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UnitedHealthcare is facing a government investigation into its Medicare billing practices, while also pursuing employee buyouts and potential layoffs. The development comes as part of a tumultuous year for the parent company, UnitedHealth Group, marked by executive deaths, cyberattacks, and high medical costs. The Department of Justice has launched a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealth’s … Read more
Apple has released the first developer beta of iOS 18.4, offering a mix of new features and changes for users. The update includes Apple News+ Food, a curated section with thousands of recipes from top publishers. Priority Notifications make it easier to find important notifications with a unique design. Image Playground now offers three image … Read more
Flu activity remains at elevated levels in the US but is starting to subside. According to CDC data, visits to doctors’ offices for flu-like illness dropped to 6.8% from 7.7%. The season has been classified as a high severity season overall and for all age groups, marking only the second such season since 2017-2018. Emergency … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Saturday, along with the annual shareholder letter that provides insight into investments and economic commentary. Investors will be eager to learn how the company plans to deploy its record cash pile of $325 billion. Buffett’s portfolio decisions have been in focus recently, particularly … Read more
Pope Francis has been hospitalized battling a complex respiratory infection that includes pneumonia in both lungs, bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, and chronic bronchitis. His medical team says he’s not out of danger but his condition isn’t life-threatening. The 88-year-old pontiff is receiving oxygen supplements when needed and responding to drug therapy. According to Dr. … Read more
The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced plans to shut down all electric vehicle chargers nationwide, describing them as “not mission critical.” The agency manages buildings owned by the federal government and operates several hundred EV chargers across the country. According to an internal email, the decision was made in alignment with the current administration’s … Read more
Microsoft has made significant strides in quantum computing with its “topoconductor” chip, a new type of matter that can form the core of Majorana 1, its new quantum chip. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, this breakthrough could lead to creating a truly meaningful quantum computer within years, rather than decades. The topoconductor, or topological … Read more
Michigan men’s basketball coach Dusty May has agreed to a new multi-year contract with the school, solidifying his position at the helm of the program. The agreement effectively removes May from consideration for the vacancy at Indiana, which had been expected to be one of its top targets to replace Mike Woodson. May, a former … Read more
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