Morning Headlines 7/16/14
M*Modal Receives Approval to Emerge From Chapter 11
MModal confirms that it will emerge from bankruptcy within three weeks as its Plan of Reorganization is approved by the courts.
Novartis and Google to Work on Smart Contact Lenses
Google and medical device manufacturer Novartis have entered into a licensing agreement to commercialize Google’s recently unveiled glucose monitoring contact lenses.
Best Hospitals 2014-15: Overview and Honor Roll
US News and World Report publishes its 2014 Top Hospitals list with Mayo Clinic taking first place, followed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Johns Hopkins.
New challenge for team that passed Turing test: health insurance
Three computer scientists from the team that recently claimed to have beaten the Turing Test are leaving the artificial intelligence field and heading to a Santa Rosa company where they will help build a website designed to help consumers shop for Medicare plans.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.