epa04025627 A handout image released by Google on 16 January, 2014 shows a smart contact lens built to measure the level of glucose in tears using a miniature glucose sensor and wireless chip embedded in the lens said Google located in Mountain View, California, USA, 16 January 2014. The lens is being studied as a way for people with diabetes to maintain continual monitoring of their blood sugar scores every minute. EPA/GOOGLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple confirmed that it has hired robotics star and Google X lab co-founder Yoky Matsuoka to work on health projects.
Matsuoka, a winner of the MacArthur genius award, last year left her job as a vice-president at Google-owned Nest.
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