STAT+: Microsoft closes $16B acquisition of Nuance, launching a bold experiment in health AI

AI’s next big health care experiment can now begin.

Microsoft closed on a $16 billion acquisition of Nuance Communications Friday, launching a plan to leverage its speech recognition software and other AI capabilities to seize what the tech giant sees as a $500 billion market opportunity.

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