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Pharma Drones; Veteran Health Records; Light to Voice Hacks (#14)
16 Minutes News by a16z
English - November 15, 2019 21:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 104 ratingsTechnology Business a16z news innovation management business science policy tech entrepreneurs technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This is the 14th episode of 16 Minutes, our weekly-ish news show where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real, what’s hype from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news -- with a16z experts general partner Julie Yoo and market dev partner Venkat Mocherla from the bio team, and former CSO/ a16z security operating partner Joel de la Garza -- in conversation with Sonal Chokshi:
UPS drones deliver prescriptions -- For the first time ever, drones delivered prescription medication directly to residential homes and retirement homes in North Carolina this month; but why don't we already get drugs by delivery? And what's the significance of pharma as a node in the healthcare system?Apple opens health records to vets -- Apple and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced recently that veterans can now access their health information on their iPhones; why is (or isn't) this significant, and wherefore the promise of EHRs (electronic health records)?!hackers can use lasers to command voice devices -- Security researchers were able to send laser-powered “light commands” to smart assistants (including products like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Facebook’s Portal, and Google Assistant) to take full control over them at specific distances; how worried should we be, and how does this affect the future of a voice-enabled world?Relevant/ related links:on healthcare delivery and the pharma industry:software eats care delivery by Julie Yooscience, business, and innovation in pharma with Vas Narasimhan, Jorge Conde, Vijay Pande, and Sonal Chokshion hacks of all kinds:https://a16z.com/tag/hacked/