Inflation may have slowed slightly since last summer, but Americans are still feeling the financial crunch. In fact, more than 1 in 3 adults says the national economy is a major source of anxiety, according to an AP-NORC poll. For those with household incomes below $50,000, the situation is even more acute; 63% lack confidence in their ability to pay an unexpected medical expense. Read more...
Read MoreRemedial Health, a Nigerian startup digitizing pharmacies and bringing efficiency to the pharmaceutical value chain, has raised $12 million Series A equity-debt funding to scale operations in the West African country. Read more...
Read MoreUS-based EquipmentShare is to open a new facility in Trotwood, Ohio, as part of a planned expansion into the Dayton region. Read...
Read MorePresident Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has included financial crimes as among his top 12 priority legislations, giving more teeth in curbing illegal practices like economic sabotage, social engineering schemes, and transacting with funds obtained from illegal means.ernment’s crackdown against predatory lending practices. Read more...
Read MoreALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and Intuition Robotics today announced a continuation of their unique partnership and new data showing the efficacy in providing AI companionship to older adults in New York State, including a 95% reduction in loneliness and high levels of engagement. Over the past year, NYSOFA has partnered with Intuition Robotics in a pilot to bring ElliQ – the first-ever proactive and empathetic AI companion – to more than 800 New Yorkers in an effort to combat loneliness, foster engagement, improve overall health and wellness, and support aging-in-place. Loneliness has long been a concern for older adults, but the COVID-19 pandemic greatly exacerbated the issue, as the U.S. Surgeon General recently stressed in a highly publicized advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation. Read more...
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