It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about every other major—yes, even philosophy. The internet is littered with rants ...

Market-leading approach to client and consumer transparency further aligns incentives across patients and plan sponsors, offering consumers new affordability tools --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Optum Rx ...

Computer-assisted wagering (CAW) uses algorithms and AI to place large, last-second bets on horse races. A class-action lawsuit alleges that CAW groups are manipulating betting pools and creating ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The tech world is both in awe of and fearful of vibe coding. On one hand, tech giants are all in on ...

More than three years after the emergence of generative AI, AI-assisted coding remains by far the most popular and lucrative use case for the technology. Although multiple companies — including ...

Social network Bluesky saw some intermittent service disruptions on Monday. On its own, this fact isn’t that noteworthy—Bluesky has seen similar service disruptions in the past, and this one coincided ...

Optum is recalibrating as it sheds providers, tightens its network and doubles down on AI and ASCs. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new with Optum and SCA Health. Scaling back to move forward In a recent ...

Optum Health is about four months into a leadership transition, with its new CEO Krista Nelson laying out her vision for what the care delivery giant looks like after years of rapid expansion that ...

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...

Optum Real, a real-time claims system that instantly connects payers and providers, is partnering with Microsoft to speed the claims and reimbursement process. The partnership combines Optum's ...

Optum is building out it claims management platform Real with new provider-focused capabilities built in partnership with Microsoft. By bringing together Optum's existing healthcare and AI experience ...