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Google offers Europe more checks Fitbit data won’t be used for ads

Google has offered a second round of concessions to try to persuade European regulators to clear its acquisition of wearables maker Fitbit .The deal has been stalled by concerns over its impact on co

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Apple launches fitness subscription service for just under $80 a year

Apple is launching a fitness subscription service called Fitness+, which for a skosh under $80 a year will give users access to workouts and instruction delivered through the Apple Watch or iPad.Fitn

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Walmart expands drone delivery tests to Arkansas with new Zipline partnership

Walmart now has two tests for drone delivery running in the US.Early Monday morning the company announced a new drone delivery program with Zipline, a startup that made its name delivering medical sup

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Rolling up the latest in startup health insurance offerings, Sana Benefits raises $20.8 million

Sana Benefits, a manager of self-funded insurance plans for small businesses, said it has raised $20.8 million in a recent round of funding as it looks to roll up all of the latest startup health bene

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Daily Crunch: Spotify is testing virtual events

Spotify explores virtual concerts, Twitter tests a “quotes” count and Google’s Nest Hub becomes more hotel-friendly. This is your Daily Crunch for August 26, 2020.The big story: Spot

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Funding for mental-health focused startups rises in 2020

Turning away from the public markets, IPOs, SPACs and Palantir for a moment, would you like to talk about startups again? I would.This morning, I pored over venture capital funding patterns for wellne

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India’s Reliance Retail acquires a majority stake in online pharmacy Nedmeds for $83.2M

Reliance Retail has bought a 60% stake in pharma marketplace Netmeds for about $83.2 million, it said today as India’s largest retail chain looks to expand into new categories and compete more closel

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Thailand to greenlight entry of several types of inbound travelers

Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday confirmed that the government has approved the entry of several types of inbound travelers starting from July 1.They comp

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'Stand up to Trump!' Canadians shout to Trudeau who kneels at rally

01:24 Canadian protesters chanted "Stand up to Trump!" to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he joined thousands at an anti-racism rally on Friday and took a knee alongside protesters.Tr

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Pasadena’s petcare financier Scratchpay now offers lending options for human health and wellness

Scratchpay, the Pasadena, Calif.-based provider of petcare financing plans, is now offering lending services for dental, optical and chiropractic care for humans in a broad expansion of its services.T

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German Yoga teacher spreads joy on World Laughter Day

01:26 Cornelia Leisch has been teaching laughter wellness for over 15 years. From a local Munich park, she has now taken her sessions online to help people struggling with stringent CO

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Lockdown means 'every day looks like the weekend' - Spotify

The music streaming service has revealed changing user habits as the pandemic forces many of them to stay at home.

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U.S. Bay Area counties to extend coronavirus stay-at-home orders to end of May

Health officials of several San Francisco Bay Area counties in the U.S. state of California announced Monday that they will extend coronavirus stay-at-home orders to t

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Jack Ma Foundation delivers second consignment of donations to Botswana

The second consignment of medical supplies from Jack Ma Foundation to Botswana government arrived in Gaborone, the capital city on Thursday evening. The consignment consists of 18,912 extraction k

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Coronavirus in California circulates 'months earlier' than anyone knew

A Santa Clara-based physician revealed in a recent briefing that the novel coronavirus had established itself in San Francisco Bay Area months before local health officials were aware of it. The d

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Using technology to teach yoga during the COVID-19 pandemic

02:26 Yoga is usually done in groups, but during the coronavirus pandemic, practitioners are adapting and using technology to continue their practice.CGTN spoke with LeeAnn King, a Was

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Spot & Tango, with $4.2 million in seed funding, launches UnKibble

Spot Tango, the D2C pet food brand, has today announced the launch of a new line of pet food called UnKibble. Alongside the announcement of the launch, the company has also closed on a $4.2 million se