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The Download: how to improve pulse oximeters, and OpenAI’s chip plans

The Download: how to improve pulse oximeters, and OpenAI’s chip plans

Visit any health-care facility, and one of the first things they’ll do is clip a pulse oximeter to your finger. These devices, which track heart rate and blood oxygen, offer vital information about a person’s health. But they’re also flawed. For people with dark skin, pulse oximeters can overestimate just how much oxygen their blood […]