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Microsoft in talks to acquire Nuance Communications for a reported $16B

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Microsoft cut carbon emissions 6% last year, predicts climate investments will pay off in long run

The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) The news: Microsoft is in “advanced talks” to acquire Nuance Communications for $ 16 billion, according to a Bloomberg report on Sunday. Nuance background: The publicly traded Boston-area company specializes in “conversational AI” for applications in healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, financial services and more. Nuance … Read more

Nuance acquires Seattle digital health startup Saykara to boost healthcare AI products

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Nuance acquires Seattle digital health startup Saykara to boost healthcare AI products

Harjinder Sandhu, CEO and Founder of Saykara, speaks on the Health Tech stage at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Nuance Communications has acquired Saykara, a Seattle-based health tech startup that makes a voice assistant for clinicians. Based in Boston and publicly traded, Nuance will use the deal to improve its own … Read more