23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021
Most corporations are not going to look out for your privacy. And we now have a federal government intent on using your data for bad purposes. Frank Figliuzzi / @frankfigliuzzi : 23andMe is declaring...
A profile of Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel on social media, whose YouTube channel for educational children's videos has over 4.8M subscribers
The YouTube star of “Songs for Littles,” an online video series that pulls millions of views, says she's found her calling in encouraging children to speak. Twitter: @joepostingg , @larryferlazzo , @s...
Friends and colleagues of Tony Hsieh say he was privately coping with issues of mental health and addiction, made worse by COVID lockdowns, over the past year
a sad tale of someone losing touch with reality and being aided and abetted by so-called friends https://www.forbes.com/... Jeff Atwood / @codinghorror : A disturbing read, but an important reminder t...
Kang-Xing Jin, friend of Mark Zuckerberg and long-time Facebook employee, is leading efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about coronavirus on the site
As the company works to contain coronavirus misinformation, Facebook's head of health steps into the spotlight. Tweets: @tonyromm , @peterbotting , @blmohr , @vincekuraitis , @ccheever , @chrissyfarr ...
AliveCor, a maker of heart-monitoring tech, says Priya Abani, a former Amazon Alexa director, will be its new CEO, after Vic Gundotra stepped down in January
Christina Farr / CNBC : Tweets: @matzkinhealth , @chrissyfarr , and @chrissyfarr . Thanks: @chrissyfarr Tweets: Andrew Matzkin / @matzkinhealth : Will be interesting to whether/how AliveCor renews it...
Vic Gundotra steps down as CEO of AliveCor but will remain on the board, which is expected to announce a replacement from within the company in the coming weeks
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Profile of Epic Systems, a privately held healthcare software company based in Wisconsin that claims to hold medical records for more than 50% of US patients
@nytimes http://www.nytimes.com/... Jess Shull / @jgshull : Epic is poorly designed. Full stop. It still carries code from 1979?? And seeing an open heart surgery is NOT the same as using the EHR soft...
Profile of Epic Systems, a privately held healthcare software company based in Wisconsin that claims to hold medical records for more than 50% of US patients
@nytimes http://www.nytimes.com/... Joyce Novacek Ragard / @joycenovacek : I worked at Epic for 3.5 yrs & I think the way Epic treats its (thousands of) employees deserves more attention. The turnover...
Profile of Epic Systems, a privately held healthcare software company based in Wisconsin that claims to hold medical records for more than 50% of US patients
The engineers at Epic Systems work on a campus full of childish whimsy but also sit in on open-heart surgery. Tweets: @chrissyfarr , @katekelly , @joycenovacek , @fdmts , @nytimes , @stevecase , @davi...
Profile of Quanttus, a failed startup borne out of research to measure blood pressure with a watch, whose alumns now populate health teams at big tech companies
- In 2012, a group of MIT researchers came up with an idea to measure blood pressure around the clock with a wristwatch. Tweets: @chrissyfarr and @mdmajmudar Tweets: Christina Farr / @chrissyfarr : I ...