pharmaceuticals

Google’s Drug Discovery LLM Signals Shift Toward Industry-Specific Approach
Google’s Drug Discovery LLM Signals Shift Toward Industry-Specific Approach
October 16, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Google DeepMind has developed an AI model to predict key properties of potential drugs, aiming to accelerate pharmaceutical research. The new Tx-LLM (Therapeutic Large Language...

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Rite Aid Adds Klarna’s ‘Pay in 4’ Option to Its Stores
Rite Aid Adds Klarna’s ‘Pay in 4’ Option to Its Stores
October 16, 2024  |  BNPL

Rite Aid has teamed with Klarna to offer buy now, pay later options at its drugstores. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Oct. 16), lets Rite Aid customers use Klarna’s Pay in...

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AI in Pharma Shows Promise With Faster Development, Lower Costs
AI in Pharma Shows Promise With Faster Development, Lower Costs
October 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming pharmaceutical research, compressing timelines and potentially slashing drug prices in an industry defined by decade-long development cycles and billion-dollar price...

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This Week in AI: Zoom Avatars, Amazon Guides and Priceline Assistant Debut
This Week in AI: Zoom Avatars, Amazon Guides and Priceline Assistant Debut
October 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) avatars transform remote collaboration and personalized shopping guides redefine eCommerce, data security and corporate espionage concerns intensify. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize...

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Amazon Pharmacy to Expand Same-Day Delivery to 20 More Cities
Amazon Pharmacy to Expand Same-Day Delivery to 20 More Cities
October 09, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon Pharmacy plans to open pharmacies and offer same-day delivery of prescription medications in 20 more U.S. cities in 2025. This move will more than...

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Rite Aid CMO Says ‘Data Is Our Best Friend Right Now’
Rite Aid CMO Says ‘Data Is Our Best Friend Right Now’
October 07, 2024  |  Retail

Data, in the right hands, can be a business leader’s magic wand. “Data is our best friend right now,” Jeanniey Walden, the chief marketing and customer...

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The Week in AI: ‘Safe’ Superintelligence, Research Hurdles and Digital ID Badges
The Week in AI: ‘Safe’ Superintelligence, Research Hurdles and Digital ID Badges
September 06, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

In a whirlwind week for AI, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s new venture secured $1 billion for ‘safe’ superintelligence, while AI-driven drug discovery hit roadblocks in...

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AI Drug Discovery Trial Reveals Promise and Challenges of Using the Tech
AI Drug Discovery Trial Reveals Promise and Challenges of Using the Tech
September 05, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) promises to remake drug discovery, recent clinical trial results reveal its potential and challenges. Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a self-described “clinical stage TechBio...

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GoodRX Subscription Revenue Down 8% but Active User Numbers Are Up
GoodRX Subscription Revenue Down 8% but Active User Numbers Are Up
August 08, 2024  |  Earnings

It was a mixed bag of growth and challenges for digital healthcare platform GoodRx during the second quarter. In reporting its second-quarter results Thursday (Aug....

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