EMS provider cuts a day off hospital length of stay, with help from AI

In a time of inflation, talent shortages, supply chain challenges and shrinking capital, healthcare decision-makers must be more adept than ever at stretching dollars. And those headwinds are spurring some health system leaders to blaze new trails with emergency medical service providers in the world of artificial intelligence. “AI and predictive modeling are driving everything … Read more

Why tech bros are backing Trump

Getty Images Donald Trump, whose time in office made him a pariah to many in the business world, has found new champions among tech leaders as his path back to the White House takes shape. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, became the biggest name yet to throw his weight behind the former president this … Read more

eSafety increases pressure on tech giants over child abuse content

Apple, Meta and other tech giants have been ordered to report on the steps they are taking to address child sexual abuse material on their platforms twice a year, in an escalation of Australia’s online safety compliance regime. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant issued statutory notices to eight companies on Wednesday, requiring them to report … Read more

Coles, Woolworths reject offer to break protocol as state claims ‘shelves have been removed’

Supermarkets in South Australia have struggled to restock their shelves after CrowdStrike was shut down due to a state law. (Source: 7News) Coles and Woolworths have responded after an Australian state announced it would bend the rules following a global IT outage that saw millions of systems shut down. The two largest supermarkets were among … Read more

Key technologies driving NASA’s Mars exploration were discussed at the conference

Key technologies driving NASA’s Mars exploration were discussed at the conference by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) July 24, 2024 NASA continues to push the boundaries of space exploration with its mission to Mars. At a recent Mars conference, ten innovative technologies were highlighted, each playing a crucial role in the future … Read more

When Collaborating with Competitors Makes Sense

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock new ways of doing business. An idea that’s a non-starter at many organizations is collaborating with a competitor. But Yale School of Management professor Barry Nalebuff says leaders who refuse to … Read more

Healthcare recovering from CrowdStrike outage

Many affected health systems say they’re back up and running, days after a global IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update that took millions of Microsoft systems offline on July 19. The outage affected industries around the world – not least healthcare, where it caused some providers to revert to pen and paper after … Read more