Category: AI

Inside Google’s Plans To Fix Healthcare With Generative AI

The tech giant is aiming to get on a strong competitive footing against Amazon and Microsoft, but experts say the tech faces challenges in the world of medicine.

Ex-Meta Researchers Have Raised $40 Million From Lux Capital For An AI Biotech Startup

Alex Rives, the research lead of Meta’s former AI protein team, is interim CEO for new startup EvolutionaryScale, which is developing biological large language models.

Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2023: AI And Data Dominate This Year’s List

The market’s obsession with data science and artificial intelligence is reflected in this year’s list of 25 companies we think most likely to reach $1 billion valuation.

Meet The Next Billion Dollar Startups 2023

We selected the 25 companies, out of 200 nominations, that we think have the best chance of becoming stars.

$6.16 Billion Per Drug Approval: Almost Half of Big Pharma Companies Hit Negative R&D Productivity

New study by the St Gallen consortium estimates the cost of one approved drug at $6.16 Billion. 7 of the top 16 pharma companies demonstrated negative R&D productivity.

This Health AI Startup Aims To Keep Doctors Up To Date On The Latest Science

OpenEvidence, which is valued at $425 million, is taking on one of AI’s big engineering challenges: large language models whose training is stuck in the past.

InnovationRx: The Lessons ‘Oppenheimer’ Holds For Biotech

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AI At The Doctor? Amazon Launches New Service As Google, Microsoft Aim At Merging Healthcare With Artificial Intelligence

Amazon is continuing its expansion into the health space with the launch of a new generative AI tool called HealthScribe, meant to take over some time-consuming administrative tasks of doctor’s offices and clinics, the company said.

Cigna Sued Over Algorithm Allegedly Used To Deny Coverage To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Patients

The software system allows claim rejections without doctors ever opening patient medical records, according to the lawsuit.

This AI Chatbot Has Helped Doctors Treat 3 Million People–And May Be Coming To A Hospital Near You

With a new $59 million investment, digital health startup K Health is looking to scale its AI technology in hospitals, starting with new strategic investor Cedars-Sinai.