The three-year digital strategy for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership opens with comments from Mark Thomas, chief digital information officer: “The BLMK system is, at its heart, all about orienting services to enable everyone in our towns, villages and communities to live longer, healthier lives. This strategy focuses on how data […]
Higher oil prices will challenge regional governments to make “tough decisions” on inflation, said Albert Park, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank. Most Asian economies are importers of oil, like Indonesia and those in central Asia, said Park. As a result, the latest sudden OPEC+ oil production cut could lead to a spike in […]
The growing influence of technologies connected to the energy transition can be seen everywhere, from the increasingly common sight of electric vehicles on our roads to the development of vast renewable energy projects like the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. The shift to a low and zero carbon future will require cutting edge technological innovation […]
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According to NIO’s CEO, William Li (Li Bin), Tesla has little influence over EV prices in China, unlike in the US, where it dominates the market. NIO CEO says Tesla can’t influence EV prices in China After Tesla slashed prices on some of its most popular models in January, including the Model 3 and Model […]
Digital health startups raised $3.4 billion across 132 deals in the first quarter, according to Rock Health’s latest funding report. Though investment in Q1 surpassed the last two quarters — where companies notched $2.7 billion in Q4 and $2.2 billion in Q3 — the authors noted this probably isn’t a return to the booming funding […]
Swedish EV maker Polestar released its third annual sustainability report showing it had reduced relative CO2 emissions by 8% per car sold – during a year of record growth in 2022. Polestar cuts CO2 emissions during record growth Polestar delivered 51,491 vehicles in 2022, up 80% from 2021 and beating its 50,000 annual global volume […]
Understanding the Modern Data Platform for Healthcare Atlan defines the modern data platform as “the technological base on which data tools and applications connect or sit” and describes it as “the operating system of the data stack.” Databand, a subsidiary of IBM, notes that the modern data platform “should provide a complete solution for the […]
The world’s most powerful wind turbine – the Vestas V236-15.0 MW prototype – just reached its full 15 megawatt (MW) power rating for the very first time. Danish wind turbine maker Vestas’ 15 MW offshore wind turbine produced its first electricity in December 2022. It’s now started operating at its rated output following a production ramp-up […]
Uber Health, the healthcare arm of transportation company Uber, announced the launch of an additional offering on its platform that allows users to manage same-day prescription delivery. Thanks to an integration with ScriptDrop, Uber Health users will be able to manage delivery of their prescription from a pharmacy within their service area and track when […]
