Tag Archives: Machines

Elizabeth Holmes knew machines weren’t working, former Theranos lab director testifies

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A former lab director at Theranos acknowledged on Friday that he had plenty of opportunities to address his concerns about the company’s technology with former CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Adam Rosendorff joined Theranos as a lab director in 2013. He testified that he felt the healthcare start-up would become the next Apple.… Read More »

Covid-19 and Medicine’s Misguided Romance With Machines – Medscape

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As Covid-19 began to lay siege to New York City’s hospitals in March, a small but consequential debate broke out in American emergency rooms and intensive care units: Was it possible that ventilators, the much-politicized medical devices widely seen as a… Read More »

Best Buy will sell Flywheel bikes, Hydrow rowing machines in over 100 stores by the end of the year

Shoppers at a Best Buy store in New York. Bebeto Matthews | AP Best Buy is getting into the fitness industry. The big-box electronics retailer announced Tuesday its plans to open a “dedicated fitness space,” selling spin bikes and connected treadmills, in more than 100 stores by the end of the year. On Tuesday, workout… Read More »

Are Machines Conscious?

Deposit Photos Enhanced By CogWorld Introduction Even though neuroscience has made amazing advances, the origin of consciousness in humans — and its nature and processes — still remain largely unknown; the underlying physiological mechanisms of generating conscious beings are still not clearly understood. However, with the advances in brain mapping and neuroscience, we are perhaps… Read More »