Algorithms · June 2022Gaffe level: Feral
China's Health Code App Turned Red to Trap Bank Protesters
Depositors traveling to protest frozen bank funds found their COVID health QR codes mysteriously turned red, blocking their trips. The pandemic surveillance app had been quietly repurposed into a protest tripwire.
Source: Reuters
A Toronto Hospital Performed Canada's First Robotic-Assisted Hybrid Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto performed the robotic surgical stage of a hybrid ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation, a Canadian first. The first patient, who had lived with the condition for nearly three decades, recovered and returned home within days.
Source: Hospital News