Forbes February 27, 2020
Search engine giant Google is intensely focusing its efforts and heavily investing in the health-tech space. More than 500 people now work at Google Health as its parent company Alphabet tries to improve search results that consumers see when they consult “Dr. Google”. The tech giant is counting on new businesses as growth slows in its core digital advertising revenues. A bet on health tech could prove very lucrative for the company, while also helping low-income communities manage their health better
The Breakdown You Need To Know: For Google, it’s health-tech ambitions dates back more than a decade to 2006. However, CultureBanx noted its original “Google Health” product was canned back in 2012. Google then spent several years developing artificial...