Software
As more governments turn to tracing apps in the fight against the coronavirus, a deep-rooted tension between the need for public health information and privacy rights has been thrust into the spotlight.
May 27, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Are you willing to share information about your menstrual cycles or hearing loss on your iPhone and Apple Watchto contribute to medical research?
Nov 15, 2019
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Software
As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic.
May 5, 2020
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Software
Britain scrapped plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google, health authorities said Thursday.
Jun 18, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
We spend our days looking at them, talking to them, and touching them.
Oct 3, 2019
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Telecom
Stay-at-home orders and social distancing have been successful in some areas to help flatten the coronavirus curve. As parts of the world begin to open up again, communities need a reliable way to keep track of the virus ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Contact tracing has long been used in response to disease outbreaks. It is simply the idea of asking an infected person who they have been in contact with and then notifying the people in question to try and control the spread ...
May 4, 2020
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Software
The heart rate monitor built into the new Apple Watch has sparked sharp debate over its risks and benefits, even though the feature was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
Oct 18, 2018
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Software
Nine out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air and 7 million die every year from air pollution, according to the World Health Organization. Air quality mobile applications could mitigate these health risks by educating ...
Jul 16, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
On the dairy farm of the future, the cows are going wireless.
Sep 4, 2019
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