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☆ This startup wants to find cancer faster with AI-powered full-body scans. See the 22-slide pitch deck that got Ezra $21 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewLast August, Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram that she'd gotten a full-body MRI scan from the startup Prenuvo, which sparked a national conversation about the merits of preventive imaging. With Kardashian's help, the scans were finally making headlines — and healthtech startup Ezra felt their impact. "The day that Kim Kardashian got a scan, even though it wasn't an Ezra scan, our day-over-day revenue spiked," Ezra CEO and cofounder Emi Gal told Business Insider. Those tailwinds have propelled growth for Ezra, which partners with radiology clinics to perform full-body MRI scans. And, with Ezra's scans, that startup has "helped hundreds of people find cancer," he added.

Persons: —, Kim Kardashian, she'd, Ezra, Emi Gal, Amir Dan Rubin, Anne Wojcicki, Vlad Tenev, David Prior, Esther Dyson, — Gal, Ezra Flash, radiologists, Gal, We've Organizations: Service, Business, VC, FirstMark, Firms, Allianz Life Ventures, Mana Ventures, Ventures, Seedcamp, LDV Locations: Gaingels, Republic

☆ Texas Gov. Abbott doesn't want to remove his 1,000-foot Rio Grande barrier full of metal blades unless the Supreme Court tells him to
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Abbott plans to appeal a federal judge's order to remove a Rio Grande barrier. The judge ruled Texas must get rid of the floating barrier by Sept. 15 — and pay for its removal. Greg Abbott said he'd appeal the decision — and wouldn't get rid of the floating barrier unless SCOTUS tells him to. "Governor Abbott announced that he was not 'asking for permission' for Operation Lone Star, the anti-immigration program under which Texas constructed the floating barrier. "Thus, we intend to seek appropriate legal remedies, which may include seeking injunctive relief requiring the removal of obstructions or other structures in the Rio Grande River."

Persons: Abbott, Greg Abbott, he'd, SCOTUS, Judge David Ezra, Biden's, SUZANNE CORDEIRO Organizations: Texas Gov, Service, Gov, Court, Operation Lone Star, U.S, Supreme, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, Workers, Getty, Star, Justice Department Locations: Rio, Texas, Wall, Silicon, Rio Grande, Austin, Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, AFP

Workers install connected buoys, a measure by Texas authorities in an attempt to deter migrants from crossing the border, in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 24, 2023. The Biden administration argued in a legal challenge that the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier illegally disrupts navigation and was installed without permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The floating barrier is one of multiple strategies Abbott has launched to deter migrants, including coils of razor wire placed along the riverbank. "Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation's navigable waters." The Texas Department of Public Safety said the victim appeared to have drifted into the barrier after drowning.

Persons: Go Nakamura, Joe Biden, David Ezra, Biden, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Governor Abbott, Ezra, Biden's, Ezra's, Vanita Gupta, Weeks, Ronald Reagan, Ted Hesson, Aida Pelaez, Fernandez, Bill Berkrot, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Go, Rights, U.S . Army Corps of Engineers, Texas, Republican, Democrat, Operation Lone Star, Circuit, Appeals, U.S . Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety, Thomson Locations: Texas, Rio, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Mexico, Austin, Eagle, Washington

☆ TikTok's time wasters are explaining how to make it till 5 o'clock for employees adjusting to returning to offices in the remote and hybrid work era
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"A solid day of work has about 2-3 hours of real productive focus," one user wrote. A viral TikTok explaining the "real work flex" to strategically pass time while doing little work prompted others to make their own videos giving a play-by-play of their days at the office before COVID-19 caused a boom in remote work. "They won't tell you this, but the real work flex isn't grinding for 80 hours a week. The real work flex is time theft," TikToker Daniel Ezra said in the video. "A solid day of work has about 2-3 hours of real productive focus," another user wrote.

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