Lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics confirms patientsβ personal and health data was compromised during breach TechCrunch By: Zack Whittaker 23 October 2026 at 16:00 Quest is the latest in a series of healthcare technology companies that have been hacked in recent months.
Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 23 October 2026 at 05:22 Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes two of its patents.
Microsoftβs Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases βmedical superintelligenceβ TechCrunch By: Rebecca Bellan 22 October 2026 at 19:43 Microsoftβs new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoftβs system itself.
Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 22 October 2026 at 19:38 Wearing cameras and sensor gloves, the startupβs human chemists will train robots to perform various lab tasks.