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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

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CIOs anticipate an increased focus on cybersecurity (70%), data analysis (55%), data privacy (55%), AI/machine learning (55%), and customer experience (53%). Dental company SmileDirectClub has invested in an AI and machine learning team to help transform the business and the customer experience, says CIO Justin Skinner.

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Meet the 11 startups graduating from the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

TechCrunch

Alaffia automates the process of auditing health insurance claims. The company’s machine learning dashboard is able to detect improper payments more quickly, conduct clinical claim reviews and generate reports, speeding up and cleaning up a process that’s been mostly manual and inefficient.

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5 Technology Trends Shaping up the Insurance Industry

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Accentuare has recently published a report, and more than 80 percent of insurers believe that innovation has to be present for businesses that want to remain relevant. Here are some technology-related investment suggestions that you can target and take your insurance business to another level. Trend #3 – Machine Learning.

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As extreme weather events worsen, 7Analytics meshes AI and big data to predict flooding

TechCrunch

With its first product, FloodCube , 7Analytics serves customers with AI and advanced machine learning techniques to calculate current surface water and where it’s flowing today (the “runoff”), then models how that will look in the future with increased rainfall. . ” Startups to the rescue?

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Impact of technology on insurance industry

Hacker Earth

Like every other industry, the global insurance sector, worth over $5 trillion, has undergone an immense overhaul because of disruptive technologies in recent years. According to PwC’s 2017 Global InsurTech Report, the challenges the insurance industry faces in their ability to innovate are. Talent (87%). IT security (53%). Blockchain.

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How does Digital Technology help build the Next Generation of Dental Practices?

OTS Solutions

Advancements in Augmented Reality and virtual reality applications The future of dental practices is likely to feature advancements in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications. Machine learning enables personalized treatment plans by analyzing patient records and historical data, optimizing dental care outcomes.

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Custom mHealth App Development: The Ultimate Guide for Businesses.

Openxcell

Some of the up-and-coming trends are : Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) Big data, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and chatbots for pharmaceutical firms are no longer futuristic concepts but rather an integral part of our reality.