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Virtual banks in Hong Kong set to rekindle the retail banking experience

Forrester IT

(Co-authored with Nancy Lin, Senior Associate) The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced 8 new virtual banking licenses in the market and their operators will all launch new digital-only banks there before or in early 2020.

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Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

GeekWire

Amazon’s Prime One Medical membership benefit includes 24/7 virtual care through the service’s app. For $9 a month, or $99 a year, Prime members can get access to One Medical’s on-demand virtual care or in-office care at locations across the U.S. The company went public in January 2020. at the end of last year.

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Zoom Events gets a virtual green room

Computerworld Vertical IT

Zoom first announced its events platform, OnZoom , back in 2020, offering users the ability to create and host live events and webinars for up to 50,000 attendees, depending on a company's Zoom license. Later this month, Zoom Events users will be getting a virtual backstage environment—think of it as a virtual green room­.

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98point6 launches new virtual care service to address rising demand for mental health support

GeekWire

With primary care at the center of its focus, “98point6 Primary Care Plus Behavioral Health” is designed to provide employers, health plans and health systems access to a single-stop virtual care solution. The pandemic is taking a toll on mental health, according to a July 2020 KFF Tracking Poll which found that 53% of U.S.

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Amazon launching ‘Amazon Clinic,’ a virtual health service intended to treat a variety of conditions

GeekWire

The Seattle tech giant announced Tuesday that it’s launching “Amazon Clinic,” a new virtual care platform that uses message-based interaction to connect customers with third-party telehealth providers. The company announced in September that it is licensing its virtual care delivery platform in a deal with Tacoma, Wash.-based

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10 great games to play on your new 2020 VR headset

The Verge

If you received a virtual reality gaming headset this holiday season, congratulations! But it’s also a very rewarding game that fully immersed me when I strapped on a virtual reality headset. It’s released on practically every virtual reality gaming headset, which makes it very accessible to play. Real VR Fishing. Rez Infinite.

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98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

GeekWire

98point6 said it will continue to have an appropriate level of staffing as it continues to license its software to other healthcare organizations. The layoffs follow a tumultuous past several years for 98point6, founded in 2015 as a virtual primary care provider.