- This platform has more than 365 million active users and is the leading music playback platform in the world.
- Spotify founder Daniel Ek unveiled the creation of a new company called Neko Health.
- With the help of Artificial Intelligence, it can perform a complete scan of the patient’s body to identify possible future health problems or if there is a predisposition to any disease.
Health has always been fundamental but in recent years it has gained interest for the main technology companies. More and more transnational companies are focusing on this area not only because it is good business but also because of the impact it has on the lives of millions of people. The most recent case is that of Spotify because it now has a new “brother” called Neko Health.
Music is a powerful business that generates million-dollar profits
To begin with, music has been around since the beginning of humanity. The heartbeat was the first known rhythm and over time this art form became professionalized. Today it forms a powerful industry that generates million-dollar profits.
The expansion of the internet brought a discovery that changed the world forever: the mp3. It is a compressed music file that contains almost the same audio quality as others but with the advantage that it is much lighter. At the same time, it also gave rise to the digital piracy.
In the midst of this panorama, a company emerged that achieved what no one had done before. This is Spotify, which was founded by the Swede Daniel Ek in 2006. The idea was to make millions of songs of all genres and styles available to anyone, but in a regulated way and by paying a subscription.
Since then the platform has grown exponentially. According to Statista, it already has 365 million active users. For its part, its musical catalog is one of the largest in the world. While it is not only limited to songs but is now experiencing the rise of the podcast, which in broad strokes is a digital radio program.
From Spotify to Neko Health
However, Ek is not only the CEO and founder of Spotify but also an entrepreneurial businessman. For this reason, it is not satisfied with having an internationally famous business, but has now announced a new one and with which it hopes to impact the well-being of people.
According to what was published by Becker’s Hospital Review the new project is called Neko Health and it is a startup that aims to promote preventive medicine and encourage early detection of diseases.
In this case, the company uses the Artificial Intelligence to perform a complete scan of the patient’s body. In this way you can identify possible future health problems or if there is a predisposition to any disease.
In this way, the data can be used by health professionals to create a holistic view of patients.
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