The New York Times

The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...
VentureBeat

Google releases FunctionGemma: a tiny edge model that can control mobile devices with natural language

While Gemini 3 is still making waves, Google's not taking the foot off the gas in terms of releasing new models. Yesterday, the company released FunctionGemma, a specialized 270-million parameter AI ...
InfoQ

AWS Introduces Durable Functions: Stateful Logic Directly in Lambda Code

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Forbes

Function Health’s $2.5 Billion Bet And Are Blood Testing Startups Sustainable

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a founder, writer and lecturer focusing on VC funds. BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24: A technician works in a lab at Sinovac ...
Fierce Healthcare

Function Health lands $300M, rolls out 'medical intelligence' AI model for health data

Function Health, a startup that offers lab testing and body scans for early disease detection, scored nearly $300 million in series B funding, boosting its valuation to $2.5 billion. Redpoint Ventures ...
STAT

Function Health has won over consumers. When will it publish evidence?

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...
TechCrunch

Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...
STAT

Wellness startup Function Health raises $300 million as consumer lab testing picks up steam

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...
Wall Street Journal

The Fed’s ‘Gain of Function’ Monetary Policy

Journal Editorial Report: The Fed Chief signals rate cuts are coming. As we saw during the Covid pandemic, lab-created experiments can wreak havoc when they escape their confines. Once released, they ...
GitHub

FirstN formula fails for Knowledge but works in PowerApps

I have a table in Databricks that includes a datetime column with some null values. When I run the following Power Fx query in Power Apps: FirstN('default.simple_databricks1', 2) the data is retrieved ...
The New York Times

How to Tackle Your To-Do List if You Struggle With Executive Functioning

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds. By Christina Caron The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners.