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Past articles by Jo:

How brain-computer interfaces are turning thoughts into text

Next-generation BCIs are helping people who can't speak to communicate more easily. → Read More

Microsoft has big plans for healthcare, and it's taking a different path to the rest of big tech

Common data models, a cloud just for this vertical and IoT for monitoring patients: Microsoft is taking on healthcare once again. → Read More

Why Amazon's push into healthcare could be its most important project yet

Amazon's not shy of placing big bets: here's what could be next for its telehealth offering Amazon Care. → Read More

AI is getting smarter, fast. When do we start worrying about whether software should have rights?

AIs don't have human-level abilities yet, and they might never do. But there are questions of responsibility, rights and moral status that we still need to talk about today. → Read More

Making skin for robots is hard. But success could bring huge benefits for humans, too

Recreating skin in electronic form poses a huge challenge for researchers and engineers, but there are huge benefits for both humans and machines. → Read More

Virtual reality has found a new role: Teaching doctors to deal with patients

Medical students and junior doctors are increasingly learning to practise medicine in VR. → Read More

Smart pills and the future of medicine: Insights from your insides

Digital pills are using sensors and cameras to help doctors get a new understanding of their patients. → Read More

This cutting-edge cloud-computing service is helping researchers track COVID's spread

As computational science and data science are becoming closer than ever, a deal with Microsoft could see Verily and Broad Institute's open-source cloud platform hit new users. → Read More

This cutting-edge cloud-computing service is helping doctors track COVID's spread

As computational science and data science are becoming closer than ever, a deal with Microsoft could see Verily and Broad Institute's open-source cloud platform hit new users. → Read More

The future of wearables: Why your smartwatch could soon be your doctor's favourite gadget

As consumer wearables become increasingly packed with medical-grade features, could your hardware be your doctor's new best friend? → Read More

What is neuromorphic computing? Everything you need to know about how it is changing the future of computing

Neuromorphic computing could completely transform everything about the technology industry from programming languages to hardware. → Read More

Using data science and analytics to fight childhood cancer

Acute myeloid leukaemia in children has a poor prognosis and treatment options unchanged for decades. One collaboration is using data analytics to bring a fresh approach to tackling the disease. → Read More

A little known feature of your iPhone is about to completely change how your doctor talks to you

Apple's Health Records feature could lay the foundations for big changes to how doctors and their patients communicate. → Read More

Amazon's Halo is the perfect fit for its healthcare strategy. Here's why

The wristband is the latest step in the tech giant's plan to remake an entire industry. → Read More

Neuromorphic computing could solve the tech industry's looming crisis

Brain-based computing could help tech companies overcome the current constraints of chip design. → Read More

3D printing is making a giant leap into health. That could change everything

Bioprinting and bioprinters could help transform medicine, getting new organs and therapies to where they're needed faster. → Read More

If we put computers in our brains, strange things might happen to our minds

Using a brain-computer interface can fundamentally change our grey matter, a view of ourselves and even how fast our brains can change the world. → Read More

Elon Musk's brain-computer startup is getting ready to blow your mind

Musk reckons his brain-computer interface could one day help humans merge with AI, record their memories, or download their consciousness. Could he be right? → Read More

Permanent beta: Why frugal innovation is such a hot concept for entrepreneurs

A method of creating new products that are better, cheaper and more sustainable - who wouldn't be onboard with that? → Read More

Soon, your brain will be connected to a computer. Can we stop hackers breaking in?

As the development of brain-computer interface technology speeds up, are security and privacy getting left behind? → Read More