TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief
Episode 1 – The Right to Disconnect, AI in Cancer Detection and the Barbie Phone
In this week’s episode:
1) Australia are introducing a ‘right to disconnect’ – allowing workers to ignore after hour communications from their bosses without fear of punishment. Will we see new features be introduced onto email services and phones to help enforce this?
Right to Disconnect: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2x52y0wv4o
2) A new spinout company from the Universities of Edinburgh and Bath is developing technology to cut the time it takes to diagnose and treat Lung Cancer from weeks to just minutes. How can AI be used to free up resources in healthcare systems and increase level of care?
AI Lung Cancer Diagnosis: https://www.dpaonthenet.net/article/204920/Cutting-edge-technology-promises-to-treat-lung-cancer-within-minutes.aspx
3) Mattel and HMD (who make Nokia phones) have released a Barbie flip phone; complete with mirrored front, bright pink casing, Malibu Snake and NO APPS. Is retro tech making a comeback because people want to disconnect or is it powered by current nostalgia fashion trends?
Barbie Phone: https://www.wallpaper.com/tech/hmd-barbie-phone-review
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