- April 17, 2023
Gen Z are a difficult group to predict. They love picking up their restaurant meals, both inside and curbside. They are most open to new ways to pay, but lag ...
- March 16, 2023
Continuing its push for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare use cases from search to symptom tracking and treatment, Google announced progress along these lines at its annual Check Up event ...
- November 22, 2022
Wellness and wearables go together like watches and wrists, like rings and fingers, but they’re far more than digital status symbols. Wellness is bringing out the true utility of these ...
- November 15, 2022
Google Wallet has been extended to 12 more countries — bringing the total to 57 — and can now be added to any Fitbit Sense 2 or Versa 4.
These are ...
- October 21, 2022
The stylish side of preventive healthcare comes in the form of digital wearables like Apple Watch, Fitbit and smart rings, the use of which has seen astronomical growth since 2021.
We ...
- September 25, 2022
Fitbit will be able to be used with a Google account sometime next year, following the tech giant’s acquisition of the consumer electronics and fitness company, a Fitbit help page ...
- August 24, 2022
Google’s Fitbit has announced that its two new smartwatches available for pre-order are designed to feel at home on the wearer’s body, 24/7.
Both the Versa 4 and the Sense 2 ...
- December 21, 2020
Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe.
EU Unveils First Drafts Of Digital Markets And ...
- December 17, 2020
Even amid a crackdown on tech acquisitions, Google has managed to win European Union approval for its $2.1 billion purchase of fitness tracker Fitbit, according to Bloomberg.
The move comes as ...
- November 30, 2020
Whether you want to track your run times, monitor your sleep or try to avoid a sunburn, the market for wearable technology is growing and evolving as companies large and ...
- October 19, 2020
If regulators wring concessions from Big Tech – in a way that blunts at least some of Big Tech’s competitive advantages – isn’t that enough to keep the watchdogs satisfied, ...
- September 30, 2020
Google’s wait for approval by the European Union (EU) of its $2.1 billion purchase of fitness tracker maker Fitbit is almost over.
Reuters reported that sources said the world’s most popular ...
- September 23, 2020
The European Union’s antitrust regulators want more time to complete their investigation into Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit Inc., the San Francisco-based consumer electronics and fitness company.
Reuters reported the European Commission, ...
- August 4, 2020
Google’s push into the fitness tracker and smart watch market has hit a major snag.
The European Commission on Tuesday (Aug. 4) announced plans to launch a full-scale antitrust review of ...
- July 23, 2020
Google will have to make “major concessions” to win speedy European Union approval of its planned purchase of Fitbit, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (July 23), citing unnamed sources.
Consumer ...
- July 13, 2020
Google, trying to meet regulators halfway, offered to pledge not to use fitness data to help it target ads in its purchase of Fitbit, Reuters reported.
The offer, according to Reuters, ...
- July 9, 2020
The pressure is on as European Union (EU) antitrust regulators get ready to rule by July 20 on whether to approve Google’s $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit, the California fitness ...
- July 2, 2020
European regulators are investigating Google’s proposed $2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit, the San Francisco-based wearable technology maker, the Financial Times reported.
Consumer and privacy groups have argued that the deal should be blocked ...
- June 16, 2020
European Union (EU) antitrust regulators will decide by July 20 whether to approve Google’s $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit, the California fitness tracker company, Reuters reported.
Google sought EU approval this week, ...
- June 4, 2020
Fitbit, the manufacturer of activity trackers and wearable technology devices, has received federal approval for a low-cost emergency ventilator.
The San Francisco tech company has introduced Fitbit Flow, a ventilator that features sophisticated ...
- April 30, 2020
Public advocacy groups want the government to closer examine the acquisition of Fitbit by Google, due to the former’s potential as a rival in advertising, according to a Reuters report.
Google ...
- March 1, 2020
Despite struggling sales for the Wear OS smartwatches, Google said this week that it intends to fix users’ issues and move forward.
The problems are due in some measure to Wear ...
- February 21, 2020
The European Union’s (EU’s) privacy body has voiced skepticism over the acquisition of Fitbit by Google, saying it could lead to privacy risks, Reuters reported. The deal was announced last ...
- February 20, 2020
As it sold more wearable devices and average selling price fell, which was driven by more affordable devices as well as higher promotions, Fitbit reported a non-GAAP net loss of ...
- February 11, 2020
Google‘s plan to buy Fitbit isn’t going as well as it had hoped, reports said. The search engine giant has been running into a wall of regulatory red tape, as ...
- January 10, 2020
After allegations of patent infringement by Koninklijke Philips and its North American unit, regulators with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) said they will look into wearable monitoring devices ...
- December 26, 2019
A large number of people received Amazon Echoes and Fitbits this holiday season, according to Apple’s App Store, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec. 26).
Amazon’s Alexa app, which assists users in ...
- December 11, 2019
Jacqueline Shreibati, M.D., the chief medical officer for medical device and artificial intelligence (AI) startup AliveCor, is joining the Google Health team, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Dec. 10).
David Feinberg, M.D. ...
- December 11, 2019
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is going to investigate Google’s proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit for potential antitrust issues, according to Reuters. Google, owned by Alphabet, would ...
- November 27, 2019
In today’s top payments news, Amazon Alexa users can now receive medication reminders and make voice requests for refills. Also, Facebook has reportedly been revealed as “Party A” in the attempt to ...
- November 26, 2019
Facebook has been revealed as “Party A” in an attempt to acquire health tech company Fitbit, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Nov. 26) citing a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.
Facebook ...
- November 26, 2019
A recent SEC filing revealed that two companies were aggressively bidding to buy Fitbit. Although multiple firms met with the company to talk about an acquisition, it was only Google and a ...
- November 22, 2019
In today’s top payments news, ongoing security concerns have caused the Federal Reserve to take a closer look at the Big Tech firms that serve the banking industry. Also, Goldman ...
- November 22, 2019
Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use the fitness tracking device, The ...
- November 17, 2019
Google‘s recent announcement that it is buying Fitbit is leading some users to ditch the device.
“I’m not only afraid of what they can do with the data currently, but what ...
- November 7, 2019
European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has concerns about Google’s recent acquisition of Fitbit, as well as continued competition issues over how the company lists shopping search results, according to ...
- November 7, 2019
Fitbit, the wearables brand that Google plans to buy, posted an 11 percent revenue drop on Wednesday (Nov. 6) for the third quarter of 2019, with revenue hitting $347.2 million. Still, ...
- November 1, 2019
Google has reached a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit, Google said in a press release on Friday (Nov. 1).
Google is paying $7.35 per share in cash for Fitbit, ...
- October 28, 2019
Google’s parent company Alphabet has made an offer to purchase the popular fitness wearables company Fitbit, Reuters is reporting. The company may be eyeing a move into the wearables division, a ...
- October 18, 2019
The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit announced they have teamed up to improve the diagnosis and early detection of atrial fibrillation (AFib) for those with an increased risk of stroke.
The ...
