From a nationwide telehealth rollout to lobbying Congress for home healthcare reimbursement, we detail Amazon’s most significant healthcare plays in 2021.

A look back at Microsoft’s bustling year in healthcare: From a multibillion dollar acquisition to new tech launches, we detail Microsoft’s 5 most significant healthcare plays in 2021.

It’s reportedly on a health tech hiring spree amid data practice controversies—but we think Big Tech’s difficulty in disrupting healthcare and waning consumer trust could hamper its healthcare impact.

Microsoft’s tie-up with Truveta could help it plant deeper roots in healthcare: Big Tech companies have had a hard time penetrating healthcare due to a lack of trust, but exclusive access to Truveta’s database backed by 17 prominent health systems could change that for Microsoft.

Google gets health data deal with a top dog provider: The Big Tech co linked up with HCA Healthcare to boost its health records—though this cracks open another chance for Google to lock in its hold in healthcare, it’ll still contend with patient privacy concerns.

Are virtual clinical trials just as good as in-person? HumanFirst and Duke’s Clinical Research Institute are studying how clinical trials can best use remote monitoring tech—which starts to answer the big question of whether digital health tracking data is reliable enough to inform big healthcare decisions.

This report explains the rise of tech-focused SDOH initiatives among US health insurers and hospitals, unpacks how these entities’ heavier focus on SDOH has ushered in opportunities for digital health vendors and tech companies operating at the periphery of healthcare to help address nonclinical health gaps, and lays out the factors driving the prioritization of SDOH and inhibiting these efforts’ growth.

Neobank and Big Tech competition, rising mobile adoption, and new touchpoints like the metaverse are pushing banks to rethink their branch footprints. They must react to evolving consumer banking preferences so they can future-proof their branches.

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Big banks are cutting costs, and merchants are moving to cashless transactions. Here’s how neobanks are connecting with cash-first customers.

It wants to know what obstacles the public faces when seeking customer service help at big banks. Here’s why banks of all sizes should focus on the customer experience.

On the same day, it listed on the NASDAQ and launched US banking operations, aiming to challenge Big Tech and payments providers by tapping into immigrant populations.

The outspoken business magnate outlined his visions for the Big Tech in a company all-hands.

Big Tech post-Roe: As tech giants like Google respond to abortion rights loss, they face a quagmire of choices about strengthening digital privacy, censorship, and where to do business.

Tech’s labor tug of war: Big Tech is raising pay and discouraging union efforts, but an increasing number of workers are banking on unions to give them a voice in negotiating working conditions and benefits.

Big Tech has a role to play in abortion legislation: Tech firms have taken pro-choice stances, but state laws could complicate their position.

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Apple raising worker pay by more than 10%: It’s the latest Big Tech company to take steps to retain talent during the Great Resignation, a move that could set the tone for various industries.