Health:Further 111 - From Wildfires to Workforce Automation | How AI is Reshaping Society
Vic and Marcus delve into the catastrophic fires ravaging Los Angeles, the broader implications of AI-driven workforce automation, and structural changes in the job market. They analyze the evolving social contract between corporations and society, the complex challenges in healthcare efficiency and profitability, and the role of regulatory environments in stifling or fostering innovation. The discussion also explores advancements in AI agents, the shifting dynamics of the influencer economy, and cutting-edge developments from CES, including NVIDIA's AI supercomputers. The hosts reflect on societal, economic, and technological transitions shaping the future
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4:09 - Unemployed Office Workers Are Having a Harder Time Finding New Jobs
19:45 - Healthcare Stocks Are Down and Out. Opportunities Abound
23:19 - Fed Minutes Suggest Officials Will Hold Rates Steady for Now
24:25 - Hippocratic AI banks $141M series B, hits 'unicorn' status as it rolls out AI agent app store
25:18 - Evergreen Nephrology Raises $130M in Funding FINSEMS
26:11 - FIRE1 heats up with $120M for its heart failure monitor implant
26:56 - Geneoscopy Closes $105M to Power Next-Generation of Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Tests Bakersfield
27:35 - Biden administration bars medical debt from credit scores
31:46 - Senate Report Blasts Private Equity’s Role in Healthcare WSJ
33:40 - FDA releases long-awaited guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for all skin tones Stat
34:30 - CMS selects states for Medicaid maternal health model
35:09 - TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech
37:01 - Transcarent to acquire health benefits platform Accolade in $621M deal
38:24 - H1 acquires Ribbon Health to expand its reach to health plan, digital health markets
39:16 - Ardent Health kicks off 2025 with major expansion of urgent care clinic footprint
40:26 - Found introducing oral dissolvable GLP-1 tablet at reduced price
42:27 - Louisiana health officials report first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu in the US
43:55 - Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
46:18 - CHAI's AI nutrition label is now open source
47:06 - How Are Companies Using AI Agents? Here’s a Look at Five Early Users of the Bots
53:37 - AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion
54:36 - Nvidia’s Project Digits is a ‘personal AI supercomputer’