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A surge in the value of crypto-currencies provokes alarm — The Economist

The market value of all the world’s crypto-currencies has trebled since the beginning of the year, and is now worth more than $60 billion – however, this may be a cause for alarm. Read about it in The Economist. Here is the link.

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UnitedHealth Group has paid more than $2 billion to providers following cyberattack — CNBC

UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it’s paid out more than $2 billion to help health-care providers who have been affected by the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare, writes Ashley Capoot.

Dell tells remote workers that they won’t be eligible for promotion — Ars Technica

The upcoming policy update represents a dramatic reversal from Dell's prior stance on work from home (WFH), writes Scharon Harding.

Hippocratic AI raises $53M

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hippocratic AI, a company building a Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, has closed a $53 million Series A funding round.