A cardiac patient in Carlsbad sends their doctor in San Francisco a readout of their heart rate, courtesy of an Apple Watch. A New Yorker with hypertension texts with an Alabama health coach about data from their smart blood pressure cuffs. A person with diabetes snaps a photo of their dinner and uses an app
Need help figuring out your budget, projecting future earnings or saving for a rainy day? There’s an app for that. More than 200, actually, available for iOS or Android. Some are free, while others cost up to $10 to download — or more, after the free trial period ends. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE
With a recession, a pandemic, and a tough job market, some associations are looking to target Generation Z with new member offerings. It can work if you prioritize their engagement, one expert says. We’re starting to get past the point where millennials are at the center of the discussion around younger members. The focus is
Prezi CEO Jim Szafranski discusses how teachers have always been influencers and how they can use tech to further reach their students. He speaks with Bloomberg's Guy Johnson and Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Markets". (Source: Bloomberg) READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
Covid-19 has profoundly impacted the economy across a range of industries, plunging the nation into recession and causing widespread job uncertainty. The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has increased by 117% to 2.7 million. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
Cyberattacks have the potential to damage a country’s power grid, with their major goal being to cause widespread infrastructure failures. So, concerns about cybersecurity continue to be at the top of utilities’ agendas, driven by the rising interconnected nature of infrastructure and systems, and the growing number of attacks targeting utilities. READ MORE FROM THE
1. Dinner won’t get burnt. “The oven of the future will basically give you microwave convenience with restaurant quality and ultimate control," said Dave Arnold, inventor and an owner of the Booker and Dax food science development company. You can currently find this tech—“super forced-air convection, steam injection, and very accurate temperature control, all run
Even before the bulk of bank branches temporarily closed their brick-and-mortar doors because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a great deal of personal banking was done via click, tap or swipe. Today, demand for digital financial services is going through the roof. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
For most parents right now, tinkering with computer settings and reading endless privacy policies are not a priority. Heck, they weren’t even particularly appealing tasks before the pandemic and overlapping economic and natural disasters. But with millions of kids firing up loaner Chromebooks and iPads for the start of their remote school year, it’s important
Recently, a report from McKinsey & Company stated: “It is hardly news that women — particularly women of color — are chronically underrepresented in the US tech sector. Perhaps more alarming is that the trend is headed in the wrong direction. The percentage of computing roles women hold has largely declined in the United States over the past 25
