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Dogtown Media Supports Connected Health Initiative’s Request for Biden-Harris Administration to Combat COVID-19 With Digital Health Tech

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked unfathomable damage on the lives of Americans and the country’s economy. To move forward in the right direction, we must take new and drastic action to address this crisis. This includes employing cutting-edge developments in medical technology to the best of our abilities. Dogtown Media fully supports the Connected Health […]

A Look at Amazon’s Many Ventures Into Medicine — Part 2

With Amazon’s recent announcement of opening the doors to a digital pharmacy with lower costs for prescriptions, there’s a feeling of anticipation and mystery around what the company will do next in the medical and healthcare industries. Amazon has made its interest in healthcare and pharmacy well-known with the acquisition of PillPack and the roll-out […]

How Tech Like AI and IoT Can Make Travel Safer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Companies in the travel industry have a responsibility to care for and protect their customers during trips. They should do their best to keep clients out of harm’s way and help them get where they need to go safely, especially if dangerous situations arise. Despite this duty, varying guidelines and constraints have only served to […]

6 IoT Trends for Retail and Finance

The Internet of Things (IoT) has impacted several industries for the better over the past decade. Thanks to IoT, businesses in various sectors can cut costs, rapidly improve product quality, meet customer demands faster, and even forecast maintenance needs before a breakdown occurs. For finance, IoT has made it so that you don’t have to […]

A Look at Amazon’s Many Ventures Into Medicine — Part 1

Amazon is an international tech juggernaut with large investments in many industries like cloud computing, logistics, and, of course, e-commerce. The Seattle-headquartered company is responsible for one-fifth of America’s gross domestic product, and its medical products line is expanding quickly, too. Is Amazon on the cusp of transforming the American healthcare system and how patients […]

Can We Stop AI-Generated Deepfakes from Rewriting History? — Part 2

Welcome to the second and final chapter in our series that examines one of the bleakest possibilities for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) development: Could deepfakes rewrite human history? For our first post, we explored how synthetic media could cause us to spiral into a digital dark age if left unchecked. Potential events included […]

5 Tips for Developing an IoT Product

With myriad possibilities for every industry, the Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most exciting technologies of the decade. Even if we thought we knew the full potential of IoT, we’re about to see the most creative IoT applications spring up with the roll-out of 5G all over the world. IoT is just […]

How Telehealth Is Helping Those With Chronic Conditions During COVID-19

COVID-19 has changed how medical providers see their patients for wellness check-ups, illness check-ins, and on-demand appointments. More and more people are turning to telehealth to avoid the risk of catching the virus from visiting the doctor’s office. Especially for patients who are managing their chronic conditions, telehealth has been a more convenient and less […]

Can We Stop AI-Generated Deepfakes from Rewriting History? — Part 1

Since deepfakes became viable a few years ago, these digital alterations have caused concern for the potential catastrophic damage they could wreak on society. Using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, deepfake creators are able to craft increasingly convincing counterfeits of video, images, and audio. Soon, this synthetic media could start sowing doubt about the authenticity of […]