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The 1 minute healthtech roundup
Hey Friends,
This week, GPT-3 blows everyones’ mind, Oxford COVID-19 trials look promising and the European Commission investigates Google’s Fitbit acquisition.
News Bites 🥪
💰 Teladoc Health reaches agreement to buy Livongo in a $18.5 billion deal
🤯 OpenAI launched an incredibly powerful AI tool (GPT-3) which is blowing everyones’ mind
🙏 Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine trials ‘look promising’ according to the Economist
👊 European Commission to investigate Google’s Fitbit acquisition
💯 Dr Charlotte Lee (UK Director of Big Health) was profiled on MobiHealthNews
What to Listen to 🔊
The Health-tech Podcast — #119: Do No Harm with Robyn Symon
Doctors are our healers, yet they have the highest rate of suicide among any profession. DO NO HARM is a new film which premiered at the Cleveland International Film Festival and uncovers our sick healthcare system.
This week, James talks to the film’s creator Robyn Symon.
Medicine and the Machine — Dr Anthony Fauci
Dr Eric Topol talks to Dr Anthony Fauci who is leading the US’s coronavirus response.
“We’re going to get through it”
Events 🧠
Thursday 27th August: Publicize Connect: Healthtech -- an online event that connects the media and healthtech startups
That’s it, until next time 👋
James
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