Welcome to the July 23 edition of The Digest.
We can have any question imaginable answered at the click of a button now, but are we digesting it? Not really, most filler content has become “ambient information”, something mind-numbing to put on when we’re bored. There is a significant gap between the rich information we are taking in and what we are retaining. It makes me curious, are we regressing in what we know and care about? Link.
A new AI tool developed by Eaton Corporation is combining sensor-based technology and energy-based data to track ambient household activity and alert caregivers to any potentially concerning habits. From CEO Andrew Zengilowski: “By alerting the provider via RPM, more frequent interventions, especially for higher-risk patients being seen by specialists, may decrease emergency room visits, complications and late diagnoses with more severe health concerns and consequences.” Link.
Why would IMAX, a technically advanced company known for their high-resolution cameras, film formats, projectors and theaters, still be using a PalmPilot, technology that defined 2002? It works. And why fix it if it's not broken? At least, that's what IMAX CEO's are asking. Link.