A Hong Kong apartment was the workspace of an inventor who built a lifelike robot that seems to be inspired by Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson. His pet project took one and a half years to complete and had a total cost of $50,000. The Mark I prototype is an android that includes a 3D printed skeleton and silicone skin that covers the electronic and mechanical parts that bring the machine to life.
The NC State University researchers modified maggots genetically and found that these maggots are capable of accelerating the process of wound recovery. The results of this research are great, as it has opened a new door in the medical field for treating incurable human wounds.
A ransomware hack attack as left a hospital chain in the Washington, D.C. area still recovering days after its computer systems were infected with malicious software. MedStar Health serves hundreds of thousands of patients in the metro D.C. area. The cyberattack on March 28, Monday that hit 10 hospitals caused patients to get a voice message asking them to bring an up-to-date list of medications and allergies to the medical center in person.
Computer software has been created by university researchers that can predict the life expectancy of a person. Knowing when people will pass away could affect how they plan for retirement, and use drugs to treat serious diseases. The program cannot guess when people will breathe their last breath, but it could make an educated guess about how many more years they will live based on factors such as their age, gender, and lifestyle.
An airline flight from Hawaii to Japan was aborted after a passenger insisted on doing yoga instead of sitting in his seat. The FBI reports in a criminal complaint that the violent man yelled at the airline's crew members, shoved his wife, and tried to bite United States Marines. During the meal service the United Airlines customer sat in the back of the plane to do yoga and meditate, then went ballistic when told by the crew and his spouse to return to his seat.
The Federal Communications Commission just voted to expand the current Lifeline program to not only include subsidized phone and pre-paid wireless access for low-income households, but also Internet connectivity. The household subsidy pays $9.25 directly to Internet service providers (ISPs), and minimums for mobile broadband and cellphone voice minutes.
Amazon's Dash buttons have received 70 new products for the retail giant's instant ordering service giving Amazon Prime customers over 100 products to choose from. The Wi-Fi-enabled buttons now allow customers to order tons of new products including Doritos, Red Bull, Starbucks, Vitamin Water, Charmin, Energizer, and even Trojans. Amazon.com is also giving new Dash button customers a $5 credit on their online purchases.
A super-rich Saudi tourist has arrived in London with a fleet of gold-coated luxury vehicles worth over $1.8 million including Bentley, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce, and Lamborghini models. The wealthy automobile collector has chosen to roll around London Town in the gold cars instead of taking black taxis and the Tube subway.
Harrison Ford is auctioning off the leather jacket worn by his character Han Solo in the latest Star Wars movie "The Force Awakens." Ford is donating the jacket to benefit epilepsy research conducted by New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center and Finding A Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures (FACES). The Hollywood actor has been impressed with the research conducted by NYU and FACES on the brain condition his daughter has.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is now featured in a new Twitter emoji that honors the chief executive who has become famous for his long hair, pink t-shirts shirts, and athletic shoes. The unorthodox CEO has focused on customer service and provided subscribers with more options than Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. After completing a program at Harvard Business School the CEO has based T-Mobile's success on being the "Un-Carrier."
