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IBM reportedly shopping Watson Health just as healthcare gets hot

By TechCrunch
| January 10, 2022

IBM could be looking to sell the Watson Health division for a mere $1 billion, according to an Axios report. The question is why is IBM running away from the healthcare vertical just as it seems to be heating up, and for such a low price?

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