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Teladoc buys mental health company UpLift to help boost struggling BetterHelp unit
Teladoc Health Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Virtual care provider Teladoc Health, which has seen its market value plummet over the past five years, said Wednesday that it acquired mental health company UpLift for $30 million in cash. […]
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Oracle engineers caused days-long software outage at U.S. hospitals
Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2018 conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle engineers mistakenly triggered a five-day software outage at a number of Community Health Systems hospitals, causing the facilities to temporarily […]
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On air, ’60 Minutes’ reporter says ‘none of us is happy’ about changes that led top producer to quit
Scott Pelley attends the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration at Paramount Studios on May 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison | Wireimage | Getty Images “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley paid tribute Sunday to Bill Owens, the show’s executive producer who resigned last week, saying on the air that “none of us is happy” […]
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White House journalists celebrate the First Amendment at the annual press dinner
There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment. The stripped-down festivities were a reflection of the somber tone in Washington at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, in which he has battled with […]
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Comcast beats first-quarter earnings estimates despite losing broadband customers
Customers enter an Xfinity Store by Comcast on February 24, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Comcast surpassed first-quarter expectations on Thursday even as the company lost broadband customers amid heightened competition. While domestic broadband revenue was up 1.7% to $6.56 billion, Comcast lost 199,000 total […]
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Adobe to launch mobile app for AI image generation tool as OpenAI steps up rivalry
Adobe’s new artificial intelligence image models, Firefly Image Model 4 and Firefly Image Model 4 Ultra, can generate hyper-realistic pictures in response to user prompts. Adobe LONDON — Adobe plans to launch a mobile version of its artificial intelligence image generation tool Firefly, stepping up a challenge to OpenAI as the Microsoft-backed startup advances its […]
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Why cable companies like Comcast and Charter are leaning into mobile service
10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Cable companies are increasingly calling on mobile for their next big opportunity. The cable industry’s foray into wireless has long been considered a retention tool for the behemoth broadband business. Less than a decade after cable giants like Comcast and Charter Communications jumped into the mobile business, the […]
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YouTube turns 20 and is on track to be the biggest media company by revenue
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Twenty years ago today when Jawed Karim uploaded a grainy 19-second clip titled “Me at the Zoo” to his new platform, YouTube, he ushered in a new era in online video. The video of Karim visiting the San Diego Zoo was the first to appear on YouTube, the video […]
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Asian Americans take bigger share of sports viewership, Nielsen says
Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates as he approaches home plate after hitting a game-winning, walk off homer to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 at Dodger Stadium,. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Asian Americans are making up a bigger share […]
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Nintendo Switch 2 retail preorder to begin April 24 following tariff delays
An attendee wearing a Super Mario costume uses a Nintendo Switch 2 game console while playing a video game during the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, April 11, 2025. Isabel Infantes | Reuters Nintendo on Friday announced that retail preorder for its Nintendo Switch […]
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