Can This New Wearable Help Identify COVID-19 Faster?
A new wearable promises to track your temperature throughout the day as an early-warning detection system for COVID-19, infection from something else, or a general health problem. The wearable, a ring named Oura after the Finnish medical development company who created it, compares your temperature in real-time to your average temperature for that time of […]
Designing Our Own Biology: The Next Step In Medical Tech Development?
For many centuries, healthcare had evolved and advanced at a snail’s pace. Jane Metcalfe is the co-founder of Wired and the founder of Neo.Life. At a recent MedTech conference in San Diego, Metcalfe said, “The history of innovation is not that exciting—until you get to the 20th century.” Since then, medicine has grown at a […]
A Look at AI’s Impact on Software Development
It’s no secret that recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated an absurd amount of hype. Whether it’s self-driving cars or beating Go champions at their own game, AI appears to be everywhere. But what about software development? The subject of AI’s impact on software development is usually eschewed in favor of more tantalizing […]
5G Is Coming—and Our Phones Will Never Be the Same
In 2019, a profound paradigm shift is set to occur that will affect consumers, enterprises, mobile app developers, and practically every technological field under the sun. The transition to 5G, short for fifth-generation cellular networks, will forever change how we use smartphones and emerging technologies. Are you ready? Unprecedented Potential Before we begin, let’s start off […]
The Top AI Trends in 2019
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Google Invests In Another Mobile OS Besides Android
Google’s been making moves, because, as we all know, it only takes a few months of inactivity for your competitors to make great strides against your progress. It’s what caused Microsoft’s late entry into the mobile game to create minimal waves against Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS mobile operating systems. Google’s been a heavyweight competitor […]
The Future of MedTech Is Female
The future of MedTech development determines the future of humanity’s health and well-being. It may sound grandiose, but it’s absolutely true. That’s why it’s so important that we get it right. In a new article for STAT, health tech pioneer Melissa Burstein discusses the current lack of female leadership in the industry. It’s a problem […]
Qualcomm’s New Smartwatch Chip Will Change Wearables
Just as with any digital device, wearables are only as fast and powerful as the chip inside them. Whether you’re using a wearable that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) or connects to the Internet of Things (IoT), it always boils back down to the processor managing the gargantuan information passing through it. Qualcomm is actively working […]
California Blocks FCC’s Net Neutrality Decision With Its Own Bill
About a week ago, we wrote about California’s new net neutrality bill, its importance for the nation, and our unwavering support of net neutrality and the new state bill. As is often the case with politics, sometimes citizens don’t get their voices heard. With net neutrality repealed in late 2017, almost every consumer and developer […]
Help California Protect Net Neutrality
Sometimes, you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. In December 2017, the FCC voted in favor of repealing net neutrality rules. With the loss of federal protection for the Internet, it’s up to each state to keep the Internet open and free. A new bill offers California the opportunity to do just this […]