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A study was conducted by health startup Cardiogram and UCSF and has followed more than 6,000 subjects, some of whom had diagnosed hypertension and sleep apnea. Researchers studying the healthcare implications for modern wearable devices have found that wrist-worn gadgets like Apple Watch and Fitbit can be used to accurately detect hypertension and sleep apnea. The research claims that data from wearable heart rate sensors, when combined with machine learning algorithms, can surface hidden patterns that predict whether a person is at risk for certain health problems. More broadly, the research aims to spur business development around the use of wearables within preventive medicine. "What if we could transform wearables people already own -- Apple Watches, Android Wears, Garmins, and Fitbits -- into inexpensive, everyday screening tools using artificial intelligence?" wrote Cardiogram co-founder. Apple has proactively pursued health care apps...

Some Security researchers at Bkay have managed to fool the iPhone X's Face ID developed with an advanced facial recognition engine using a specially-developed mask. The outer "skin" of the mask was handcrafted by researchers at Bkav, before being laid upon a 3D printed frame. Other facial features, such as the mask's eyes, are merely printed images. In total, the mask cost around $150 to make, although the materials used to make the frame weren't included in that cost because it was printed from the company's own designs. The dummy face was made in just five days - Bkav starting developing the concept on November 5th and completed its experiments on November 10th, posting a video to show the iPhone X unlocking when the face is presented to it. The iPhone X used in the experiment was trained using a real person's face and was seemingly unlocked on the first try, although Bkav didn't reveal how many times it had tried to unlock the ph...