by Afraaz Irani | Oct 18, 2016 | Afraaz Irani
Late this past Summer, Google entered into the video messaging space when they launched Duo. In an announcement on the company blog, they highlighted the 1-to-1 video app’s simple design and intuitive interface. One of its primary goals is to provide users with a...
by Afraaz Irani | Oct 18, 2016 | Afraaz Irani, Health, Med Tech
Aetna wants to make Apple Watches more accessible, reports CNET. The health insurance provider announced plans to launch a program that will allow partners to provide employees with the smartwatch for a reduced rate, and possibly for no cost at all. The brief report...
by Afraaz Irani | Mar 12, 2016 | Afraaz Irani
Canon recently gained exclusive negotiating rights for Toshiba Corp’s medical equipment after winning a bidding war. Canon’s winning offer was more than $6 billion, an amount significantly higher than initially estimated. According to Nikkei Business Daily, Canon not...
by Afraaz Irani | Mar 11, 2016 | Afraaz Irani
Amazon recently announced it has signed a deal to lease 20 aircraft to handle its deliveries in the USA. The lease is set to last 5-7 years, the lessor being Air Transport Services Group Inc. In 2014, the company spent$8.7 billion on shipping alone while relying on...
by Afraaz Irani | Mar 1, 2016 | Afraaz Irani, Pharmaceutics
McKesson has signed official papers to purchase Vantage Oncology in a 1.2 billion dollar transaction. With this development, McKesson will acquire “more than 50 cancer centers across thirteen states.” Paul Julian, the executive vice president and group president of...
by Afraaz Irani | Feb 19, 2016 | Afraaz Irani
The existence of gravitational waves appears to be confirmed. This validates the final piece of Einstein’s theory of relativity. This was confirmed when scientists registered and recorded a “chirp” caused by the gravitational waves generated by two black holes...
