TTA’s August Ice Cream Run 2: Oracle talks layoffs (again) and VA extends EHRM contract; OpenAI sued for ‘doctoring’; big vendor data breach; med drone delivery; and a tart take on AI Copy Slop

Still in the ‘dog days’ of August weather, despite the back to school and Halloween (!) stuff in the stores. We should enjoy our last days of ‘traditional’ summer (versus ‘local’ or ‘smart’ summer) but the merchers won’t let us. In other news, there was a lot of news around Oracle Health this week, from pending layoffs to the VA extending its contract to 2031. We also have our (likely first, but not last) lawsuit claiming OpenAI doctoring harmed a ‘patient’, meds and supplies delivered by drone, a big vendor data breach, affordable hearing assistance, and yet another likely spinoff. And on the hot subject of AI writing and AI Copy Slop, your Editor has more than a few thoughts after reading an excellent article by Alys Denby. Grab the cuppa for this one. Or you’ll faint like Pepper!

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News potpourri: OpenAI sued for practicing unlicensed medicine”, Cleveland Clinic med drone delivery, Solventum separates out health info systems, Unlimited Technology RCM in 3.8M data breach, Samsung Galaxy Buds FDA cleared for hearing assist

VA moves to secure Oracle for its EHR Modernization through mid-2031 (More reasons beyond the obvious)

Breaking report: Oracle drawing up plans to lay off employees in “double digit percentages” by 1 September

Last week’s headlines

News roundup #2: Function Health’s jumbo $450M raise from General Catalyst, Hinge Health’s $105M Cylinder buy, and Throne Science’s $10M Series A

News roundup #1: AI governance ‘in’ with Feds, ATA; Centene’s shrinking but more profitable future; repositions and partnerships for DispatchHealth, WHOOP; Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand modernization

Recent Headlines and Must Reads

Chutes & Ladders, Oracle Edition: Surprise! Project Jupiter data center build overages, “social costs” multiply. Pentagon inks $7B, 10 year deal for software.

Catching up to Masimo’s ‘unfinished’ business: Danaher completes $9.9B acquisition of Masimo. $634 million damages from Apple upheld, but Kiani lawsuits continue

This week’s Must Read: the dangerous financing of AI data center buildouts–and how they resemble the 2020 health tech boom (Remember the SPAC boom that cracked and left nearly all companies and billions in the dust?)

A gloomy view on Oracle going forward: debt, cash flow, and dependence on OpenAI

Vinegary Must Reads This Week: Silicon Valley’s ‘Cargo Culture’; the clinical query tool explosion between OpenEvidence and general AI

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