Google announces Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being
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#3Wonder if this company is part of the reason for deciding to shutter Google Health? People might've been mighty upset if Google took their health records and then opened a website like this. Not saying that they still didn't benefit from the information dump
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#4I'm sceptical, since Google Health never quite caught on. There's room for improvement, certainly, but the regulatory requirements for mixing health and tech, and the externalities of dealing with vendors' proprietary formats will make this challenging at best.
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#5Interesting is that Art Levinson will remain Chairman at Apple. Apparently the two giants are working together here.
> Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Apple, said: “For too many of our friends and family, life has been cut short or the quality of their life is too often lacking. Art is one of the crazy ones who thinks it doesn’t have to be this way. There is no one better suited to lead this mission and I am excited to see the results.”
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#6Wonder if this company is part of the reason for deciding to shutter Google Health? People might've been mighty upset if Google took their health records and then opened a website like this. Not saying that they still didn't benefit from the information dump
I don't think this is a site. It seems like a research arm. They probably did use Google health to gather the prerequisite data.
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#7I'd love to see some of these want-to-live-forever transhumanist moneybags actually put some money behind some of these things and move them past the pipe dream phase. I hope this is somehow a step in that direction.
BTW: Calico... what a non-ValleyHipster name...
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#8I can't see the page, it says...
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This is the URL it takes me to: https://plus.google.com/+LarryPage/posts/Lh8SKC6sED1
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#9Absolutely brilliant. Finally, Aubrey De Grey's unapologetically straightforward logic [1] regarding aging has gained traction with the crowd who has the means to tackle this grand challenge. I am sincerely proud of Page and Brin for their vision and commitment.
This is one of those rare times that powerful people make bold choices that catalyze a shift in the world's thought paradigm. Aging will now be seen for what it is: the root of all chronic illness.
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#10I can't see the page, it says... This post could not be found. Your URL may be incorrect, the post may have been deleted, or this account may not have access to the post. This is the URL it takes me to: https://plus.google.com/+LarryPage/posts/Lh8SKC6sED1
It's a public Google+ by Larry Page:
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I’m excited to announce Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases. Art Levinson, Chairman and former CEO of Genentech and Chairman of Apple, will be Chief Executive Officer.
OK … so you’re probably thinking wow! That’s a lot different from what Google does today. And you’re right. But as we explained in our first letter to shareholders, there’s tremendous potential for technology more generally to improve people’s lives. So don’t be surprised if we invest in projects that seem strange or speculative compared with our existing Internet businesses. And please remember that new investments like this are very small by comparison to our core business.
Art and I are excited about tackling aging and illness. These issues affect us all—from the decreased mobility and mental agility that comes with age, to life-threatening diseases that exact a terrible physical and emotional toll on individuals and families. And while this is clearly a longer-term bet, we believe we can make good progress within reasonable timescales with the right goals and the right people.
Our press release has a few more details though it’s still very early days so there’s not much more to share yet. Of course when Art has something more substantial to communicate (and that will likely take time), he’ll provide an update. Finally, thanks to Bill Maris for helping bring this idea to life and getting Art involved, and to Sergey Brin for consistently supporting 10X thinking like this. It’s hard for many companies to make long term investments. So I’m tremendously excited about the innovative new way we’re funding this project. Now for the hard work!
http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/calico-announcement....