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March 2, 2016
This Little Patch Can Save Patients From Impending Heart Attacks
Way more consequential than a Fitbit, Philips's wearable heart monitor warns doctors of possible danger before it becomes life threatening.
Many sudden health emergencies have warning signs, even up to eight hours before they happen. The problem is there usually isn't an expert around to spot them—unless that expert is an algorithm. That's the promise for people with heart ailments of the new Phillips Wearable Biosensor (its working name). The a 4.6 by 1.6 inch, one-use patch monitors key vital signs and streams them wirelessly to a cloud-based service called IntelliVue Guardian that looks for early indications of trouble and sends alerts to doctors via their smartphones or tablets.
March 1, 2016
What Gawker's New Contract Means For The Freelance Workforce
Gawker's new contract aims to treat permalancers more fairly. Can other industries learn from it?
As of this afternoon, Gawker Media's digital newsroom is the first of its kind to sign a union contract. After voting to unionize last summer, Gawker's editorial staff officially ratified its new labor contract earlier today.
Apple Lawyer Pressed On Encryption Stance In Congressional Hearing
Members of Congress wanted to know much more about why Apple refuses to help the FBI open the phone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook.
Apple's lead attorney, Bruce Sewell, appeared before a House committee Tuesday to explain why the company is resisting a court order to help the FBI break into the phone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook.
An Incredibly Dorky Look At Each Presidential Candidate's Technology Stack
Which candidate has the most cookies? Who's using MailChimp? Let's dig into the details beneath the campaign sites.
The prevailing media narrative for the last two U.S. presidential elections confirms what our high school math teachers always told us: It pays to be nice to nerds.
Watch Live: Will SpaceX Manage To Land A Rocket Upright At Sea?
SpaceX will attempt yet again to launch and safely land its Falcon 9 rocket.
Update 4:20 p.m. ET: SpaceX has rescheduled the launch for Friday due to high winds today.
Facebook's Latin America VP Arrested In Brazil For Blocking Access To Data
Diego Dzodan was taken into custody Tuesday after refusing to release Facebook data associated with a criminal investigation.
Facebook's vice president in Latin America, Diego Dzodan, was arrested Tuesday for not granting Brazilian authorities access to data that was allegedly necessary for a criminal investigation. Police said Dzodan had exhibited "repeated non-compliance with court orders" that asked Facebook to provide data associated with a drug trafficking probe. "This information was required to produce evidence to be used in an organized crime and drug trafficking investigation," the police said in a statement. The data in question appears to include conversations conducted on Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp.
Behind Bars, Prisoners Are Taking Classes Via Android Tablets
Prison tech company JPay offers a custom learning management system letting inmates take online-style courses without Internet access.
Jails and prisons are often slow to introduce new technology but thousands of inmates in state institutions across the country are now taking courses on specialized tablets designed for use behind bars, through a unique arrangement with prison tech company JPay.
Snapchat Gets 8 Billion Video Views A Day, Nearly Matching Facebook
The 5-year-old app Snapchat is catching up to Facebook when it comes to video views.
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel disclosed Monday that the messaging app's users watch 8 billion videos a day, Re/code reports. This puts Snapchat's count just behind that of Facebook, which reported it had reached 8 billion daily video views during its quarterly earnings call in November.
Watch Live: Apple And The FBI Make Their Cases To Congress
The two sides are battling over Apple's responsibilities in helping the FBI break into the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook.
Apple and the FBI will make their cases to the House Judiciary Committee today in the matter of the tech giant's refusal to help the federal law enforcement agency unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook.
DJI's New Phantom 4 Drone A Big Leap Forward In Safety And Simplicity
The new model aims to reestablish DJI as the feature leader for consumer drones, and takes its place as the top of the Phantom line.
DJI, the world's-largest maker of consumer drones, today unveiled the Phantom 4, the latest model of its best-selling quadcopter line. The $1,399 "flying camera" includes new obstacle-avoidance, follow-me, and tap-to-fly features, as well as a battery offering up to 28 minutes of flight and an improved 4K camera.
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