HIMSS roundup—Big Tech pushes deeper into healthcare AI: A slew of firms are taking on healthcare AI, but they still need to address a huge challenge—trust.

Apple hypes up Vision Pro for healthcare: It’s getting healthcare apps for surgical assistance, medical education, and more. But most physicians are proceeding with caution—for now.

Microsoft’s demand for AI infrastructure sends Oracle’s shares soaring: Oracle’s affordability and healthcare moves last year, followed by AI investments in 2024, are set to grow its cloud presence.

Ad-supported streaming and live sports are accelerating pay TV’s decline: The largest pay TV providers lost 5 million subscribers in 2023, while SVOD’s market share grew.

Reuters joins the list of publications with AI licensing deals: CEO Steve Hasker said the company has $8 billion set aside for AI spending and multiple content licensing deals.

X debuts on smart TVs to rival YouTube, leveraging high-profile collaborations for a notable pivot: Musk's strategy faces quality hurdles.

Streaming platforms face tough Oscars night, with Netflix winning only one award and Apple TV+'s 'Killers' left empty-handed: Traditional studios continue their dominance.

Apple, Google, and Microsoft are altering business models by opening app markets, data sharing, and consumer choice. Global ripple effects could follow.

Startups like Perplexity play an endless game of catch-up with Big Tech on AI: Scarce and expensive hardware for model training is creating a fairness gap that will be difficult to close.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss the most important parts of the EU's new AI Act, what's missing, and how these rules could shape US regulation. "In Other News," we talk about what nefarious GPTs can get up to and a card-linked buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Carina Perkins and Yory Wurmser.

Out of all US generations, Gen Z is willing to pay the most ($229.14 per month) for websites, apps, and online services if they could not access them for free (no ads or subscription fee), according to November 2023 data from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).

Following “voluminous” feedback from banks, regulators will reconsider their controversial proposal.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss why TikTok might not actually be a social media platform, how much young people use it to search for things, and whether TikTok Shop is ruining TikTok. "In Other News," we talk about the battle between Threads and X (formerly Twitter), as well as whether Snap distancing itself from social media will work and start a trend. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg and director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman.

Xoom will offer customers fee-free remittances via PayPal USD to attract new stablecoin users

The bank’s offering faced competition from its own card-linked installment plans as well as from BNPL fintechs with expansive ecosystems

LinkedIn Premium is the company’s AI proving ground: After making $1.7 billion in subscription revenues thanks to AI, the company looks to expand the tech elsewhere.

Reddit launches Reddit Pro for businesses, offering free tools for growth ahead of IPO: Over 200 brands show early interest in insights and analytics offering in beta phase.

Instagram beat TikTok in 2023 downloads thanks to Threads: Meta’s social media app is back on top, but it still trails TikTok in crucial areas.