An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it's a disaster

An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it's a disaster

[ad_1] Late last month, the San Francisco-based startup HeHealth announced the launch of Calmara.ai, a cheerful, emoji-laden website the company describes as “your tech savvy BFF for STI checks.” The concept is simple. A user concerned about their partner’s sexual health status just snaps a photo (with consent, the service notes) of the partner’s penis … Read more

Congress is threatening to ban TikTok. Here's what you should know

Congress is threatening to ban TikTok. Here's what you should know

[ad_1] The House of Representatives’ lopsided vote Wednesday in favor of a bill banning TikTok in the U.S. unless it is freed from Chinese control suggests the wildly popular short-video app could soon join Netscape and Myspace in the dustbin of history. But the situation is far more complicated than that. Policymakers agree that TikTok … Read more

Everyone on dating apps wants banter. But what does that even mean?

Everyone on dating apps wants banter. But what does that even mean?

[ad_1] “Looking for banter!” It’s a dating app standard, among the Billboard Hot 100 of bio banality. Along with a passion for food, travel, plants and “The Office” (yes, still), the ability to banter, whatever that may mean, has become a common prerequisite for earning someone’s swipe right. The number of U.S. Tinder users who … Read more