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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

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After conducting a pilot study, in 2018 Leow launched BiAffect , a research app that aims to understand mood-related symptoms of bipolar disorder through keyboard dynamics and sensor data from users’ smartphones. A 2019 study found that among 22 mood-tracking apps, the median user-retention rate was just 6.1 percent at 30 days of use.

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How the World Views Autonomous Vehicles

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Photo credit: Florenc.Elezi / Shutterstock.com In a recent global survey conducted by Maison Law, a personal injury law firm based in Fresno, California, the levels of trust and comfort with autonomous vehicles were explored across different countries.

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Hyundai Motor to establish Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Center in Singapore

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With Hyundai CRADLE’s presence in Singapore, the company will expand its global innovation network to Southeast Asia, with hubs already established in Korea, US, Israel, Germany and China. In addition, Hyundai will review a potential collaboration on a pilot study for Singapore’s Smart City project. Smart Mobility Solution Provider.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

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A person who requires insulin must walk a tightrope. If it falls too low, the person may faint; if it rises too high and stays elevated for too long, the person may go into a coma. Inconsistency : Insulin action differs between people, and even within the same person at different times. Chris Philpot.

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Are You Ready for Workplace Brain Scanning?

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But there are serious questions about whether work should be organized around certain functions of the brain, rather than the person as a whole. Two of the most interesting innovators in this field are the Israel-based startup. James Giordano , chief of neuroethics studies at Georgetown University Medical Center. Chris Philpot.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

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The Alliance and Elektromotive signed a Memorandum of Understanding on studying ways to promote the use of electric vehicles and will share information on EV development and energy supply on a global scale. The Elektrobay’s socket is located under a secure, weather-proof door, accessed using a personalized key fob. Earlier post.)

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The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet

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As Paras learned more sophisticated DDoS attacks, he also studied DDoS defense. Paras’s struggles deteriorated into paralysis when he enrolled in Rutgers, studying for a B.S. He could not manage his sleep, schedule, or study. On the same day, the Israeli police arrested the VDoS founders in Israel. in computer science.

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