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December 27, 2024
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We’ve got another short edition for you, as we’re continuing our series of highlighting some of the best stories from BI. Up today: our coverage of the tech industry in 2024.
The secrets of Larry Page’s money man
Google cofounder Larry Page carefully guards his private life and how he spends his money. Hugh Langley unraveled the super-secretive work of Wayne Osborne, who manages Page’s finances and has become a model that other wealth managers and investors follow.
– Rosalie Chan, senior editor, big tech
Inside Forward’s failed attempt to revolutionize the doctor’s office
Healthcare startup Forward raised hundreds of millions from Silicon Valley investors, betting that its AI-powered doc-in-a-box solution would revolutionize the doctor’s office. Rebecca Torrence uncovered the failed technologies that eventually led to Forward’s collapse.
– Leena Rao, deputy editor, VC/startups
An investigation of Oracle’s Cerner division by Ashley Stewart and Blake Dodge uncovered software errors that were contributing factors in at least three veterans’ deaths. They also found recent examples of errors suggesting the system was still plagued by problems Oracle had claimed to fix. The story changed the debate around technology in healthcare and the future of the VA hospital system, prompting inquiries from local and federal lawmakers.
The company told BI that it has made thousands of improvements and is delivering a “world-class” electronic health record system.
– Monica Melton, deputy tech editor
Investors have recently begun to worry about the real-world performance of some generative AI products. Long before that, Ashley Stewart spoke with Microsoft insiders who shared their honest hopes and concerns about Copilot, the company’s marquee genAI product.
These revelations, published in March, were well ahead of most other publications, which followed with similar stories later on in the year.
– Alistair Barr, global tech editor
A founding father of Utah’s VC industry is stepping back as accusations of sexual harassment surface
Melia Russell and Rosalie Chan’s investigation uncovered allegations against Greg Warnock, a founding father of Utah’s VC scene. The narrative draws you in and provides key details, which were handled with care and sensitivity.
A spokesperson for Mercato Partners, the VC firm Warnock cofounded, said it “takes allegations of this nature very seriously and has a track record of taking action to investigate.” The spokesman also addressed a central allegation in BI’s story, saying that “Mr. Warnock regrets that certain of his interactions with the former employee have been misinterpreted, mischaracterized, and exaggerated in ways that he could not have anticipated.”
– Monica Melton, deputy tech editor
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