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Howard Webb, PRO testing new VAR technologies
Sep 29, 2019; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Howard Webb of the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) adresses the media in regards to officiating in the MLS and the use of video assisted refereeing (VAR) before the game between the Atlanta United and the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo. (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports) MONTREAL — Howard Webb doesn’t want …
Do you know this person? New technology could solve this Lowcountry murder from 1987
Beaufort County deputies are asking for your help in solving a murder from more than 30 years ago.On the night of Nov. 1, 1987, a young woman found her mother, Margit Schuller, shot and killed at a laundromat near an apartment complex in Burton.”Her daughter found her lying in a pool of blood,” Maj. Bob …
Advanced Cardiovascular Testing – Best Test of Your Heart Risk and Cholesterol
Are you at risk for heart disease? Advanced Cardiovascular Testing (ACT) is the next generation of heart disease risk assessment. It provides a lot of information that helps doctors figure out whether you are at risk or not. You know that we are experiencing an epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Almost a million people die …
KFC is testing some kind of Chicken & Donuts sandwich and we’re ready for it
KFC announced it will be testing a new combination of fried chicken and glazed doughnuts beginning September 16 — a move that is either genius or insane. Customers have two options: a chicken and doughnut basket meal for $5.49, which includes chicken tenders or bone-chicken plus a doughnut; or a chicken sandwich for $5.99, featuring …
Lexagene takes part in beta testing it’s technology in cannabis industry
Lexagene (LXG) CEO and Co-Founder Dr Jack Regan joined Steve Darling from Proactive Vancouver on Skye to discuss the beta testing Lexagene did with CDX Analytics for rapid pathogen detection in cannabis and hemp. Regan telling Proactive what the testing was looking for and the results as well. He also shared the next steps in …
Apple is already beta testing iOS 13.1
Most notably, the 13.1 beta restores Automations within Shortcuts (think of it as Apple’s take on IFTTT). Maps, meanwhile, has regained an option to share your ETA with friends. You’ll also see little additions like a new AirPods volume indicator, fresh HomeKit icons and the option of mapping a right mouse button to 3D Touch …
Netflix testing human-curated ‘Collections’ of content on iOS
Netflix has begun testing a new feature called “Collections” that aims to make it easier to discover movies and TV shows. Notably, while regular Netflix recommendations are made using an algorithm that factors in viewing history, Collections are being hand-picked by humans. Specifically, Collections will group content based on a variety of factors, including themes, …
How a CHEO surgeon’s concept is changing the world of hearing testing
The idea first came to Dr. Matthew Bromwich while on his annual visit to treat children in Iqaluit. Many of the patients the CHEO ear, nose and throat specialist and surgeon saw in the North — where children suffer hearing loss at three times the national average — needed hearing tests. That often meant flying …
Genetic testing: What secrets could it reveal about you?
Image copyright Getty Images As genome sequencing costs continue to fall and artificial intelligence gets to work on analysing all this new data, the era of personalised medicine draws closer. More than half of Icelanders have now had their precise genetic make-up sequenced and analysed. Tens of thousands of their genomes have been fully sequenced …
Rapid DNA testing market takes off as Kentucky police test new technology
In this photo taken November 16, 2018, Stephen Meer, chief information officer from ANDE, demonstrates in Chico, Calif., his company’s Rapid DNA analysis system, which is being used to try to ID victims of the Northern California wildfire. Sudhin Thanawala | AP The Kentucky State Police started using a new DNA test in February that …
