How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Make Babies
In the past year, we’ve seen healthcare and medicine blossom into more technologically-informed fields. Now, a woman-founded Israeli startup has created an artificial intelligence (AI) application that can be used to increase the chances of successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF was first used to conceive a baby in 1978 in the U.K., and it’s become […]
5 Healthcare Technologies That Are Helping Us Fight COVID-19 — Part 1
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost everyone on Earth, and we’ve been handling it with a multitude of high-tech and low-tech solutions. From masks and social distancing to contact tracing apps and telehealth, these precautions and technologies have helped many of us avoid catching the virus while allowing us to do necessary tasks. Recently, biotechnology […]
The Internet of Things Is Leading the Way to a More Sustainable Future
The Internet of Things (IoT) is all about optimizing business and internal processes in the short-term. But IoT is a great technology for longer-term goals too: machine maintenance over repair, catching small but possibly impactful anomalies, and even sustainability on planet Earth. IoT is poised to solve many of the 17 goals that the New […]
Health Informatics: IoT’s Next Frontier?
The Internet of Things (IoT) has improved many industries by connecting data and sensors to create systems that work in real-time to unearth insights about an organization’s productivity, operations, and equipment maintenance. Healthcare can benefit from IoT applications tremendously. With devices like wearables and analytical software, providers can find more value in vital informatics. Data […]
IoT in Healthcare: See What’s Possible
It’s undeniable that the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) has brought about some of the most exciting advancements of our time. But contrary to popular belief, IoT innovation isn’t constrained to manufacturing and logistics. This disruptive technology has also had a profound effect on healthcare. Let’s take a look at some of the […]
What the Touchbar Means for iOS and OSX App Users
There’s been talk of iOS and OSX merging into a single operating system for some time now. Many iPhone app developers here in NYC believed that the new Macbook might offer a clue as to if and when it would finally happen. The release of the new Macbookdidn’t disappoint, and the “touch bar” at the […]
Wikipedia Becomes A Battleground For Detail-Obsessed Bots
It turns out bots aren’t as peace-loving as Microsoft’s Tay might have lead us to believe. (I jest.) According to a research study published by Cornell University, Wikipedia has become a quiet, passive-aggressive battleground for communities of bots deployed to conduct routine maintenance and undo the work of socially-motivated trolls. Rather than concentrate on human […]
5 Hot NYC Mobile App Startups to Keep an Eye On
New York is a unique startup hub for US iOS app developers, sort of like the dark twin to sunny San Francisco’s thriving tech economy. Here are some of the hottest mobile app startups of 2016 coming out of the tech scene in Brooklyn and Manhattan. 1. Button App fatigue is real, and the NYC […]