple gives top talent up to $180K stock bonuses as Meta tries to lure engineers
Apple has been issuing significant stock bonuses to some engineers to retain talent as tech rival Meta becomes competition. -
Amazon taps new leader for healthcare efforts
Amazon tapped Neil Lindsay to oversee its healthcare efforts as it continues to expand its telehealth, online pharmacy and diagnostics units, among other healthcare initiatives, CNBC reported Dec. 15. -
Google shakes up healthcare strategy in 2021: A timeline of key developments
Google made several moves in 2021 to shake up and strengthen its healthcare presence, from restructuring its health unit to inking a slew of partnerships with hospitals and health systems. -
CVS, Microsoft forge digital care partnership
CVS Health and Microsoft established a strategic partnership focused on digital health and personalized care, the two companies said Dec. 2. -
Telehealth platform Hims & Hers teams up with Uber for healthcare deliveries
The personalized medicine-focused telehealth startup Hims & Hers has partnered with Uber, allowing customers to order products through the UberEats app, the company announced Nov. 29. -
Best Buy buys remote monitoring platform for $400M: 4 details on its healthcare plans
Best Buy closed its acquisition of remote care monitoring platform Current Health for about $400 million, company CEO Corie Barry said during its third-quarter earnings call Nov. 23. -
Retail disruptors are carving out space in clinical trial deliveries: 4 PwC report insights
National pharmacies, retail health clinics, physician practices and trial tech companies are emerging as significant disruptors to the traditional clinical trial delivery model, according to a November PwC report. -
Amazon Cloud CEO shifts healthcare strategy in race with Microsoft, Google
Amazon Cloud CEO Adam Selipsky said the company is going to develop more products catered to specific industries, such as healthcare and telecommunications, to avoid getting too comfortable in broader cloud offerings, Bloomberg reported Nov. 17. -
Amazon Care has a new customer: Hilton
Hilton's U.S. employees who are enrolled in a corporate health plan will have access to Amazon Care in 2022, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed with Becker's. -
Northwell Health, Apple deploy app to give real-time surgery insights
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and Apple partnered to deploy an iPad app that provides medical professionals trauma care insights in real time. -
Johnson & Johnson CEO joining Apple's board to strengthen health focus
Alex Gorsky, the chair and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, has been elected to serve on Apple's board of directors to guide the technology company's healthcare push.
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