Emerging Tech

Alphabet-owned Verily pilots a coronavirus screening website in California

Three days later President Trump’s announcement, Google’s life sciences research sister company, Verily is debuting a coronavirus risk screening and testing website in California. The online tool will triage people and direct those who meet eligibility and requirements to mobile testing sites. Developed in collaboration with the state of California, Verily’s service is available through […]

Gears & Gadgets

Why are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches?

The current model U-2S aircraft features an all-glass digital cockpit, improved sensors, and propulsion systems. But its pilots still wear backup GPS/GLONASS-enabled watches, just in case. USAF The Garmin D2 Charlie pilot’s smartwatch. Garmin A U-2 Dragon Lady flies above the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, California, Mar. 23, 2016. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert […]