UnitedHealthcare is launching a rewards program that will leverage wearables to pay up to $1,000 per year to eligible members who complete health goals. Under UnitedHealthcare Rewards, members who are active for 15 minutes or more daily, track their sleep for 14 nights and walk 5,000 steps or more per day receive compensation via a […]
Following a recent supervisory board meeting, Volkswagen Group has announced a major shift in its electrification strategy to expedite EV production over the next five years. Additionally, the German automaker intends to revamp its software strategy in support of the effort. Software issues have had a huge effect on Volkswagen’s EV output up to this […]
Tesla is preparing to expand its insurance business internationally – starting with insurance products in the United Kingdom. The automaker originally introduced its own insurance product in California, but it didn’t utilize real-time driving data or Tesla’s safety score, which had been the original goal. Before expanding its insurance product to other markets, Tesla wanted […]
Multinational digital health firm Babylon has had a tumultuous few years. Its revenue has increased, but it continues to lose money and its stock price has plummeted. Ali Parsa, Babylon’s CEO and founder, joined MobiHealthNews to discuss lessons Babylon has learned since going public in 2021 and where its focus lies going forward. MobiHealthNews: The company […]
Online birth control pharmacy The Pill Club reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities for allegedly defrauding the state’s Medicaid program. According to the California Department of Justice, the company billed Medi-Cal for services it hadn’t provided, allegedly submitting claims for 30-minute face-to-face counseling sessions when its nurse practitioners didn’t have direct or real-time […]
Organisation management software provider, The Access Group, has completed a levy donation pledge to help the health and social care workforce recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The pledge is part of a company-wide commitment to invest in people and skills. As part of the pledge, which opened in March last year, the […]
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes confirmation of a new e-bike coming from Rivian, a high quality new electric cruiser bike from Priority, a return of the RadWagon, testing out the Lectric XP Trike, delayed […]
Who says EVs can’t haul? Volvo Trucks delivered the first fully electric heavy-duty concrete mixer truck to CEMEX this week, paving the way toward sustainable construction. Volvo Trucks is leading the charge to bring zero-emission heavy-duty electric vehicles to the markets that need them most. Best known for its world-class transport solutions, Volvo unveiled its […]
The freight trucking industry is beginning its transition to electric vehicles, but it’s going to be short-haul EV trucks that are first adopted before concepts like the Tesla Semi travel longer distances on interstates. Due to the limitations that EV truck batteries face in mileage range, they’re best suited for drayage transportation, or the movement […]
Redwood Materials just got a $2 billion conditional loan from the US Department of Energy to expand its factory near Reno, Nevada, where it will manufacture EV batteries from an increasing amount of recycled content. In a US first, Redwood will produce 100 GWh annually of ultra-thin battery-grade copper foil and cathode-active materials from both […]
