For centuries, getting access to health care in rural parts of the country has been especially difficult. Thanks to telemedicine companies like PlushCare, that reality is changing.
PlushCare connects users to doctors using video chat. It's available in 31 states and counting.
Dr. James Wantuck, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of PlushCare, explains why telemedicine is a more convenient option than visiting a traditional doctor's office. Dr. Wantuck also weighs in on how the potential CVS-Aetna merger could impact the health care industry.
Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections.
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has four new inductees.
Skype users are scrambling to find an alternative after Microsoft shut down the pioneering internet phone service which let people make cheap long distance calls and chat with other users. Google Voice lets users make calls from a smartphone or a desktop web browser but it's only available to people in the U.S. Viber users can call phone numbers but can't get a number to receive calls. Zoom offers phone options too. You could get a number from a low cost virtual carrier or try other internet phone services. Microsoft says some Skype features will migrate to Teams, but its Teams Phone feature is only for businesses.
The U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google.
French police have rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid.
OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT.
