Category: AI

Coronavirus: Japanese Firm Unveils Smart Face Mask That Connects To Phones

A Japanese startup has unveiled a smart face mask that connects to smartphones and is capable of sending text messages via speech.

Creating Planet Data To Fight Covid-19 And Future Healthcare Emergencies

Will creating a global healthcare data infrastructure help fight Covid-19 and the next pandemic?

Biotechnology In the Time of COVID-19: Past, Present, and Future

Despite popular belief, the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industry suffered immense losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As many hospitals have surpassed maximum capacity, clinical trials that cost billions of dollars had to be paused or …

Nuro’s Delivery Bots Adding CVS Prescriptions To Grocery And Pizza Runs

The Silicon Valley robotics company will start working with CVS Pharmacy in June in Texas.

New Ultrasonic Contact-Tracing App Promises Better Accuracy Than Bluetooth Alternatives

Israel-based tech firm Sonarax has launched a sound-based contact-tracing app which it claims offers improved performance and security over the contact-tracing protocols developed by Google and Apple.

Exclusive: Machine Learning Company Insitro Raises $143 Million To Bridge Biology And AI

The company’s series B funding round was led by inventors at Andreessen Horowitz and includes new investor Casdin Capital.

Once You Go Remote, You Should Never Go Back

Just like any other design or manufacturing industry, companies in the tech industry often operate in the dark ages with days filled with in-person meetings and endless trips to attend conferences, work with partners, or participate in sales calls.

12 Tech Leaders Discuss The Most Intriguing Applications Of Human Augmentation

The way humans interact with and benefit from technology is constantly changing. Forbes Technology Council experts discuss some of the innovations they’re most excited about.

NHS Contact-Tracing App Will Cause ‘Flood’ Of Phishing Attacks, Experts Warn

The NHS’ contact-tracing app will cause a spike in phishing attacks in the UK, cybersecurity experts have warned today.

If The Pandemic Teaches Us Anything, It Should Be The Need For A Preventive Approach To Healthcare

A pandemic which has affected more than three and a half million people worldwide and killed more than a quarter of a million (and the death toll grows daily) is a good opportunity to rethink health care as we know it.