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Student Dies When Hospital Has No ICU Doctors, Calls One on Videochat Who Pronounces Him Dead Remotely, Lawsuit Claims

Student Dies When Hospital Has No ICU Doctors, Calls One on Videochat Who Pronounces Him Dead Remotely, Lawsuit Claims

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The parents of a 26-year-old dental student named Conor Hylton are suing a Connecticut hospital after their son died in its “telehealth” intensive care unit where no critical care doctors were actually present, they allege in the lawsuit. According to the wrongful death complaint filed against Yale New Haven Health, the largest healthcare provider in the state, Hylton visited the emergency room at its Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus because of abdominal pain and vomiting on the morning of August 14, 2024. When his condition worsened, he was admitted to the hospital ICU and diagnosed with pancreatitis, dehydration, metabolic acidosis, and alcohol withdrawal, per a medical analysis cited in the suit. Rather than receiving traditional care, however, Hylton was unwittingly plunged into a cold experiment in using remote work to offset hospital staffing shortages, which could be a grim portent in an age of AI automation. During the late hours he was admitted to the ICU, there were no …

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo made headlines last month after one of its executives explained during a Congressional hearing that the company relied on an army of “remote assistant operators” in the Philippines who are tasked with getting vehicles unstuck when they’re stumped. The February hearing, convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, once again highlighted that despite their best efforts to make it seem like there is no human in the loop, companies like Waymo continue to rely on them for the most delicate moments during their operations — even if Waymo’s remote operators technically never take over control over the wheel, as a spokesperson took pains to clarify at the time. Committee member and senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has led the charge for more transparency into the matter. As Wired reports, a series of letters he received from seven different robotaxi companies, including Tesla, Amazon’s Zoox, and Nuro, detail how humans remain a core …

How the Apple Vision Pro team allowed me to work remotely from a realistic version of Jupiter’s moon, Amalthea

How the Apple Vision Pro team allowed me to work remotely from a realistic version of Jupiter’s moon, Amalthea

Published by Jenni Sidey

Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. I’ve watched my favorite movie, Empire Records, roughly 1,000 times, but this morning is the first chance I’ve had to watch it on a 3,000-inch screen from the surface of Jupiter’s moon, Amalthea. I didn’t have to travel roughly 420 million miles from Earth for this opportunity, however. In fact, I’m sitting on the Amtrak Empire Service train to NYC wearing the latest version of the Apple Vision Pro headset with the M5 processor inside.  My celestial movie theater setting is what Apple calls an Environment. The Apple Vision Pro headset relies on built-in cameras to integrate digital elements into a mixed reality world for the viewer. I regularly use it to extend a giant virtual monitor beyond my MacBook Pro when working away from my desk. Adding an Environment to the mix obscures the wearer’s view of the real world with a more scenic view. Options range from national parks like Joshua Tree and Yosemite to even more exotic locations, like the Moon.  …