Author: Anderson

All things AI was the dominant theme at last week’s ViVE conference in Nashville. Dozens of companies launched new AI solutions at the event, experts spoke about the technology during most panel sessions, and AI was of course a frequent discussion point in my interviews and conversations. The leaders I spoke with agreed that healthcare AI is developing at a rapid rate — and that the industry’s attitude on how to best regulate and deploy this technology is evolving every day. They also agreed it’s clear that AI will play a major role in care delivery for years to come.…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has started quietly rehiring some of the Food and Drug Administration employees it fired last week, according to nine agency sources, shortly after letting them go in a process that insiders described as abrupt and haphazard.  The total number of employees rehired is unclear, but in at least some cases the reinstatements appeared to be broad. All 12 of the people who worked in the office reviewing surgical and infection control devices were reinstated, an agency source said. Two of three people in the FDA’s digital health office who had been let go were rehired, as…

InvestCloud See full company profile “> has teamed up with Apollo Global Management See full company profile “> to launch the Private Markets Account (PMA) Network, enabling financial advisors to seamlessly integrate private and public market investments within a single managed account. The partnership allows InvestCloud’s clients to incorporate Apollo’s private market model portfolios into their advisory platforms. By leveraging InvestCloud’s APL technology, which supports over $3 trillion in assets, advisors gain streamlined access to alternative investments, including private equity, real assets, and fixed-income replacements. Apollo becomes the founding alternative asset manager in the PMA Network, a new ecosystem connecting…

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Today, everything is frictionless. Whether you’re parking your car, selling your home, hitting the drive-thru or drying your hair, there’s a company promising to save you time and eliminate any hassle you might encounter. Frictionlessness is the final form of the American cult of convenience —the culmination of an ongoing effort to satisfy consumers’ desire for faster, easier and more complete satisfaction.  In the digital era, frictionlessness is also a growth driver: The easier it becomes to use a product or…

The Galaxy S25 Edge has appeared in a leaked videoSpecs were shown off alongside the designThe video has since been pulled and is no longer availableWe’ve been impressed so far with the Samsung Galaxy S25 series (see our Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review, for example), and there’s one more S25 phone yet to launch – the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, which just got shown off in a new hands-on video leak.The video has now been pulled, but not before SamMobile, tipster @MaxJmb, and others got a look at it. In terms of the design of the handset, it matches up…

While tires usually tend to capture most of the attention, wheels are just as important, serving as the foundation for optimal functionality. An integrated wheel-tire system isn’t just about compatibility, it’s about creating a complete solution that enhances performance, reduces risks, and boosts overall efficiency.“When components are mismatched, the consequences can be severe with uneven wear, reduced equipment life and safety issues,” explains Pasquale Fabbricatore, Product Manager Trelleborg Wheels. “That’s why integrated solutions have become increasingly important. By offering complete systems, we not only improve performance but also ensure cost efficiency and safety.”As a manufacturer of both tires and wheels,…

AMD will announce the highly anticipated Radeon RX 9070-series graphics cards on February 28, seven days from now, at 8 AM ET via its YouTube channel. Many users are looking forward to this launch, hoping the price-to-performance ratio will be more palatable and readily available for purchase.AMD’s marketing materials have included renders of what many thought would be the reference design for the Radeon RX 9070 or Radeon RX 9070 XT. However, in its latest banner, AMD clarified that the design is an “Artistic Render. Not Available for Purchase,” which implies that the chipmaker will not release any ‘Made by…

A fight over the future of cancer care is playing out in a behind-the-scenes battle over Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s proposed new hospital, underscoring the intense stakes in the business breakup between two of Massachusetts’ most prominent health care brands. Dana-Farber has proposed building a $1.7 billion, 300-bed cancer center as it severs its long-standing partnership with Brigham and Women’s, which provides in-hospital care for Dana patients. But the acrimonious split between the two storied institutions took another turn when a new report from the state of Massachusetts revealed that Brigham’s corporate parent, Mass General Brigham, has been lobbying against the Dana-Farber…

GEICO See full company profile “> has ended 2024 with a $7.8 billion underwriting profit, more than doubling its profit from 2023. The underwriting profit reflected higher average premiums per auto policy, lower claims frequencies and improved operating efficiencies. These effects were partially offset by less favorable development of prior accident years’ claims estimates, increases in average claims severities and losses from catastrophe events. Premiums written increased $3.1 billion (7.7%) in 2024 compared to 2023, reflecting an increase in average written premiums per auto policy of 7.8%, primarily attributable to rate increases, partially offset by a 0.5% decrease in policies-in-force…

Write Warz is the recently launched debut title of Boltz Entertainment, a co-op party game that turns the act of storytelling into strategic (and often funny) warfare against your opponents. Building on the tradition of Jackbox-style titles like Quiplash or RiffTrax, Write Warz instead offers a longer-form avenue of storytelling between friends, as up to 6 players can join together to build the narrative. The game launches on Steam in early access on March 6, with horror and pirate-based themes. Each game within Write Warz is a round robin-style iteration where every round, the players each contribute a sentence or…