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Olive AI, a health technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions for healthcare providers, has announced its third company-wide layoff. The layoffs come as the company continues to adjust to the changing market conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The news of Olive AI’s latest round of layoffs was first reported by Axios Pro Health Tech on February 9th. According to sources familiar with the situation, Olive AI laid off approximately 10% of its workforce across all departments. This is not the first time that Olive AI has had to make difficult decisions due to economic pressures; earlier this year they also implemented pay cuts and furloughs for some employees.
In a statement released following their announcement, Olive AI CEO Chris Hogg said: “We are deeply saddened by today’s news but we must take these steps in order to ensure our long term success and sustainability.” He went on to say that while it is never easy making such tough decisions, they believe it will help them remain competitive in an increasingly challenging environment.
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt throughout many industries over the past year, including healthcare technology companies like Olive AI who have seen demand for their services decrease significantly since last March when lockdowns began around much of the world. Despite this downturn however, there have still been some bright spots within health tech; venture capital investments into digital health startups reached record highs in 2020 according to data from CB Insights.
As part of their restructuring efforts during this period, Olive AI has shifted focus away from certain areas where demand is low and towards those which offer more potential growth opportunities such as telehealth solutions or predictive analytics tools for hospitals and clinics. They have also increased investment into research & development initiatives aimed at improving existing products or creating new ones entirely tailored towards current market needs – something which could potentially lead them back onto a path towards profitability once again down the line if successful enough..
Despite today’s unfortunate news about job losses at Olive AI though, there may be hope yet for those affected by these changes; many other digital health companies are currently hiring despite ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19 so former employees may find employment elsewhere relatively quickly depending upon their skillset and experience level within this sector specifically.. Additionally given how rapidly things can change within any industry nowadays – especially one as dynamic as healthcare technology – it wouldn’t be surprising if we saw another shift back towards positive territory soon enough either should global circumstances improve further going forward too..
Overall then while no one likes hearing about job losses anywhere let alone within an industry like healthcare technology which offers so much potential benefit both now and into future generations alike – hopefully today’s news won’t spell disaster forevermore but instead just represent another bump along what will eventually become a smoother road ahead once again sooner rather than later…
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