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K Health raises $45 million to apply AI to telemedicine

February 27, 2020
Approximately 87% of all Americans are covered by some form of health insurance, but that’s not to suggest they don’t spend an exorbitant amount on regular doctor’s appointments. The average charge for patients with problems requiring comprehensive evaluations is $234, according to the Healthcare Blue Book, which doesn’t account for transportation to the office and other incurred treatment…
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Facial recognition startup Clearview AI says its full client list was stolen

February 26, 2020
You might expect a high-profile (and controversial) facial recognition startup like Clearview AI would have its data locked down, but it turns out it’s just as vulnerable as almost any other company to malicious individuals. In a notification obtained by The Daily Beast, the company says a recent vulnerability allowed someone to gain “unauthorized access” to a list of all of…
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LinkSquares raises $14.5 million to expedite contract management with AI

February 26, 2020
It takes between 20 days to 30 days for a company to create, negotiate, and finalize a contract, according to Aberdeen Research. And it isn’t cheap — the amount businesses spend on a standard procurement contract increased 38% from 2011 to 2017, to an average of $6,900. Spurred on by this, Chris Combs and Vishal Sunak, a former Raytheon software engineer and director of sales operations at…
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Amazon pilots AI-powered customer support agents

February 25, 2020
Might AI help improve customer service for the millions of people who shop on Amazon.com? Amazon intends to find out. In a blog post, the Seattle tech giant revealed that it’s testing two AI-based systems to handle incoming shopper inquiries. One fields requests from customers automatically and without human intervention, while the other helps human service agents respond more quickly and…
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