The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine has provided $1.2 million in funding for the Genomics Institute’s California Kids Cancer Comparison project. The project, led by the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, is one of two selected by the new California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, a public-private effort launched by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
Brain-to-machine interface market targets hardcore gamers
According to ABI Research director Jeff Orr, BMI technology won’t be capable of reading thoughts, nor can it be exploited to program an individual to perform nefarious acts. However, tapping into brain activity as a means of understanding human behavior and even controlling an external activity is now possible.
FDA issues cyber security warning over hospital IV pump
The FDA and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have issued an official statement concerning cybersecurity vulnerabilities associated with the Symbiq Infusion System.
Baseball, basketball and Big Data
The use of Big Data analytics in the world of sports has seen significant growth in recent years. For example, a company known as Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) provided data to 21 of the 30 major league clubs during the 2014 season.
Why the IoT is all about data
Moor Insights & Strategy senior analyst John Fruehe says more focus should be placed on the “what” of the IoT rather than the “how.”
Google wants 5 petabit switching
The Platform’s Timothy Prickett Morgan reports that Google is eyeing networking throughput capabilities of 5 petabits per second. However, as Google Fellow Amin Vahdat recently
