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Mastercard has instructed financial institutions that offer payment services to cannabis merchants and connect them to Mastercard to terminate their activities, according to Reuters.

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July 26, 2023 | 5:12 pm

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The Japanese government plans to adopt OpenAI's ChatGPT for administrative tasks, according to Nikkei Asia. This move is expected to streamline operations and improve efficiency in public service delivery.

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July 26, 2023 | 5:05 pm

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AbbVie's drug Skyrizi has shown superiority over Amgen's Otezla in a head-to-head Phase 4 study for moderate plaque psoriasis. The study achieved all primary and ranked secondary endpoints without identifying new safety signals. Skyrizi is part of a collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim and AbbVie, with AbbVie leading development and commercialization globally.

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July 26, 2023 | 4:25 pm

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A Yale University study found that the death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than Democratic voters after the Covid-19 vaccine became widely available. The study suggests that differences in vaccination attitudes between Republican and Democratic voters may have influenced the severity and trajectory of the pandemic in the US. Misinformation and mistrust in official sources of information surrounding the vaccine and the pandemic have been attributed to the higher rate of Republican deaths. The study did not include whether the individuals were vaccinated or if their deaths were directly linked to Covid-19.

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July 26, 2023 | 4:24 pm

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced AWS HealthScribe, a new AI-powered service that automatically generates clinical documentation from patient-clinician conversations. The service uses speech recognition and generative AI. 3M Health Information Systems, Babylon Health, and ScribeEMR are among the customers and partners using AWS HealthScribe.

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July 26, 2023 | 4:19 pm

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Merck & Co Inc and Moderna Inc have initiated a Phase 3 trial for V940 (mRNA-4157), a personalized skin cancer therapy. The trial will enroll approximately 1,089 patients, with the first patients now enrolling in Australia. The therapy has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the FDA and the Priority Medicines scheme by the European Medicines Agency. The companies also plan to expand the development program to additional tumor types.

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July 26, 2023 | 4:04 pm

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Sun Life Financial Inc. has launched a program in partnership with OptiMed Health Partners to make specialty drugs more accessible and affordable. The program aims to provide cost-effective solutions for managing specialty drug costs, which are often a significant burden for employers and employees alike.

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July 26, 2023 | 3:59 pm

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Doordash has launched an integration with Apple Carplay, allowing Dashers to receive and manage orders directly from their car's dashboard. This move is expected to improve the efficiency of Dashers and enhance the user experience.

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July 26, 2023 | 3:53 pm

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of AWS Entity Resolution, a machine learning-powered service that helps companies match and link records stored across multiple applications, channels, and data stores. Early customers and partners using AWS Entity Resolution include ActionIQ, Amazon Ads, Best Western, LiveRamp, Merkle, TransUnion, and Unified ID 2.0.

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July 26, 2023 | 3:52 pm

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NBA star Kevin Durant has successfully advocated for the removal of marijuana from the NBA's banned substance list. Durant, a cannabis advocate and entrepreneur, has been publicly advocating for cannabis over the last several years. His company, Thirty Five Ventures, partnered with cannabis tech platform Weedmaps (NASDAQ:MAPS) in 2021 to help deconstruct negative stereotypes associated with cannabis. Durant also has investments in Coinbase Global Inc, Postmates, and OpenSea.

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July 26, 2023 | 3:52 pm