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Healthcare is seeing unprecedented investment, innovation and disruption
Healthcare is a sector that we knew would not only survive but thrive in – ironically – the most dangerous pandemic of recent times. Read more…
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Tracking the rise of telehealth as part of digital adoption in Asia-Pacific
Analysts have noted the rise of telehealth, part of a general ‘COVID-19 inspired’ acceleration of digital adoption in Asia-Pacific countries. Read more…
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Healthcare: big tech’s biggest market and it’s changing more than medicine
Healthcare has been a major target for big tech companies for some years and now it is changing the shape of healthcare itself. Read more…
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India’s Tata on investment spree, buys stake in healthcare startup
Tata Digital is acquiring a majority stake in 1MG Technologies, which offers healthcare services, diagnostics and teleconsultation services. Read more…
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Pandemic spurs the use of wearables, but have they been a benefit?
Wearables have helped to detect early COVID symptoms, and they have also helped people live healthier lives and take care of their wellbeing. Read more…
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Will taking to the air with drones save telco fortunes? Something needs to.
When Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm poured cold water on prospects of any real incentives to save telco fortunes in Europe, his timing was off. Read more…
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5G Success stories are rare, until you talk to Jacob Groote, EVP, 5G at KPN
The search for 5G success stories in 5G is disappointing, then we talked to Jacob Groote, CTO of KPN about some interesting initiatives. Read more…
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AI for Health, a UN initiative with a solid foundation but much to do
Think AI for Health and you tend to think of remote diagnostics, AI powered walking sticks and tricky operations being carried out over 5G. Read more…
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Healthcare is being transformed and is transforming other sectors, fast
Healthcare was already being transformed by technology and now this transformation has been accelerating because of the pandemic. Read more…
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iDiabCare – new mobile application to help monitor diabetics’ health
A Taiwanese solution provider has developed iDiabCare, an app that helps patients control their health and manage their diabetic symptoms. Read more…
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Baidu in talks to raise $2 billion for AI healthcare startup
Baidu is in talks with investors to raise up to $2 billion for a biotech startup, which will use AI technology to discover new drugs. Read more…
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Digital transformation, cloud, get boost from COVID-19
It is not surprising that both digital transformation and cloud take up will both get a boost from the current pandemic. Read more…
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App usage reports point way for future healthcare apps, and others?
Statistics are beginning to emerge about app usage on mobile networks during the pandemic. Strava usage has more than tripled. Read more…
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Looking through pandemic lens: Superboosting the Islamic digital economy
The global Islamic economy is evolving with technology playing a more crucial role in the quest for survival and laying the seeds of recovery Read more…
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IoT does not need 5G to succeed but a pandemic helps
Too many in the industry have said far too often that the success of the IoT depends on 5G. It clearly does not. But a crisis helps. Read more…
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COVID-19 spread shows GSMA totally made the right call on MWC
When the GSMA canceled MWC over COVID-19, some argued it was an irrational decision because the flu kills way more people. Here’s why that’s a bad argument. Read more…
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IoT in healthcare gets much needed shot of cybersecurity
Information security risks and challenges in the healthcare industry are well documented and much maligned. Read more…
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As tech, 5G excitement wanes, in healthcare it’s all kicking off
While the general high tech world is running out of things to say, it is no surprise that big tech companies are piling into healthcare. Read more…
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AI underwritten insurance will surge over next 5 years: report
Research forecasts that the value of AI underwritten insurance premiums will exceed $20 billion by 2024, up from an estimated $1.3 billion in 2019. Read more…
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Can our security woes be solved by the healthcare industry?
Talking of security, which we were very recently, it is extraordinary how healthcare innovations are throwing off a very useful by-product. Read more…