Private equity giant Blackstone has withdrawn from a consortium seeking to invest in TikTok’s U.S. operations, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The latest change came as uncertainty has mounted and there have been several delays in the TikTok deal now at the center of U.S.-China trade talks. Blackstone had planned … Read more
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Friday after Iran launched missiles at Israel in response to intensive Israeli strikes aimed at crippling Tehran’s ability to build nuclear weapons. Explosions were heard and seen over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as sirens sounded across Israel following what the country’s military spokesman said was the firing of missiles … Read more
Larry Ellison, Chairman of Oracle, has overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the second-richest person in the world. Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to lead the list with a net worth of $251 billion. Ellison’s net worth is now approximately $206 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list. Bezos, who has fluctuated between the … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Deepa Param Singhal, Vice President – Applications, Oracle India, to know more about the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence impacting healthcare and how Oracle is contributing by way of connected data approach. AI impacting patient careRecent technological innovations have extended their reach into the healthcare sector, notably through the … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Rajesh Viswanathan, CTO, Inovalon, to discuss their investments and efforts in leveraging India as the centre for cloud transformation in healthcare that will significantly enhance patient outcomes. Cloud technology impacting patient careAs more and more of the patients’ data goes online, it has become more and more important for … Read more
Software firm Oracle on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees, rescinded job offers, and cut back open positions within its health unit, the Insider reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The layoffs follow thousands of cuts in corporate America as companies wrestle with elevated levels of inflation and rising interest rates. Oracle’s health … Read more
LAS VEGAS: For years, the world has prioritised “shopping way over healthcare”, Larry Ellison told a packed gathering at Oracle CloudWorld here last month. “Shopping’s important, health is not – that’s not right. ” For tech magnate Ellison, now 78, the Covid pandemic has been a wake-up call. “We have such a fabulous global system … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Deepa Param Singhal, Vice President, Oracle Applications to figure out the impact and growth of adoption and integration of technology within the healthcare ecosystem. As we enter the post-pandemic era, what are some of the healthcare-specific trends that may have an impact on the industry in the coming years?In … Read more
Las Vegas: As India rolls out 5G in select cities, the role of the technology in delivery optimum healthcare in remote areas cannot be denied and according to Cloud major Oracle, countries like India can benefit the most basically on two fronts: super-fast and real-time delivery of telemedicine and ambulance care especially in remote areas. … Read more
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, global technology companies have joined governments and the international business community in cutting ties with the world’s largest country over its ongoing military actions. Companies including Apple, Google, and Meta are restricting the availability of their products and services to Russian users. Similarly, AMD, Dell, TSMC, and Intel are … Read more