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Hospitals’ Sharing Of Patient Data Extends To Other Big Tech Players

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This issue has come into the spotlight before, even as recently as last year when Google came under fire after reports that they were using millions of people’s data to build a new search network. laws, data from patients can’t be shared unless it is needed for treatment, payment or hospital operations.

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QSRs Supersize Their Digital Ante

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The company’s technology was in place at 700 of the company’s stores in the quarter that was most recent. Just look to Google. It recently introduced the ability to order food for pickup or delivery via services like DoorDash, Postmates and ChowNow through Google Maps. In fact, 91.4

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In-Store Kiosks A Sign Of QSR Innovation

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Achieving those mission-critical seconds has never had more options, with the QSR industry in the midst of enjoying a boom in new technologies that promise to reduce wait times while boosting food quality and customer service. The restaurant, Spyce , is set to open this spring in central Boston.

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Turning The Phone Into Restaurants’ Digital On-Ramp

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The more technologically or health-minded among us might even note things like tablet-based POS systems or an HVAC system with disinfecting UV light built in to attack COVID-19. The company started off in voice technology, particularly in the context of making food ordering via voice assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant.

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Dr. Siri, M.D.

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Voice health functionality could be coming soon to the big names in voice-activated technology. The MIT Technology Review wrote that Mayo also has plans to conduct a similar study in China to determine if these features translate into other languages. Controlling smart lighting, security products and shopping all saw 33 percent.

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Who’s Going In The Connected Car Driver’s Seat?

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Before there was Alexa , Bixby , Siri and Google Assistant , there was Emma Nutt. Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was hired by Alexander Graham Bell in 1878 to be the world’s first female telephone switchboard operator. Google’s recent announcement makes it clear that it isn’t about to let Alexa hog the road.

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Amazon Tracker: Strategies And Partnerships Deliver

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The Hilton hotel chain is now allowing its customers to redeem their Hilton Honors rewards points via Amazon, making it the first hotel operator to offer such an ability. The smart glasses will look like regular old glasses and will not have a screen or camera like Google Glass did, despite being built by the same developer, Babak Parviz.

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