Just as Gen Yers relied on text-based instant messaging for years before graduating to image-focused apps like Instagram and Snapchat, Gen Z’s communication habits are steadily shifting to embrace a new medium: voice notes. But why are more teens choosing to talk rather than type?

The NHS has teamed up with Amazon to provide health information via its voice assistant Alexa, with a view to helping patients who are unable to research health queries. Amazon is hoping to use its tech by offering modern alternatives to historic issues in healthcare.

With a thousands of ways to improve the American healthcare system, big tech names, from Uber to Amazon, are stepping in to provide better access, while startups are providing alternatives to traditional care. But do people really want to see a Silicon Valley ethos applied to medical care?

With more than 44 million adults having a mental health condition and rates of depression and suicide on the rise among younger generations, America’s mental health crisis shows no sign of easing in the near future. How might mobile apps enable people to better manage their wellbeing?