As covid-19 began to spread earlier this year, it soon became clear that prisons and jails are particularly susceptible to outbreaks. In response, criminal justice systems around the world started looking for alternatives to incarceration. Many turned to electronic ankle monitors as a solution. They used this technology to quickly relocate people from secure custody […]
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Winter will make the pandemic worse. Here’s what you need to know.
As we head into the Northern Hemisphere fall with covid-19 still raging in the US and a number of other parts of the world, two data points provide cause for extra concern. One is that the seasonal flu—a respiratory viral infection like covid-19—is much more active in the winter. Last year in the US, there […]
The future of mobile AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand to power everything from security and facial recognition software to autonomous vehicles and mobile apps. In “Women leading the future of mobile AI,” a video series sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies, MIT Technology Review CEO Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau explores the latest AI advances on software tools, mobile platforms, and algorithmic advancements […]
Trump’s antibody treatment was tested using cells originally derived from an abortion
This week, President Donald Trump extolled the cutting-edge coronavirus treatments he received as “miracles coming down from God.” If that’s true, then God employs cell lines derived from human fetal tissue. The emergency antibody that Trump received last week was developed with the use of a cell line originally derived from abortion tissue, according to […]
Here’s Why the Blood Oxygen Sensor in Apple Watch Series 6 Didn’t Require FDA Approval
Apple introduced the ECG functionality in Apple Watch with the launch of the Apple Watch Series 4. And to offer this feature in the smartwatch, the brand had to take approval from the FDA. However, Apple didn’t have to take approval from the FDA to offer the blood oxygen monitor in the Apple Watch Series […]
Mainstream media is the biggest amplifier of White House disinformation
The president is running a disinformation campaign, and too many people won’t call it what it is. “The simplest disinformation is explicitly false or misleading information disseminated for political ends,” says Yochai Benkler, a Harvard law professor who led a team that recently dissected the way disinformation is amplified. Take President Trump’s claim that voting by […]
iPhone 12 Release Date: When Will Apple Launch the New iPhones?
Apple will be holding its ‘Hi, Speed’ iPhone 12 event on October 13 and the highlight of the event are going to be the new iPhones. With Apple announcing the iPhone 12 on October 13, when will the new phones actually hit the stores? Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
Apple’s iPhone 12 October 13 Event: Everything That Could be Announced
Apple sent out invites for its iPhone 12 ‘Hi, Speed’ event on October 13 yesterday. The event will happen less than a month after Apple held its ‘Time Flies’ event where it announced the Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, new iPads, and more. The ‘Hi, Speed’ event is going to be even more […]
5G and the enterprise opportunity
Download the full report. “5G and the enterprise opportunity: How leading operators are developing ecosystem, cloud, and AI strategies for winning in 5G” is an MIT Technology Review Insights report that examines how operators are transforming their business and technology environments to deliver 5G enterprise services, particularly focusing on cloud, automation, and the ecosystems that […]
A new social-media platform wants to enforce “kindness.” Can that ever work?
In middle school and high school, Nora Tan downloaded the big three of social media. It was only natural. “I grew up in the age when social media was really taking off,” says Tan, a Seattle-based product manager. “I created a Facebook account in 2009, an Instagram account in 2010, a Twitter account after that […]