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Dynamic physical AI and robotic mobility pioneer Wandercraft announced the acquisition of Ekso Bionics, Inc. from a subsidiary of ChronoScale Holdings Corporation, the transaction was unanimously approved by both boards of directors and signed and closed simultaneously (financial terms undisclosed).The business combination merges Wandercraft’s proprietary physical AI, dynamic balance robotics, and European/EMEA market leadership with Ekso Bionics’ two decades of
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Tiny Health Secures $33M to Scale Microbiome Intelligence Platform Across Lifespan
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Microbiome intelligence and precision diagnostics platform Tiny Health announced the completion of an oversubscribed $33 million Series B financing round led by B Capital, bringing the company’s total cumulative funding to $46M.The financing syndicate included participation from existing investors—Spero Ventures, The Venture City, and Overwater Ventures—alongside new institutional backers including Black Opal Ventures, Denver Ventures, Pave Health Ventures, Alumni
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Parakeet Health Raises $10M to Scale Agentic Patient Engagement Across 2,800 Providers
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Healthcare conversational and agentic access platform Parakeet Health announced an oversubscribed $10M Series A financing round led by Canvas Ventures, with participation from Blank Space Ventures, StoryHouse Ventures, and HMC INQ, bringing cumulative funding to $13M.The financing follows 10x year-over-year annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth, fueled by an enterprise operational footprint supporting more than 2,800 providers across 1,100+ clinical locations, including
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The Bad Information Doom Loop: AI-Enabled Marketing Is Only as Strong as Its Data Foundation
In the AI era, "garbage in, garbage out" is no longer a technical warning. It is a business reality.
AI can optimize campaigns, identify audiences and recommend where to invest the next marketing dollar faster and more effectively than ever before. What it cannot do is recognize when the underlying data is incomplete, outdated or inaccurate. It simply builds on the information it is given.
As AI becomes increasingly commoditized, most brands now have access to similar models, platforms and
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Ortet Launches with $500M from Thoreau to Build Frontier AI Lab for Healthcare
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Ortet, a frontier artificial intelligence laboratory focused on healthcare, officially launched, backed by a landmark $500M investment commitment from Thoreau, the technology holding platform engineered to build core compute, clinical rules, and research infrastructure across healthcare markets.The startup is building a patient-centered, multi-dimensional foundation model that spans compute infrastructure, proprietary data networks, frontier research, model training, and
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FDA Clears DreaMed MODI: First CGM-Driven Insulin Dose Optimization App for Type 2 Injection Therapy
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to MODI, a prescription software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD) application developed by DreaMed Diabetes Ltd. that calculates and delivers autonomous insulin dose titration recommendations directly to patients.The clearance establishes a new digital therapeutics category by bringing automated algorithmic dose optimization to the 85% of insulin users who rely on daily injections rather than continuous
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How Virtual Care and AI Unlock Outcomes-Based Autism Therapy
For years, autism therapy has forced healthcare purchasers into a false choice: expand access or control costs.
But as diagnoses in the U.S. have climbed to one in every 31 children, demand for care has outpaced the supply of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), the profession's most highly trained clinicians. Providers are responding by prescribing more therapy hours delivered by larger teams of lesser-trained clinicians, while payors continue to reimburse them for every additional
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PHTI Survey Reveals Majority of Employers and Health Plans Tie Digital Health Payments to Performance
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The Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) released its 2026 State of Digital Health Purchasing survey report surveying 321 digital health purchasing decision-makers across U.S. health plans (n=106), employers (n=115), and health systems (n=100) in partnership with KRC Research.The findings demonstrate a structural transition toward risk-bearing procurement, with a majority of commercial purchasers—including 68% of employers and 55% of commercial health plans
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Google Fitbit and Weight Watchers Team Up on Employer-Sponsored Weight Health
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Weight Watchers announced a strategic enterprise collaboration with Google Health Enterprise, integrating wearable biometric tracking and AI-driven insights directly into employer-sponsored health programs.The collaboration debuts through select Weight Watchers for Business client organizations, granting eligible members access to Google Fitbit Air devices and Google Health Premium software features upon meeting specific activity and program duration milestones.The
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Basalt Health Raises $20M to Scale Post-Acute AI Transition Platform Across 111 Markets
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Basalt Health, an AI-driven platform automating patient transitions and admissions into post-acute care facilities, raises $20M Series A financing round, bringing its cumulative capital raised to $24.5M.The financing was led by return investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with continued participation from healthcare venture funds Frist Cressey Ventures (FCV) and 25m Health (the healthcare venture studio of 25madison, backed by Apollo Global Management).The technology
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