‎BlackRock studies how to develop Saudi mortgage market
BlackRock partners with Saudi Real Estate Co. to develop a mortgage-backed securities market in Saudi Arabia, boosting investment and housing stability.
Yearly Archives: 2024
Apple tested a blood-sugar app that it will never release, but there’s good news
Top Stories Tamfitronics Apple is about to release sleep apnea detection support for Apple Watch users with watchOS 11.1. However, that isn’t the only health feature the company has worked on in the past year. According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, the company tested a blood-sugar app to help people with prediabetes manage their food intake and make lifestyle changes.This top-secret project was held with select employees with prediabetic diagnoses early this year. Even though Apple doesn’t plan to release this app to the public, it still wants to integrate this technology into future health products, including a non-invasive glucose tracker it’s been developing for over a decade.The journalist said the app’s idea was to “show consumers how certain foods can affect blood sugar.” After all, the study was intended to “explore the possible uses for...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Less Than Two Weeks To Go
Health News tamfitronics Julie Rovner: Hello, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, and I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in Washington. We’re taping this week on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. As always, news happens fast and things might have changed by the time you hear this, so here we go.Today we are joined via video conference by Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat News.Rachel Cohrs Zhang: Hi, everybody.Rovner: Victoria Knight of Axios.Victoria Knight: Hello, everyone.Rovner: And Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet.Sarah Karlin-Smith: Hi, everybody.Rovner: Later in this episode we’ll have my interview with my friend and KFF colleague Tricia Neuman about Medicare open enrollment and what to expect in Medicare in the coming year.But first, this week’s...
Intel and Samsung might be considering a foundry alliance to counter TSMC
Business new tamfitronics Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: Intel's fledgling foundry business, Intel Foundry Services (IFS), has struggled to gain significant traction since its launch in 2021. While it's secured customers like Cisco and AWS, bigger clients and chip orders are still out of reach. Now, the company has reportedly reached out to Samsung Electronics to explore forming a strategic foundry alliance. According to a report by the Korean Maeil Business Newspaper, a senior Intel executive recently requested a high-level summit between the company and Samsung. The goal is for Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to meet directly with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong to discuss comprehensive cooperation plans merging their foundry...
