DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Ransomware attack damages Allscripts’ prescription service — Microsoft scraps health app after one year — Florida Hospital launches tele-ICU

Welcome to Digital Health Briefing, a new morning email providing the latest news, data, and insight on how digital technology is disrupting the healthcare ecosystem, produced by BI Intelligence. Sign up and receive Digital Health Briefing free to your inbox. Have feedback? We’d like to hear from you. Write me at:  lbeaver@businessinsider.com  RANSOMWARE ATTACK HOBBLES ALLSCRIPTS’ ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION SERVICE: A ransomware attack on US electronic […]

Ford issues service recall to fix blown Focus RS head gaskets

Ford is owning up to issues involving faulty head gaskets in the 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline four-cylinder engines found in 2016 and 2017 Focus RS models and is offering to replace them free of charge. Complaints about the issue have raged for almost a year on a Focus RS online forum and for months on Reddit. […]

Mercedes and BMW are rolling out a subscription service for cars — and it could help solve the biggest problem in the auto industry

Daimler BMW and Mercedes are planning to test car subscription services this year. The car industry is highly cyclical, which can result in volatility.  Auto companies hope subscription-based and other mobility services will make revenue more consistent. The auto industry has posted strong sales numbers in recent years, which has made car manufacturers and dealerships scared […]

BMW to Treat Apple CarPlay as a Subscription Service and Charge Customers an Annual Fee

– BMW will turn Apple CarPlay into a subscription service beginning with its 2019-model-year vehicles.  – The German automaker currently charges a one-time $ 300 to add Apple CarPlay capability to navigation-equipped BMW models. Going forward, though, navigation-equipped BMWs will come with CarPlay at no charge for one year. Following that first year, customers will need to […]

The Jekyll and Hyde of Service: A Review of the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem

Hotel Review: King Deluxe Room at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]

BMW to switch Apple CarPlay to subscription service

Apple CarPlay is being offered in more and more vehicles, often as standard equipment. BMW, though, charges for it. BMW currently offers CarPlay as a $ 300 option on cars equipped with navigation. This will change, though, as The Verge reports the German automaker will switch to a yearly subscription service. CarPlay will be free […]

Disney hires former Apple, Samsung exec for its streaming service

As Disney prepares for its streaming service that’s launching next year, Variety reports it has snagged an executive to run operations. Kevin Swint (LinkedIn) worked at Apple for five years, eventually running its iTunes movies business worldwide, before managing content and launching Milk Video at Samsung. Now, as the SVP and GM of Disney’s BAMTech […]

Azores Airlines Launches New A321neo Transatlantic Service

Azores Airlines Launches New A321neo Transatlantic Service Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all […]

Dunkin’ Donuts is testing a new store concept that could boost its mobile order-ahead service (DNKN)

BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “Payments Briefing” subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Dunkin’ Donuts is piloting a new “next-generation concept store” in Quincy, MA where it will test multiple new offerings related to ordering, payment, signage and branding, and more, […]