Author Archives: Health

Anthony Bourdain doc director admits to using A.I. to fake voice

The new Anthony Bourdain documentary features a range of voices weighing on the all-star chef’s life — including a computerized version of Bourdain himself. Director Morgan Neville deployed A.I. technology to create a voice-over reading of an email the late chef had written in “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” according to an interview with… Read More »

THCB Gang Episode 62 – Thurs July 15, 1pm PT- 4pm ET

THCB Gang Jul 15, 2021• Episode 62 of “The THCB Gang” will be live-streamed on Thursday, June 17th at 1pm PT -4PM ET. Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) will be joined by regulars futurist Jeff Goldsmith; policy expert consultant/author Rosemarie Day (@Rosemarie_Day1); Suntra Modern Recovery CEO JL Neptune (@JeanLucNeptune); and medical historian Mike Magee (@drmikemagee). If you’d rather listen, the “audio… Read More »

Hong Kong biotech start-up Prenetics plans $1.3 billion SPAC merger

Signage for Prenetics, a Hong Kong-based biotechnology company, at the company’s laboratory in Hong Kong, China, on Jan. 26, 2018. Anthony Kwan| Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong biotech company Prenetics is set to merge with Artisan Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, in a deal that will value the new entity at $ 1.3… Read More »

Meet Wheel: The Mysterious, White-Label Telehealth Startup Bolstering ‘Next-Gen’ Virtual Care

Health Tech Jul 14, 2021• By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Stealthy telehealth startup Wheel just closed a $ 50M series B and CEO Michelle Davey is here to reveal the mystery behind the company’s very behind-the-scenes approach to selling white-label virtual care. The business model is built on a network of clinicians that Wheel has… Read More »