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Join Huw, Hollie, Indi and Hardian Health's Dr Hugh Harvey as they take a deep-dive into the week's healthtech news and views and conduct a post-mortem following the news that Babylon Health's UK operations have been sold.This week: [00:50] - The fall of Babylon: Failed telehealth startup once valued at $2B goes bankrupt, sold for parts[23:25] - Huma taps Google Cloud’s generative AI tools for digital health platform - Medical Device Network[31:00] - The NHS Federated Data Platform: the importance of building bridges with the public🗞 Grab the newsletter at www.healthtechpigeon.com✍️ Apply to be a guest using this form🖇 Connect with Hugh on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Huw on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Indi on LinkedIn🖇 Connect with Hollie on LinkedIn📖 Learn more about the SomX team at www.somx.co.uk

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