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Intel unveils its second-generation quantum computing control chip

Intel unveils its second-generation quantum computing control chip

by Dean Takahashi | Dec 9, 2020 | Healthcare IT, Medical Device

Intel unveiled its second-generation quantum computing control chip during its Intel Labs virtual event today. The chip, codenamed Horse Ridge II, is another milestone toward making quantum computing — one of the holy grails of computing — more practical. The new...
UPMC , Sempre Health growing text message-based medication adherence program

UPMC , Sempre Health growing text message-based medication adherence program

by Paige Minemyer | Dec 8, 2020 | Healthcare IT, Medical Device

Source image: AntonioGuillem/Getty Images UPMC is growing a program that uses text messages to encourage better medication adherence. UPMC Health Plan is expanding its medication adherence program with Sempre Health to include diabetes medications. The partnership,...
Exer Labs raises $2 million and launches computer vision app for Peloton-style coached workouts

Exer Labs raises $2 million and launches computer vision app for Peloton-style coached workouts

by Dean Takahashi | Oct 28, 2020 | Medical Device, News, Startup Pointers

Denver-based Exer Labs today announced $2 million in funding and unveiled its Exer Studio app for the Mac. Drawing on AI and computer vision, Exer Studio captures your movements with your laptop’s camera to evaluate your form and offer coaching advice. It can share...
HaptX wins $1.5 million NSF grant to create full-body haptics for VR

HaptX wins $1.5 million NSF grant to create full-body haptics for VR

by Jeremy Horwitz | Oct 5, 2020 | Healthcare IT, Medical Device, News

Virtual reality headsets are already advanced enough to make your brain believe you’re moving through an artificial 3D space, but VR hardware makers are still working to replicate the physical sensations of touch and force — not just in hands, but across users’...
Exo raises $40 million to bring high-quality ultrasound to handheld devices

Exo raises $40 million to bring high-quality ultrasound to handheld devices

by Paul Sawers | Sep 18, 2020 | Funding, Healthcare IT, Medical Device, News

Exo, a medical technology startup developing a portable ultrasound device and accompanying AI-powered cloud platform, has raised $40 million in a round of funding. Ultrasound is used in hospitals to image soft tissue, with sound waves scanning muscles, tendons,...
Dexcom makes controlling blood sugar far simpler for diabetes patients — and everyone else too

Dexcom makes controlling blood sugar far simpler for diabetes patients — and everyone else too

by Dean Takahashi | Aug 3, 2020 | Healthcare IT, Medical Device

If you’ve ever wondered if the data we’re amassing will be useful, check out the continuous glucose monitor from the medical device company Dexcom. As a tech narcissist, I’ve been interested for years in how technology can deliver a “quantified self,” or data about...
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