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I Used Loop to Hack My Insulin Pump to Better Control My Blood Sugar Levels
Loop is a DIY automated insulin delivery system with more customization and features than FDA-approved systems on the market. I hacked my insulin pump for more control over my blood sugar levels, and I have no plans to use an approved system anytime soon. Before I get into that, here's some background on me. In May 2021 I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 30. This came as a huge s ... Read more
2022-04-14 00:40:41
US cryptocurrency expert jailed for helping North Korea evade sanctions
A former US researcher at a cryptocurrency group has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for conspiring to help North Korea evade US sanctions using cryptocurrency. Virgil Griffith had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate US law. He formerly worked for the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organisation focused on the technology behind the cryptocurrency ether. The senten ... Read more
2022-04-14 00:39:43
Shanghai lockdown: iPhone maker halts operations at China sites
A major producer of Apple's iPhone has become the latest manufacturer to halt operations because of the lockdown in Shanghai. Technology company Pegatron says it has temporarily suspended production at two of its factories in China. The announcement came even as authorities eased some of Shanghai's coronavirus regulations on Tuesday. It means that some of the city's 25 million people are able t ... Read more
2022-04-14 00:39:24
Google, Facebook, Stripe Reveal $925M Plan to Capture Carbon Pollution
A promise to spend big now is designed to boost confidence in technology to fight climate change. The parent companies of Facebook and Google have joined a nearly $1 billion program designed to fight climate by committing to purchase carbon capture technology when it's developed. Meta and Alphabet said on Tuesday they had joined Frontier, a subsidiary of payment processor Stripe that pledges spe ... Read more
2022-04-12 21:51:37
Apple Watch Won't Add Blood Pressure Monitoring Until 2024, Report Says
Toyota's first 50-state electric SUV is one of the most comfortable in its class, but will that be enough in a world where range is king?The feature hit problems in the company's tests, according to Bloomberg. Apple Watches won't be getting a blood pressure monitor until at least 2024, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Apple's long-rumored sensor and software updates are designed to determine if you ha ... Read more
2022-04-12 21:47:00
ISS Astronauts on Busting Barriers and Space Smelling Like Burnt Metal Toast
Christina Koch and Anne McClain are two of only 256 people who've seen Earth from the International Space Station, but they wish everyone could. Astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch have, cumulatively, lived almost a year and a half in space. Alongside the science and space walks of their International Space Station missions, Koch and McClain also participated in an unusual assignment, ev ... Read more
2022-04-12 21:40:24
Apple's Tim Cook Says the Fight to Protect Privacy Is a Crucial One
Calling it "one of the most essential battles of our time," Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that his company will continue to fight for data privacy protections that are in the best interests of consumers. Cook also pushed back against charges that his company's tight controls over its app store are anti-competitive. While Apple maintains that the controls protect consumer security and ... Read more
2022-04-12 21:38:07
How facial recognition is identifying the dead in Ukraine
Last month a controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI, announced it had given its technology to the Ukrainian government. The BBC has been given evidence of how it is being used - in more than a thousand cases - to identify both the living and the dead. This story contains graphic descriptions that may be upsetting to some readers. A man lies motionless on the floor, his head tilt ... Read more
2022-04-12 21:25:03
Self-driving car stopped by San Francisco police
San Francisco police officers were faced with a new challenge after stopping an autonomous vehicle with no-one inside. Officers approached the car, operated by Cruise, because it had been driving without headlights. In the incident, captured on film, an officer remarks that there "ain't nobody in it" before the car moves to what Cruise said was a safer location. The company said the h ... Read more
2022-04-12 21:24:21
Installing an EV Charger at My House Was Easy
With more and more electric vehicles coming through our test fleet -- including our long-term 2022 Mini Cooper SE -- I decided it was time to install a home charger. It's crucial for me because I live in a small desert town and the only public chargers are Level 2 units that deliver electricity at a super-slow speed of 8.3 kilowatts. The last thing I want to do is sit in the parking lot of the Cal ... Read more
2022-04-11 21:48:20