Amazon Web Services has selected a Texas healthcare AI company for its global initiative to reduce health disparities.

A Chicago-based tech firm has received the healthcare competency designation from Amazon Web Services for its work keeping patient data secure.

Google appointed Bakul Patel, the former head of digital health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to develop and lead its unified digital health and regulatory strategy.

A women's health digital startup is set to open its first brick-and-mortar location in California.

The market for primary care disruptors — retail clinics that typically have a hybrid menu of virtual and in-patient care — is being flooded with competitors, eMarketer reported May 16.

Amazon's subscription-based service that helps caregivers provide remote support to older loved ones now supports up to 10 caregivers and allows primary caregivers to set up routines. 

Amanda Furr, MD, has been appointed national medical director of Chicago-based VillageMD.

Big tech may struggle with regulatory issues and product rollout issues in healthcare, according to Susan Lang, CEO of prescription drug consulting and analytics firm XIL Health as reported in EBN May 13. 

Oil giant Saudi Aramco's market capitalization surpassed Apple, dropping the tech company from its top spot as the world's most valuable firm, The Wall Street Journal reported May 12. 

Google and Samsung are partnering to make it easier for people to sync their health and fitness data across various apps.

Johnson & Johnson named Thibaut Mongon as CEO of its spin-off consumer health company. 

Economic headwinds are disrupting the high growth bubbles tech startups have created, forcing them to implement serious cost-cutting strategies like layoffs and sometimes even closure, The New York Times reported May 11. 

Nuance, an AI speech recognition company, partnered with the Health Management Academy to launch an AI collective for health system executives who are using AI and machine-learning in clinical and operational settings. 

Uber announced that it will cut back on hiring, seeing the process as a "privilege" in an attempt to focus on profitability, The Wall Street Journal reported May 9. 

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are 10 open positions as of May 6.

From launching a diabetes telehealth program to offering free health screenings nationwide, Walmart continues to increase its healthcare presence. Here are four most recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker's.

Amazon has been posting new job openings related to its health business. Below are seven positions the company recently posted:

Amazon, Lyft and Uber will cover fees for employees who are in need of an abortion, several news outlets reported. 

From seeking out a leader for its cloud technology sector to advocating alongside health systems for a permanent hospital-at-home care program, here are five healthcare moves Amazon made in April, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review.

Google fired a researcher who questioned a paper it published on the abilities of a specialized type of AI used in manufacturing computer chips, making it the third researcher fired after critiquing the company's AI, The New York Times reported May 2.