Apple Watch 'black box' algorithms unreliable for medical research [u]

Apple's use of algorithms to analyze data may be an issue for medical research, after a Harvard professor discovered inconsistencies in data from one Apple Watch accessed at different times.An Apple Watch showing a blood oxygen reading.One of the benefits of mobile devices and wearable devices like the Apple Watch is that improvements can be made in software. In medical research, this may not necessarily be a good thing, and has prompted one study to rethink its methodology. Read more...