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The best smartwatches for Android users: Top watches
LG launched the first Android Wear OS watch in 2014, and Google's watch operating system has been through several changes, with lackluster support, since then. There are many smartwatches today that are optimized for Android smartphone users.
Facebook shelving Instagram for kids, expanding parental oversight for teens
The company has faced backlash for hiding internal research showing the platform's negative impact on teen body image issues.
Internet users stressed out by cyberattack news: Kaspersky
2,500 people in the US and Canada were asked about their thoughts on internet usage during COVID-19 and cybersecurity.
The best fitness trackers: Improve your health with 24/7 data
Many people don't wear a watch and still want to collect 24/7 activity data to evaluate their lifestyle and improve their health and wellness. Fitness trackers offer a reasonably priced alternative to smartwatches.
CDC study finds ties between online bullying, violence, hate speech and suicide or self-harm
The study comes days after an investigation showed Facebook understands the negative impact Instagram is having on children but is doing nothing to stop it.
Health apps 'playing fast and loose' with user data, warns FTC chief
If a health app leaks info, consumers need to know.
The best smartwatches: Apple and Samsung battle for your wrist
It's been seven years since the first Apple Watch was released, and it's pretty clear to most that Apple's wearable is arguably the best smartwatch available. It requires an iPhone, though, so Android phone owners need a different companion... and there are plenty of good options available.
Apple unveils new design features for Apple Watch Series 7
The latest Apple Watch will be rolled out later this year.
Best standing desks: Uplift, Jarvis, Vari, and more
These hand-picked standing desks offer the ergonomic convenience you need when working from home or in the office.
Stratasys expands 3D printed anatomical modeling efforts
Stratasys Direct has printed more than 1,000 models during a 13-week invite-only beta service for medical device manufacturers.
Ransomware groups continue assault on healthcare orgs as COVID-19 infections increase
Barlow Respiratory Hospital in California escaped the worst of a recent ransomware attack but still had patient data posted to a leak site.
New York State fixes vulnerability in COVID-19 passport app that allowed storage of fake vaccine credentials
New York users of the app are urged to update it after a patch was released on August 20.
Agora touts healthcare, education, workplace and metaverse applications of real time engagement tech
Real time engagement technology is being used for everything from gaming to mental health services.
Twitter creates 'Safety Mode' to temporarily block accounts caught insulting users
The feature will only be available to a small group of English-language users on iOS, Android and Twitter.com.
Passport info and healthcare data leaked from Indonesia's COVID-19 test-and-trace app for travelers
About 1.3 million people had their sensitive personal data, COVID-19 test results and more exposed on an open server.
Google's Look to Speak helps motor impaired patients communicate with eyes
By using eye-gazing technology to let people select pre-written phrases to be spoken aloud.
Apple Fitness Plus: Is it good enough to replace your health club?
Jason Squared's Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani bring in a special guest to talk about Apple's new Fitness Plus workout service. Read more: https://zd.net/3nAcLAl
A 3D-printed heart made out of your own stem cells
Tonya Hall interviews Dr. Karen Panetta, engineer, inventor and IEEE Fellow, about the endless opportunities AI is bringing to healthcare.
MIT finds coverage gaps in COVID-19 drugs
Tiernan Ray tells Karen Roby a study by MIT scholars used novel machine learning programs to detect that people of Black or Asian genetic ancestry may not be as well covered by so-called Warp Speed COVID-19 drugs from Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca. Read more: http://zd.net/2K7G3Z5
There's no going back to the pre-Covid workplace
Tonya Hall asks workplace expert and author Alexandra Levit about how COVID, digital trends, and demographics will shape companies.
ChristianaCare CIO: Healthcare will be based on digital, voice, and home care
Randall Gaboriault, chief digital and information officer at ChristianaCare, talks to ZDNet's Larry Dignan about how ChristianaCare is leveraging Alexa Skills in a HIPAA compliant way and executing on digital transformation around home care.
How John Hancock Insurance combined apps, customer experience, and wearable data
Brooks Tingle, president and CEO of John Hancock Insurance, outlines to ZDNet's Larry Dignan the company's wearable device partnerships with Fitbit, Apple, and Amazon and how data, apps, gamification, and actuarial tables go together. Read more: https://zd.net/36Y6Hva
LovelySkin got a demand planning crash course during COVID-19 pandemic
LovelySkin's CEO and president, Dr. Joel Schlessinger, and purchasing manager Chrissy Kersting outline how the company navigated an e-commerce boom and managed to keep key products in stock with a hunch and a lot of NetSuite demand planning.
To reverse AI racial bias feed the model more data
Can broader datasets help developers avoid accidentally perpetuating deep-rooted biases in vital institutions like healthcare and education?
Robot nannies, self-driving school buses: How do young parents feel about new tech?
This is how millennial parents feel about technology and raising kids in a post-COVID world.
A cost-effective healthcare system? Yes, with automation and robotics
A transformation is in the making for foundational healthcare tasks, including processing and analysis of data.
A young Stanford graduate tried to give me a life lesson. No thanks
Chris Matyszczyk says there's little more entertaining than a self-involved, tech obsessed master of the tech universe. Read more: https://zd.net/2GQ6JvV
Who's driving the digital health revolution and where is it going?
How and why tech's big players are poised to give the industry its biggest shakeup in decades.
Future wearable tech will mimic functioning of muscles and joints
Low-profile elastic clothing can work wonders for easing strain, according to new research.
Monash University researchers speed up epilepsy diagnosis with machine learning
The technology has been designed to automatically detect abnormal activities in electrical recordings.
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