Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have taken root in every sector imaginable, especially in medical technology (medtech). Through ML and AI in medtech, the rate at which healthcare providers saved lives increased. However, the technology is redundant without the human touch, and the road to recovery is difficult to navigate. AI means imitating […]
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Long before the inception of the internet, in 1971, the world’s first malware was born. Dubbed “The Creeper,” it behaved like a worm by infiltrating Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) computers and spreading via a network protocol posting the message “I’m the creeper, catch me if you can” as it went. The intention was […]
In December 2019, Covid-19 took the world by storm as it rampaged across the earth. Originating from Wuhan, China, the virus damaged life as we knew it. It hindered the economy across all sectors, notably the medical field, from supply shortages to patient care quality declining. The pandemic fallout centered mainly around the medical sector […]
Founded in 1976, Acer is a Taiwanese multinational corporation that generally deals with hardware and electronics, specifically advanced electronics technology. Its products are known to be durable, withstanding the test of time and human handling. Back in early October 2022, Acer released its new Acer Swift Edge. They designed it to be the perfect device […]
Released as open-source software in 2009, Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency and became the largest by market cap. But the concept of digital asset mining was proposed 27 years before this, in 1983. Today, there exists over 12,000 cryptocurrencies, and some companies accept them as valid payment methods, such as big tech giant, Apple […]
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the launch of a Lord of the Rings NFT, nicknamed Non Fungible Tolkien by the public. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a three-part epic fantasy adventure film series. Peter Jackson, the director of LOTR, based these masterpieces on the book series of the same name written by […]
Based in the U.K, OnlyFans is an internet content subscription service launched in 2016. It has the same premises as Patreon but with fewer restrictions. While Patreon only allows art nudity without touching oneself or others, OnlyFans is lenient with an everything-goes mentality within reason. Subsequently, the service has been used chiefly by sex workers […]
Nature does it best, and we, humans, can only imitate it. In some instances, however, humans should not even think about it. The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)’s robotic tentacle arm is a case in point. It’s a mechanical mix between a claw machine and nature’s most intriguing Cnidaria, the […]
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) is an American medical device trade association. Based in Washington, D.C, it is the world’s largest technology association, including device, diagnostics, and digital technology manufacturers. The AdvaMed MedTech Conference 2022 was one of their most anticipated events this year. From top executives to innovators, the attendees team up to […]
As modern as the artificial intelligence art generator sounds, the concept began in the 1960s. Harold Cohen developed AARON in the era of “Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence” (GOFAI) programming. It used a symbolic rule-based approach to generate technical images. Today, Jasper AI Art is one of its more successful successors. It automatically creates images based […]