Fitbit

Fitbit, Inc. is an American company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Its products are activity trackers, wireless-enabled wearable technology devices that measure data such as the number of steps walked, heart rate, quality of sleep, steps climbed, and other personal metrics involved in fitness.

(source: fitbit.com)

EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
July 23, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

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...

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Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
July 13, 2020  |  Google

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...

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EU Questions Rivals About Competition Concerns In Google-Fitbit Deal
EU Questions Rivals About Competition Concerns In Google-Fitbit Deal
July 02, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

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...

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EU Sets July 20 Deadline On Google, Fitbit Merger Decision
EU Sets July 20 Deadline On Google, Fitbit Merger Decision
June 16, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

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....

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Fitbit Introduces $5K Emergency Ventilator To Address Urgent Pandemic Needs
Fitbit Introduces $5K Emergency Ventilator To Address Urgent Pandemic Needs
June 04, 2020  |  Coronavirus

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...

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Consumer Groups Ask DOJ To Look At Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
Consumer Groups Ask DOJ To Look At Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
April 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

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,...

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Google Eyes Revamp Of Health Wearable
Google Eyes Revamp Of Health Wearable
March 01, 2020  |  Google

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...

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Google’s Bid For Fitbit Prompts Warning From EU Over Data Privacy
Google’s Bid For Fitbit Prompts Warning From EU Over Data Privacy
February 21, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

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....

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