Tech News Roundup: Security Patches, Medical Breakthroughs, and Industry Shifts
Epic Pauses Development to Address Security Vulnerabilities
Epic, the dominant U.S. electronic health records provider, has temporarily halted new product development to address critical security vulnerabilities in its systems, including the widely used MyChart patient portal.
Read more: Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients' data
FDA Approves Expandable Artificial Heart Valve for Children
The FDA has approved an artificial heart valve designed to expand as children grow, potentially sparing young patients with congenital heart defects from repeated open-heart surgeries throughout childhood.
Read more: FDA approves artificial heart valve for kids that grows as they do
Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery Complete Merger to Form Skydance
The roughly $110 billion merger creating the new media entity Skydance has been completed, combining two major Hollywood studios under the new Skydance brand.
Read more: Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to become Skydance
Major Carriers Partner to Close Cellular Coverage Gaps
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have formed a partnership to eliminate cellular coverage gaps, a move analysts suggest is aimed at countering emerging competition from satellite-based internet providers.
Read more: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have officially teamed up to end coverage gaps
Healthcare Workers Raise Safety Concerns Over AI Scheduling Tools
Major healthcare networks are adopting Palantir's AI-powered scheduling software to optimize staffing, but nurses and other frontline workers report the systems are creating scheduling errors, contributing to burnout, and potentially compromising patient safety.
Read more: AI Is Making a Mess of Nurses' Schedules. They Say It's a Safety Issue
White House Adopts 'Super Intelligence' Terminology in New AI Safety Framework
The White House convened major technology executives including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos to sign an AI safety pledge that President Trump described as "morally binding," alongside an executive order officially adopting the term "super intelligence" in place of AI.
Read more: It's not AI anymore, it's 'super intelligence' (according to the White House)