Give Your Mind a Break: 6 Mental Health Apps We Love
We’re not going to pull any punches: The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough. Ideally, we’ve all used this time and the accompanying stay-at-home orders to reflect, stay healthy, and put in some self-improvement hours. But in reality, these turbulent times have made it easier for many people to fall into a rut. And can anyone blame […]
How to Create a Functional IoT Value Proposition and Business Model
The Internet of Things (IoT) involves connecting sensors and devices to the Internet so that the data they generate can be aggregated and analyzed. This effort can inform how businesses run their operations, optimize their product lifecycles, and improve their equipment maintenance and repair schedules. Because IoT technology can be applied to any device or […]
Can Wearables Detect Early Warning Signs of COVID-19?
Wearables have quickly grown from being simple step trackers to full-on health tracking devices equipped with EKG monitoring, sleep tracking, and stress indicators. Many of us either own one of these technological marvels or know someone who does. Not only do wearables include smartwatches, but there are now smart rings, shoes, clothing, and eyeglasses. With […]
Is Medical Data Privacy In Jeopardy Because of COVID-19?
Telemedicine is often touted as a remedy for at-risk patients, those in rural areas, and regions that are experiencing a shortage of physicians. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, it has been especially helpful in keeping people healthy; being able to get in touch with your doctor while avoiding unnecessary infection risk is priceless. As a […]
Lab vs. Real Life: How Google’s Medical AI Fared in Both Environments
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown so much that its vast potential makes it seem like the perfect tool for myriad medical tech applications. But how close is the hype to reality? With the COVID-19 pandemic, there is growing hope that AI can be used for patient screening, disease identification, and automation of […]
When Will Self-Driving Cars Be Mainstream? Thanks to COVID-19, It Could Be a While
A decade ago, tech companies promised consumers that fully-functional, self-driving autonomous cars would be on the road by 2020. The promise included a revolution of transportation as we know it. It’s safe to say we were all hyped about this news. But that promise has remained largely unfulfilled due to several major issues: it’s very […]
AI’s Accelerating Our Race Towards a COVID-19 Cure
Although most of us are confined to our homes, scientists are still working around the clock to find a cure for the coronavirus, and they’re working faster than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up research all over the world. Neural networks are watching incoming data for any indication of a potential cure, and the […]
Top 6 Predictions for IoT Development in the Near Future
The Internet of Things (IoT) helps us connect devices and sensors together in novel ways to create an unprecedented, cohesive user experience. The result is efficient, smart, and seamless interactions that can adapt quickly to our changing needs. Without any human intervention necessary, IoT systems transfer data across devices so that they’re all in sync […]
How AI Will Impact the Advertising Industry’s Future
It’s been almost three decades since the Internet was made available to regular consumers. Many of us didn’t know it then, but the transition of computing technology from giant mainframes that take up entire rooms to personal devices we could have in our homes would revolutionize how we live. Many people found themselves browsing the […]
The Rise of AI Avatars: Why Startups Are Raising Millions to Build Our Digital Counterparts
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has resulted in some pretty unsettling things. Deepfakes and job application systems exhibiting gender bias name just a few. But startups around the world are trying to add one more item to this evergrowing list: Creating human-like avatars. These AI manifestations could theoretically be used for various tasks, such […]