Observer | How Writer CEO May Habib Transforms Language Tech Into Enterprise A.I. by Tim Keary

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May Habib, a Lebanese‑Canadian refugee who grew up as her family’s English interpreter, co‑founded the language‑technology startup Writer (originally Qordoba) and now serves as its CEO. At the recent HumanX conference she explained why most enterprise generative‑AI pilots flop: companies focus on incremental tweaks rather than restructuring entire workflows. Writer tackles this by offering end‑to‑end AI agents and a proprietary suite of large‑language models (Palmyra) that automate multi‑step tasks, integrate with existing systems, and include robust governance controls such as layered kill‑switches. With over 300 enterprise customers—including Salesforce, Airbnb, and major firms in finance, healthcare, and retail—Writer has deployed more than 15,000 agents and positions itself as a rare pre‑ChatGPT player built for enterprise compliance, data control, and rapid, decisive implementation of AI‑first operations.

Read more: https://observer.com/2026/04/writer-ceo-may-habib-enterprise-ai/

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Opinion Voices | Contributor: Focus on the real causes of the shortage in hormone treatments by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and Suzanne Gilberg

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The article explains that the nationwide shortage of estradiol hormone patches for menopausal women is not due to a surge in demand but stems from structural problems in the U.S. pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) system, where a few vertically integrated insurance‑pharmacy conglomerates (CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx) control most drug coverage and logistics, giving little incentive to keep low‑margin generic products like estradiol patches consistently stocked and instead favoring higher‑priced alternatives; the piece also notes that prescription rates for hormone therapy have actually remained low, debunks media narratives blaming women, and offers practical short‑term coping strategies (alternative formulations, online or compounding pharmacies, calling ahead) while urging systemic reforms to break the PBM-driven supply constraints.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-04-20/estradiol-patch-shortage-drug-supply

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Ryan Clarkson: Pretending #AI Tools Are Doctors Will Harm Millions on #Medicare: #Health insurers are already using AI to deny care—and are poised to do so at unprecedented scale

#UnitedHealth, #Humana, and #Cigna have been secretly implanting AI into their claims and prior authorization processes.

"In our litigation, we have uncovered claim denial reversal rates exceeding 90% when patients challenge these AI-driven decisions."

#TheContrarian #insurance #fraud #law
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/pretending-ai-tools-are-doctors-will