How slow internet speeds, infrastructure issues widen Mich.’s digital divide

How slow internet speeds, infrastructure issues widen Mich.’s digital divide

Detroit — Slow internet speeds, which can hinder everything from access to education to health care, continue to be an issue in several Metro Detroit communities, with nine falling below proposed federal standards for high-speed internet access in 2023, according to a Detroit News analysis. The communities are primarily located in the northern portions of Oakland …

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Hippocratic AI Raises $53 Million Series A at a $500

Hippocratic AI Raises  Million Series A at a 0

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hippocratic AI, the company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, today announced the close of a $53 million Series A funding round at a $500 million valuation, bringing total funding to $120 million. Today, the company also released its first product for …

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Internet Outage: Telecel Ghana Gets New Internet Capacity For Customers   | Technology

Internet Outage: Telecel Ghana Gets New Internet Capacity For Customers   | Technology

Telecel Ghana has multiple sources of internet services through SAT3, WACS, ACE, and submarine fibre links to other international providers. On the 12th of March 2024, Telecel Ghana lost internet capacity provided by WACS subsea cable, and immediately switched to ACE to maintain service. On 14th March 2024, Telecel Ghana lost internet connectivity from its …

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Doctors Are Using the Apple Vision Pro During Surgery

Doctors Are Using the Apple Vision Pro During Surgery

A medical team at Cromwell Hospital in London strapped on the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro during two spinal surgeries. Doctor’s are calling the device a “game-changing” tool, beefing up Apple’s claims that the headset has a future as a medical device. Apple’s Vision Pro Seems Powerful, But Who Is It For? | Future Tech Doctors …

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Mapping Disease Trajectories from Birth to Death with AI

Mapping Disease Trajectories from Birth to Death with AI

Summary: Researchers mapped disease trajectories from birth to death, analyzing over 44 million hospital stays in Austria to uncover patterns of multimorbidity across different age groups. Their groundbreaking study identified 1,260 distinct disease trajectories, revealing critical moments where early and personalized prevention could alter a patient’s health outcome significantly. For instance, young men with sleep …

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Your Screen Protector Is Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Your Screen Protector Is Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

When you’re buying a new smartphone, salesmen love pestering you to buy some increased protection — insurance, a case, and, obviously, a screen protector. The screen protector has long been hailed as a necessity, costing anywhere from $10 to $60. These little slips of plastic and glass have ballooned to a $50 billion industry, but …

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