By all means back healthcare tech, but only once it is shown to work
27 March 2019
It makes sense to champion high-tech innovations, but UK health minister Matt Hancock would do well to wait until they have been shown to work effectively
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Google announces a streaming service that will allow people to play video games in 4K in their browser – provided they have a good internet connection
