Health

Google Hires Headspace Exec Megan Jones Bell for Mental Health Focus

Google Hires Headspace Exec Megan Jones Bell for Mental Health Focus
Google Hires Headspace Exec Megan Jones Bell for Mental Health Focus
October 26, 2021  |  Personnel

Google has hired Megan Jones Bell, former Headspace chief strategy and science officer, to lead its push into the mental health space as clinical director...

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Amazon Halo Expansion Could Upend Connected Fitness Space
Amazon Halo Expansion Could Upend Connected Fitness Space
September 30, 2021  |  Retail

Alongside announcements about Alexa, home robots and other new devices earlier this week, Amazon unofficially set its sights on Peloton, aiming to take on the...

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Study: How 73 Million Highly Connected Consumers Are Pioneering The Connected Economy
Study: How 73 Million Highly Connected Consumers Are Pioneering The Connected Economy
June 21, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

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Is The Physical Gym Business Model Broken?
Is The Physical Gym Business Model Broken?
May 26, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

The gym as we know it is not built for customer success – something that most consumers will readily attest to, given how few times...

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Digital Weight Loss Platform Noom Notches $540 Million At $3.7 Billion Valuation
Digital Weight Loss Platform Noom Notches $540 Million At $3.7 Billion Valuation
May 25, 2021  |  Investments

The digital weight-loss and wellness platform Noom has raised $540 million led by the private-equity firm Silver Lake, with participation from Oak HC/FT and Novo...

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American Express Teams With Chris Hemsworth’s Centr Health And Fitness App
American Express Teams With Chris Hemsworth’s Centr Health And Fitness App
February 16, 2021  |  Mobile

American Express has teamed up with Chris Hemsworth’s health and fitness app, Centr, to provide card members in Australia with a free one-year subscription to...

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Bill Gates Enthusiastic About Promise Of COVID-19 Vaccines 
Bill Gates Enthusiastic About Promise Of COVID-19 Vaccines 
December 03, 2020  |  Economy

Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates told “TODAY” on Thursday (Dec. 3) that he expects that by June, anyone who wants a coronavirus vaccine will be able...

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Paying People To Get Vaccines: The Ultimate Economic Stimulus?
Paying People To Get Vaccines: The Ultimate Economic Stimulus?
December 02, 2020  |  Economy

Among the economic principles you’ll find in textbooks: People do what they find rewarding. That includes preventive health, where it takes some incentives to get...

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