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Healthcare

UnitedHealth CEO Replaced by Predecessor as Stock Plummets

UnitedHealth Group has called in its CEO to deal with a Medicare Advantage program that’s crunching margins.

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Industries

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Bite at Major Amtrak Contract

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has held talks with the Federal Railroad Administration about building a multi-billion dollar Amtrak tunnel.

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Healthcare

Trump Prescribes Deep Discounts for Big Pharma

The Trump administration promised to drastically cut prescription drugs prices in the US, where the industry makes most of its money.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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International Economics

Optimism Overpowers Market Uncertainty Following US-China Trade Thaw

The US and China shocked the world in announcing a 90 day trade truce, turning weeks of uncertainty into a day of optimism.

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Advisor Upside

Inside the Interval Fund from Vanguard, Blackstone, Wellington

The announcement follows similar plans by prominent asset managers like State Street, Apollo, KKR and Capital Group.

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Advisor Upside

Clients are Getting Younger and Younger

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When advisors start working with investors early, it can form strong relationships that last potentially decades.

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

CIO Upside

Microsoft Patents Signal Demand for Explainable AI

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Because these models often operate in a so-called “black box,” many users have little to no understanding of them.

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