Winner Take All #20 | State Probes, Apple Stealing Apps, Opendoor Buys OS National, Apple EMR Access
Notes from this episode - State anti trust probes https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-probe/u-s-states-launch-antitrust-probes-of-tech-companies-focus-on-facebook-google-idUSKCN1VR1K4 Open door vertically integrating https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/05/house-flipper-opendoor-buys-title-firm-in-bid-for-more-real-estate.html Open door valued at 3.8bn, Redfin $1bn. Zillow at ~6bn Apple copies popular apps https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/05/how-apple-uses-its-app-store-copy-best-ideas/ The fix is in! EMR BS The American Medical Association and other prominent medical organizations say requiring that EHRs be accessible to patients using application programming interfaces could facilitate invasions of privacy and abuse of protected health information. National Coordinator for Health IT Don Rucker says improving patients' access to their health data can improve care and engagement, and Center for Medical Interoperability Vice President Brett Meeks said regulators should facilitate development of a reliable data-sharing platform before rules requiring API access are finalized https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/technology/smartphone-medical-records.html USV new site: https://www.usv.com Linear portfolios. VC’s time is up!
