Category: Consumer Tech

Mojo Vision’s Smart Contact Lens: Ready For Real-World Testing

“Basically, it’s all about giving you super powers. We’re building the world’s first, true augmented reality smart contact lens. So, something that you could put on your eye, see content when you want to see it, have it disappear when you’re not using …

Abbott Labs Covid Test Sales Surge As Pandemic Drags On

Abbott Laboratories first quarter profits eclipsed $2.4 billion thanks to a surge in sales of Covid-19 diagnostic tests.

Forbes 2022 Next Billion-Dollar Startups List: Nominations Are Open

With this year’s Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups list, we’re looking for companies like alumni DoorDash, Benchling and Alchemy in their nascent days.

The World Watched Russia Bomb Ukraine’s Hospitals. What Happens Next?

Global human rights experts are cautiously optimistic that social media, smartphones and near real-time monitoring of attacks could usher in a new era of accountability for war crimes.

1000X More Sensitive Than Apple Watch: COR Is A ‘Fitbit For Your Blood’

While Apple Watch can sense your pulse and blood oxygenation level from outside your skin, COR can get about 1,000 times more data by getting just that one drop of blood.

Fully Robotic Surgery May Depend On Elon Musk’s Mission To Mars

Fully robotic surgery may be a couple of decades away. But one thing could speed it up: billionaire engineer Elon Musk’s very public mission to Mars.

Suicide Hotline Left Ethics Board Out Of The Loop About Data-Sharing With For-Profit Spinoff

Medical experts recruited to advise Crisis Text Line say they weren’t consulted about its data sharing and voiced objection to the arrangement. “This would never have passed a sniff test,” one says.

Thought-To-Text Typing Hits 90 Characters/Minute With 94% Accuracy

The brain-computer interface can even allow brain-computer interface pioneers to feel the warmth of their loved one’s hands in a handshake.

Tivic Health Brings Bioelectronics To Consumers Through Congestion Clearing

Tivic Health’s new ClearUP device delivers on the promise of bioelectronics by using electronic impulses to clear sinus congestion without any form of medication.

Peloton Shares Fall After Major Outage Temporarily Hits Bikes And Treadmills

The outage lasted just over an hour before getting resolved, but shares fell on the news.