Numi Gildert and Harriet Taylor discuss the iOS 18 announcements in this week's Apple Event, the rise of foldable phones and nanobots being used in medical research for precise drug delivery.
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief
Episode 2 - iOS 18, Foldable Phones and Tiny Robots
In this week's episode...
Harriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into this week's tech headlines and discuss their favourite stories of the week;
1) The hot topic of the week is the Apple Event showing off the latest iPhone, the new iOS 18, Apple Intelligence - Apples own AI - and arguably the best new feature; the ability for users to create their own emojis with Genmoji.
New Emoji Feature: https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology/apple-iphone-new-emoji-feature-568613-20240909
2) It’s been a big week for phones; Huawei has announced its tri fold phone. Is the folding smartphone a fad or a part of long term transition to multi-functional devices?
Huawei’s triple fold phone: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24240700/huawei-mate-xt-ultimate-design-tri-fold-price-launch
3) A study co-led by the University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering created magnetic nanobots made up of blood-clotting drugs to treat bleeds in the brain. What impact could these methods of precision drug delivery have in medicine?
Nanobots used for drug delivery to treat aneurysms: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nanobots-injection-robots-blood-stream-b2607718.html