At TechCrunch Disrupt, Netflix VP of Gaming Mike Verdu dropped two bits of news about the streaming giant’s foray into games. Verdu said that Netflix is “seriously exploring a cloud gaming offering.” The company will also open a new gaming studio in Southern California. “It’s a value add. We’re not asking you to subscribe as […]
Netflix to expand into cloud gaming, opens new studio in Southern California by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
The multi-decade rise in healthcare costs isn’t expected to reverse course any time soon. In search of a fix, Adun Akanni and TJ Ademiluyi co-founded Alaffia Health in 2020, one of the startups participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200. The healthtech company uses machine learning to try to identify fraud, waste and abuse in […]
Alaffia Health taps AI to detect errors in hospital bills by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
For many people who live with depression, medication is an important part of managing the condition. But knowing which will work for you can be a difficult months-long process. Circular Genomics claims its new form of genetic testing can identify which medications will work for a patient in a fraction of that time. As some […]
Circular Genomics uses RNA to stop depression meds being a guessing game by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
While QR codes emerged as something of a technology poster-child during the pandemic, garnering a new lease of life in everything from restaurant menus to contactless payments, there remains a certain inelegance to the matrix barcode system. Usability remains a sticking point, both in terms of the effort it takes to create content and align […]
Videos on tap: Vitag launches NFC-powered ‘sticky notes’ for visual instructions by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Calm, the subscription-based mindfulness app, today announced its first foray into a clinical mental health offering: Calm Health. Offered through payers, providers and self-insured employers, Calm Health includes condition-specific programs designed to “bridge the gap between mental and physical healthcare,” according to the company. Calm Health doesn’t replace Calm’s previous employer offering, Calm for Business, […]
Calm launches clinical mental health offering, Calm Health by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
In December 2021, a vulnerability in a widely used logging library that had gone unfixed since 2013 caused a full-blown security meltdown. The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source logging software that’s found practically everywhere, from online games to enterprise software and cloud data centers, claimed numerous victims from Adobe and Cloudflare to […]
Code analysis tool AppMap wants to become Google Maps for developers by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
If the pandemic has made us completely rethink the way we work, that we — the swath of workers at home in pajamas popping into meetings on Zoom — leaves out a massive chunk of the workforce that continues to show up for work in-person, every time. As knowledge workers explore the intricacies of the […]
Anthill connects frontline workers to company resources through text messaging by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Meet NXgenPort, a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based startup that’s looking to remotely monitor cancer patients in between doctor visits using a port catheter. NXgenPort, which presented today at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, is building an implantable chemo port that features added sensors and remote connectivity functions. The port combines chemo-port efficacy with sensor technology to measure […]
NXgenPort aims to detect early signs of infection in cancer patients before symptoms arise by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt, serial entrepreneur Marc Lore disclosed exclusive details about a new dynamic ticketing startup, still in stealth, that he founded with former New York Yankee all-star Alex Rodriguez. Called Jump Platforms, the company will sell access to seats that free up when people leave midway through a game. Fans already at the […]
Marc Lore shares exclusive details on Jump Platforms, his stealth sports ticketing startup by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch