AmberMac Archive: health

#TheFeed: Health Tech, Transportation & Bullying in Politics

TF113: Kevin Jones, Samsung’s Senior Director for Strategic Alliances, joins us to have a look at their technological advancements in the health sector. We also speak to author John Ellis about how big data will transform transportation. Plus, MedChart CEO James Bateman talks about the future electronic medical records. In… Read More

#TheFeed: Tom Merritt on Hackers + Medical Tech & Natural Disasters

TF112: Tom Merritt, host of Daily Tech News show, joins us to talk about the tech stories of the week, including the status of his Patreon campaign supporting new co-host Sarah Lane (she starts Oct. 2nd). Michael speaks to Greg Feller, co-founder of Mogo, about how his fintech company is… Read More

#TheFeed: Back-to-School Tech, Safe Passwords, Lego TV & Healthy Chatbots

TF108: We talk to security expert Ryan Duquette of Hexigent about new password creation rules, and chat with teen entrepreneur Alexandra Philp-Reeves about her new company, Emojihealth, where they’re building a chatbot that helps keep teens healthy. We also speak to Marc Saltzman about the top 5 tech gadgets… Read More

#TheFeed: Tech for Sleep & Snoring, Planet of the Apps, and More

TF102: Boomerang Parental Control’s Justin Payeur joins us to share how an app can make screen time easier at bedtime and during summertime. Plus, we chat with Smart Nora’s Behrouz Hariri about how smart tech can help your partner from snoring up a storm (so you get a better night’s… Read More

#EyeTech: Eating for Seeing & How to #LoseYourReaders

In a world increasingly filled with screens, what are the consequences for our eye health? That’s what we asked Optometrist Michael Kaplan at Alcon’s recent event promoting their high-performance multi-focal contact lenses. The luncheon—an elevated affair complete with floral arrangements, marble tables, and velvet love seats— was organized by Cohn… Read More

The Future of Mobile: Healthcare

Over the past few years, I’ve focused more intensely on my health.  With so much innovative technology in this space, it’s been both a personal and professional passion. At a meeting last year, I was chatting with the team at TELUS about TELUS Health.  While… Read More

#TheFeed:AJ+’s Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on future of news

TF085: AJ+ is spreading the news in unique, social, and mobile ways. Senior correspondent Ahmed Shihab-Eldin joins us to talk about how their organization is connecting a new generation of readers and viewers (and inspiring other media outlets to follow suit). We also chat with Jill Schoolenberg from GoDaddy… Read More