Health trackers aren’t doctors — but here’s how they’re saving people’s lives

Maeve O’Neil, a 19-year-old freshman at George Washington University, knew she was sick — but had no idea just how dire it ...
Hackaday

Reverse Engineering The PROM For The SGI O2

The SGI O2 was SGI’s last-ditch attempt at a low-end MIPS-based workstation back in 1996, and correspondingly didn’t use the ...

Which Wearable Tracker Is Most Accurate? Here’s Data On 9 Top Brands

From the Oura Ring to the Apple Watch to the Google Pixel — here's what the science really says about the accuracy of their health data ...
EDN

Cardiac monitors: Inconspicuous, robust data collectors

Following up on the cardiac abnormality thankfully detected by wearable devices, this engineer details the system he donned ...

Diabetics who rely on glucose monitors are alarmed by recall linked to 7 deaths

A manufacturing problem in millions of Abbott glucose sensors has been tied to at least seven deaths and hundreds of injuries worldwide.
CNET

The AI Lie Detector: How to Spot Machine-Written Text Every Time

Rachel is a freelancer based in Echo Park, Los Angeles and has been writing and producing content for nearly two decades on subjects ranging from tech to fashion, health and lifestyle to entertainment ...