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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

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D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane A LITTLE TIPSEY? YOUR SMARTPHONE MAY RAT YOU OUT AND SAVE THE DAY!                                                         Source:  Stock Smartphones may be able to detect how drunk someone  is and provide an alert that it's not safe to drive.  Here's what we know: Based on changes in your voice, smartphones could recognize that you've had too much to drink Sensors in the phone can pick up changes in the voice Scientists from Stanford University and the University of Toronto assessed 18 adult's sobriety status via sensors that could be enabled on smartphones Their sensors were able to determine levels of intoxication with 98% accuracy The accuracy is stunning and surprising accor...