Techmeme: AI systems, like Google's system for reading mammograms, have the potential to worsen pre-existing problems like overtesting, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment (Christie Aschwanden/Wired)

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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:

1B+ medical images of patients found online, as hospitals and doctors' offices ignore security and upload X-rays, ultrasounds, and CT scans to unsecured servers — Every day, millions of new medical images containing the personal health information of patients are spilling out onto the internet.

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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

CES roundup: flexible screens are coming, battle between Intel and AMD to intensify, sex tech is on the rise, tech companies fetishized AI and 5G a little less — iCES is over, and I am quite sure you'll be happy to be done with it. We still have more to come today and perhaps a little next week.

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Wall Street Journal:

A look at Google's healthcare efforts, like Project Nightingale and “Guardian” search tool, which are drawing scrutiny over mass collection of medical records — The company has struck deals that grant it access to millions of patient records — PALO ALTO, Calif. …

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Isobel Cockerell / Coda Story:

Instagram is removing posts and suspending accounts that voice support for slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, says it is complying with US sanctions — News agencies, human rights activists and influencers have had their accounts deactivated. — After a U.S. drone strike killed …

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South China Morning Post:

Tencent says users spent ~$115B in 2019, up 160% YoY, through WeChat mini programs, which are miniature apps that work within the chat app — WeChat users spent US$115 million through mini programs in 2019WeChat users spent US$115 million through mini programs in 2019This article originally appeared …

Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News:

Legalpad, which uses a mix of software and attorney support to help entrepreneurs and startup employees with the US visa process, raises $10M Series A — It's clear that work authorization for international talent in the United States is getting increasingly harder in the Trump administration.

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Reuters:

Sources: Facebook is setting up an engineering team in Singapore to create ad tools to help boost its advertising business in China, currently estimated at ~$5B — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) is setting up a new engineering team in Singapore to focus on its lucrative China …

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Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:

Facebook shares closed at an all-time high of $218.30 on Thursday, valuing it at $622B and surpassing the previous high of $217.50 reached in July 2018 — Facebook's share price has hit an all-time high, surpassing the peak it reached before a series of privacy scandals in 2018 and despite attacks …

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Financial Times:

How Travelex is trying to recover from Dec. 31 hack, ordering staff to hand over laptops, using WhatsApp to bypass email, as hackers demand $6M for client data — Travelex staff have been told to hand over their laptops as a cyber attack on the company affected its internal network …

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Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post:

Dami Wangxiao, a sub-brand of Chinese online education platform VIPKid, announces $80M Series A led by Sequoia Capital, Tencent Holdings, and Hammer Capital — Sarah Dai, based in Beijing, covers technology and capital flows in the world of start-ups in Greater China.

Christie Aschwanden / Wired:

AI systems, like Google's system for reading mammograms, have the potential to worsen pre-existing problems like overtesting, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment — A new study out from Google seems to show the promise of AI-assisted health care. Actually, it shows the threat.

Marty Stempniak / Radiology Business:

Covera Health, whose analytics platform helps employers and insurers lower health care spend by identifying errors in imaging diagnoses, raises $23.5M Series B — A New York City startup that's working to help employers and insurers root out misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatment …

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