An interview with Google VP for Health and Home Rishi Chandra on shutting down Fit by the end of 2026, Fitbit's rebrand to Google Health, Health Coach, and more
here's what to knowStephen Schenck /Android Authority:Fitbit is now Google Health — and it's not just a simple rebrandTyler Lee /Phandroid:The Fitbit app is dead — long live Google HealthTaylor Helgre...
Google Health VP David Feinberg, who led Google's COVID-19 initiatives, will depart the company to take over as CEO at electronic health records company Cerner
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Sources: Google is downsizing its health team, which was working on sensors and health records, and moving them to Fitbit as part of a major reorganization
- Google's young health division is splintering, according to employees and an email seen by Insider. Tweets: @dodgeblake , @hughlangley , and @counternotions Tweets: Blake Dodge / @dodgeblake : Anoth...
Scientists criticize a lack of transparency in AI research, citing issues of replication in research and unequal access to code, proprietary data, and hardware
with dangerous consequences. Replication by different researchers would expose problems sooner, making AI stronger for everyone” #NLProc stop publishing what is not replicable https://www.technologyre...
Scientists criticize a lack of transparency in AI research, citing issues of replication in research and unequal access to code, proprietary data, and hardware
Tech giants dominate research but the line between real breakthrough and product showcase can be fuzzy. Some scientists have had enough. Tweets: @techreview , @techreview , @techreview , @techreview ...
Experts say the lack of detailed methods and source code in Google's AI research for predicting breast cancer “undermines scientific value”
Back in January, Google Health, the branch of Google focused on health-related research, clinical tools, and partnerships for health care services …
Sources: Google's scattered health care projects unify under Google Health, which now has over 500 employees and is led by former Geisinger CEO David Feinberg
- More than 500 people now work at Google Health, mostly out of the Palo Alto offices formerly occupied by smart home group Nest.
DeepMind's health subsidiary, maker of an app called Streams that helps with diagnosing specific conditions, is moving under the newly-formed Google Health unit
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