The Advantages of Cloud Computing in Healthcare
Information Technology plays a vital role in maintaining the efficiency and effectiveness of today’s healthcare organizations. To support operational and clinical care needs, each facility’s infrastructure has been expanding in recent years to keep up. This need to scale won’t change anytime soon—companies are only becoming more dependent on technology for administrative, financial, and clinical […]
A Brief Overview of FDA Medical Device Regulations — Part 1
To develop, manufacture, and distribute health tech devices in the United States, innovators must have a thorough understanding of regulations and compliances. In the first entry of this two-part series, we provide a brief overview of the first few FDA regulations for medical devices. A Necessity for Safe Innovation Any technological innovation or advancement in […]
Can Quantum Computing Make Machine Learning Better?
There’s no doubt machine learning applications have given businesses and consumers extraordinary capabilities that weren’t possible before. But the truth is the technology is being held back by hardware; traditional CPUs and machine learning don’t exactly work well together. Can quantum computing help machine learning developers take things a step further? A new study from […]
The Most Common IoT Cybersecurity Threats of 2019
The Internet of Things (IoT) is connecting people to technology in unprecedented ways. But these newfound capabilities come with their fair share of controversy and consequences. Cybersecurity has been largely neglected in most IoT development processes. As a result, security threats like leaks, hijacking, and even home intrusion have become a sad reality when it […]
The Wearable War Between Fitbit and Apple Could Save Lives
Apple has been aggressively moving into the medical development space, and it has transformed how many of us monitor our health. At the same time, the tech titan’s advancement into healthcare wearables has hurt Fitbit’s market share. The once dominant leader in digital fitness trackers is now making moves to take the crown back from […]
Can Bold Bets Keep the US Ahead of China in the AI Race?
Research shows that China’s artificial intelligence (AI) development is picking up at an unprecedented pace. Can the United States keep up with ambitious, out-there ideas? On Track to Overtake the US Last June, Apple and Google sponsored an academic contest at the world’s premier computer vision conference. The tech titans wanted to see if algorithms […]
Smart Hospitals: The Future of Healthcare?
Healthcare is evolving. The development of artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and other technologies is opening up unprecedented possibilities for the medical field. It won’t be long before the concept of the smart hospital is viable. A Convergence of Big Tech and Healthcare Nearly every big tech company is getting […]
How AI and Other Tech Are Transforming the Travel Industry
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) have gone worldwide—and are now helping you do the same. Before, it was common to only hear of new developments in San Francisco and other hubs. But travel companies all over the world are now leveraging recent tech advancements to bring you a better experience and secure themselves a […]
Triton, A New Malware, Threatens the Security of Industrial IoT
It’s no secret that Internet of Things (IoT) developers need to take security more seriously. And a new threat shines a light on exactly why more measures need to be taken sooner rather than later. Triton is a malicious software capable of disabling industrial safety systems and causing catastrophic damage. It was first found in […]
What Impact Will the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Have?
Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), the world is becoming more connected than ever before. But security is having a tough time playing catch-up; IoT development is dramatically outpacing regulation. Standards must be put in place. Will the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act push things in the right direction? What’s the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, […]