Tech Article 3/18

New AutoDietary Necklace could Help you Lose Weight

Computer scientist from the University of Buffalo, Wenyao Xu developed a necklace called AutoDietary. It uses a small microphone to listen to the sounds of chewing. Those sounds are matched up to an audio library through a smartphone app. "Each food, as it's chewed, has its own voice," Xu said.

Xu conducted a small study using 12 participants. They were each given water, apples, carrots, cookies, peanuts, walnuts and potato chips. The necklace was able to determine the right food 85 percent of the time. 

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Tech Article 3/11

Pay up or else: Ransomware is the hot hacking trend of 2016

Hackers struck Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center last month. They encrypted files critical to running the hospital's systems. And then they asked for money.

After three weeks of operating without crucial computer programs, the Los Angeles hospital paid a $17,000 ransom to restore its systems.

To avoid this you should always back up your files and if this happens to you the best thing to do is pay up.