Thursday

16 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say

Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say

Assort Health, a startup that uses AI to automate patient communication for specialty healthcare practices, has raised about $50 million…
Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program Monday. CEO Stephen Gillett announced the…
Microsoft headquarters go into lockdown after activists take over Brad Smith’s office

Microsoft headquarters go into lockdown after activists take over Brad Smith’s office

Protesters stormed Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters on Monday and made it into president Brad Smith’s office in Building 34, forcing a…
These 7 tech “upgrades” made everything worse instead of better

These 7 tech “upgrades” made everything worse instead of better

We’ve somehow arrived at this strange cultural reflex where the word upgrade is practically synonymous with progress. The assumption is…
These 6 true crime docs skip the murder and keep you hooked

These 6 true crime docs skip the murder and keep you hooked

As a true crime fanatic, I sometimes just want something a little lower-stakes than the usual murder plot documentaries that…
Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office

Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office

Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office of the…
Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago.…
Recent books from the MIT community

Recent books from the MIT community

Data, Systems, and Society: Harness AI for Societal GoodBy Munther A. Dahleh, professor of EECS and founding director of the…
Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome

Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome

Anthropic is launching a research preview of a browser-based AI agent powered by its Claude AI models, the company announced…
Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors

Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors

Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a…