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WebRTC will change the way we communicate. Almost nobody asks for my phone number any longer, which is good because I’m not exactly sure what it is. There's my cell number, my Google Voice number, my Skype number, and my local cell number when I travel...

SAN FRANCISCO — In the hours after 14 people were killed in San Bernardino, Calif., a familiar voice celebrated the attacks on Twitter: “California, we have already arrived with our soldiers. Decide how to be your end, with knife or bomb.” That comment was posted from...

The CHIO role is much more about the data—the data integration, the data analytics and looking at how we can use insights to improve care John Showalter, MD, is the chief health information officer at the University of Mississippi. He evolved into that role after studying...

A robot with a unique personality might sound like an oxymoron. Or science fiction. But that’s the goal of London-based startup Emotech, launching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 today, with a plan to crowdfund its first product, a voice-controlled robot assistant called Olly,...

Katie Brenner of bluDiagnostics came up with an idea of a better fertility test for women because it was a problem she once struggled with herself. Fortunately for Brenner, she’s a researcher and with the help of another scientist developed a saliva-based test called Fertility...

If we are going to view certain applications of human genome editing as permissible, can we draw a line? An international group of scientists is calling for a moratorium on making inheritable changes to the human genome, specifically the use of the Crisper-Cas9 technique on DNA....

The Federal Communications Commission will head to court on Friday to defend its net neutrality rules against opponents who want to overturn the broadband regulations, a hearing that may help determine how consumers get access to content on the web. If this sounds familiar, it’s because...