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Elder-care challenges prompt tech executives to create startups, apps

December 28, 2014 publisher christina, christina-farr, combat-chronic, commerce-chief, demanding-job, her-parents, internet, medical, parents, program-costs, san, search-giant, smartphone, stephanie

By Christina Farr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – For years, Google Inc’s commerce chief, Stephanie Tilenius, held a demanding job and helped oversee the medical care of her parents, an experience that led her to leave the Internet search giant in 2012 and start a company to help patients combat chronic disease. Earlier this year, Tilenius’ company launched Vida, a mobile app that lets patients consult with a team of professionals, including doctors, nurses and nutritionists, from their smartphone. The program costs $15 a week and includes reminders to take medication.

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Comcast says Time Warner deal going ‘full steam ahead’

November 12, 2014 creative are-reflected, christina, comcast, diego, internet, like-public, net-neutrality, press-event, stephenson

By Christina Farr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Comcast Corp's merger with Time Warner Cable Inc is going “full steam ahead” despite uncertainty around new rules governing net neutrality, Comcast Chief Executive Officer Brian Roberts told reporters on Wednesday. The deal, which would create the largest U.S. cable Internet provider, is in its final phases and remains on track to close, he said at a Comcast press event in San Francisco