Whoop, which makes a fitness tracker and sells a subscription-based health coaching app, raises $200M from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of $3.6B
Funding enables fitness tracker start-up to challenge tech giants in health monitoring business — Whoop, which makes a fitness tracker … Tweets: @dangraziano , @epaley , @micahjay1 , @scottbelsky , ...
Larry Ellison is hosting a fundraiser for Donald Trump next week; while Ellison has consistently backed Republicans, he wasn't a major Trump donor until now
the most significant display of support from a major tech titan for the president, by far,” @teddyschleifer reports https://www.vox.com/... Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer : “It signals what I and m...
Apple unveils AirPods Pro, with active noise cancellation, transparency mode, silicone ear tip design, and water resistance, coming October 30 for $249
but with added ~branding~ Drake Hawkins / Digital Trends : The Apple AirPods 2 true wireless earbuds are only $165 on Amazon and Walmart Julio Cachila / International Business Times : AirPods Pro Reve...
Source: Andy Rubin left Playground Global, the venture firm he founded, in May, with a payout of more than $9M
but he's still in the building C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Andy Rubin exits a venture capital firm he founded, possibly related to scandals Joe Maring / Android Central : Andy Rubin was repor...
Apple Watch Series 4 review: beautiful screen, great battery life, and health-tracking features, but Siri is unreliable, and there is no always-on screen option
enough to collect data about arrhythmia but not to diagnose a heart attack. http://www.nytimes.com/... Daniel Rubino / @daniel_rubino : Use Apple Watch for 5 minutes and I'm instantly reminded of why ...
Yahoo's News Digest app, which delivered news updates twice daily, to shut down June 30
Under former CEO Marissa Mayer, Yahoo failed to build anything truly exciting over the past five years - except for a single truly notable app, Yahoo News Digest. Now, under the reign of its new owne...
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active review: durable build is nice and has largest battery Samsung's ever put in a phone, but the design suffers from a cheap look and feel
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Acer announces range of new devices including Switch Alpha 12 liquid-cooled 2-in-1 notebook, new gaming PCs, durable Chromebook 14 for Work, and more
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Fossil Q Founder review: looks nice from a distance, but weaker battery life than competitors, display isn't a complete circle, and missing a heart-rate sensor
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Garmin vívosmart HR review: activity, heart rate tracking on par with Fitbit Charge HR, has extra smartphone alert feature, but bulky, and app isn't as good
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