IBM doesn’t do Consumer Electronics, but IBM Chief Executive Ginni Rometty is making a big speech tonight at CES (The Consumer Electronics Show, a Superbowl of gadgets and widgets) about the moves that the company’s artificial intelligence platform, Watson, is making into the kitchen, the bank, the gym, and the doctor’s office.
Rising drug prices have sparked the ire of lawmakers and presidential hopefuls, and unsurprisingly, the public also has a bone to pick with Big Pharma over the issue. More than three-quarters of American adults think that brand-name prescription drug prices are too high, and most people are placing the blame on pharma companies, according to a recent poll.
International Business Machines Corp. has been known for its variety of work outside its core area of business. Now, the American multinational technology has planned to shift from helping hospitals run smoothly to lending a hand in the examination room.
IBM Launches New Health Unit, Teams up with Apple, J&J, Medtronic