This $22K sniper rifle comes with a WiFi server, USB ports, an iPad mini … and aims itself

"Think of it like a smart rifle. You have a smart car; you got a smartphone; well, now we have a smart rifle," company President Jason Schauble says.

Ringadoc nabs $700K to bridge the communication gap between doctors & patients

Patients need a better way to communicate with their physicians, and Ringadoc believes it can help. Investors agree; the San Francisco-based startup added another $700,000 to its seed round today, bringing its total funding to $1.9 million.

Silicon Valley investors ponder the “next big thing” in health care

Will the Sand Hill Road firms open their check books for you? We caught up with Sequoia Capital's Warren Hogarth and Morgenthaler Ventures' Missy Krasner to dig deeper into their investment thesis.

5 ways robots are invading — and improving — hospitals

While hospital robots sound like the stuff of the future, the technology is already in wide use today.

Google’s Larry Page ‘a better CEO’ for having paralyzed vocal cords

Google CEO Larry Page shared today on his Google+ page that he has funded a research project for the Voice Health Institute, mostly due to the journey he's undergone over the last 14 years in losing first one, and then a second vocal cord to paralysis.

Twitter ‘Hate Map’ shows where racist, homophobic, and offensive tweets originate

Students at Humboldt State University in California individually reviewed 150,000 geocoded tweets containing racist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive terms to build a "hate map" indicating where people in the U.S. are most bigoted.

How long until your doctor is wearing Google Glass?

Although Google Glass is still in its early (and annoying) stages, it holds a lot of promise in the medical field -- and entrepreneurs and investors are already salivating at the possibilities.

Meet the 10 startups competing in the HealthBeat ‘Innovation Showdown’

We’re blown away by the quality of the more than 150 applicants to the HealthBeat 2013 “Grand Rounds Innovation Showdown,” one of the highlights of VentureBeat’s inaugural health tech conference (May 20-21 in San Francisco).

We asked startups throughout the …

ME Clock debuts ‘ultimate digital life coach’ to retrain your brain

ME Clock launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise money for its system that uses positive psychology and behavioral training to help people achieve their personal goals.

Healthfundr launches equity-based crowdfunding for health startups

Healthfundr connects health startups with accredited investors to drive funding and attention to this challenging sector.

Funding daily: show me the money, say news, health, real estate, and yes, funeral companies

It's been a slowish day for funding news, but with big dollar signs on many of the deals that did happen. Here's a rundown on the days' deals.