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Picture a bulky, wired-up ultrasound machine, condensed to the size of an electric razor that can plug in to your phone, and fit into your pocket.  And better yet, it costs only $2,000.  The ultrasound-on-chip is the invention of Butterfly Network, founded by Jonathan Rothberg, who also had a hand in creating Next Generation DNA-sequencing,  which made the then-exclusive DNA sequencing technology a standard part of most medical practices and clinics. The new device, named Butterfly iQ, was inspired by Rothberg's own personal experiences. His daughter was born with a disease called tubular sclerosis, which creates tiny tumors all over the body. The treatment procedure for this requires the use of a high-frequency ultrasound and MRI-imaging.  Through this ordeal, Rothberg became frustrated with the limited amount of ultrasound machines available in a hospital and the hassle of waiting for hours for a machine to become available. Rothberg wanted to democr...

Job-hunting site Comparably, which allows employees to anonymously review and rate their employers, has sifted through its 5 million+ employee reviews to come up with its annual list of the best paying large companies. Comparably currently tracks about 10,000 companies, it says. In order to qualify for this list, Comparably limited the list to companies  which had more than 500 employees and had at least 50 ratings from employees between September 12, 2017 and September 12, 2018. In order to rank these companies, Comparably considered both pay and how satisfied employees said they were with their pay. Please note that the pay data listed below came from information that employees reported to Comparably themselves. And it centered mostly on salaried roles in engineering, product, marketing, design, sales and finance, as opposed to hourly-wage type roles. The result is this list of the 50 best paying big companies, according to employees: SEE ALSO:  70-hour weeks and ...

Demand for the iPhone XS Max outpaces demand for the smaller, less expensive iPhone XS, according to a research note from the reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The largest iPhone XS storage configuration, 512 GB, is also "subject to a serious shortage," according to the research. In terms of color, gold and "space grey" iPhones seem to be more popular than the silver iPhone XS models. Demand for the iPhone XS Max is far outpacing demand for its smaller, less expensive sibling, the TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a note distributed on Monday. Two new iPhones went on sale this past weekend. Both the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max are premium devices, with respective starting prices of $999 and $1,099. But the Max model, with a bigger screen and starting price, is way more popular, Kuo suggests. From the note: "We have determined that the demand for XS Max is better than expected, (3–4 times that of XS). The gold and space-grey c...

When Chris Young became CEO of one of the computer security industry's most venerable brands, McAfee, he was immediately faced with a difficult decision. He made a choice to kill an important project that ticked off a lot of people at his company. How he made that difficult decision is a lesson that anyone can use to help them make difficult decisions. Chris Young has had a charmed career, culminating about 17 months ago when he was named CEO of one of the computer security industry's most venerable brands: McAfee. But almost as soon as landed that top title he was faced with a difficult choice on whether to launch an important and much-hyped new product or kill it. Either path had far reaching implications for his new company, he tells Business Insider. Ultimately, he made the difficult choice to kill it, a decision he knew would tick off a lot of people at the newly formed company he was tasked with leading. How he solved that conundrum, and others like it, is some...

Kosmicd12, a video game speed runner, set a new world record by completing "Super Mario Bros." in 4:55.913 The simple fun of Super Mario Bros. made it an instant classic when it hit the original Nintendo in 1985, but over the years, players dedicated to beating the game as fast as possible have turned it into a sweet science. Yesterday one gamer managed to set a world record after completing "Super Mario Bros." in 4 minutes and 55.913 seconds, beating the previous record by less than one second. Kosmicd12, a speed runner on Youtube and Twitch, completed the game on a standard Nintendo console with a regular controller, using a number of exploits and previously known tricks to skip through the game.  Kosmicd12 had held the world record in the past, but after this run he said it may not be possible to get the time any lower than 4:55. Then again, that's what was once said about running a 4-minute mile.  SEE ALSO:  Nintendo's new Netflix-like service f...