Taking Ultrahuman’s sleep & fitness tracking Ring for a spin Indian startup Ultrahuman has made a name for itself since 2019 by building out a subscription fitness platform which offers a range…
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VivaCity raises at $42M valuation to make US cities safer, starting with New York
VivaCity raises at $42M valuation to make US cities safer, starting with New York Around 39,000 people were killed in motor vehicle incidents in the USA in 2020 — and 6,200 of…
AI does a poor job of diagnosing COVID-19 from coughs, study finds
AI does a poor job of diagnosing COVID-19 from coughs, study finds Early in the pandemic, a number of researchers, startups and institutions developed AI systems that they claimed could diagnose COVID-19…
Swallowing this pill-shaped sensor could help you avoid invasive procedures
Swallowing this pill-shaped sensor could help you avoid invasive procedures Ingestible robotics has been a fascinating and growing field for the last several years. We’ve already seen a handful of startups working…
Samsung adds temperature-based period tracking to its Galaxy Watch5
Samsung adds temperature-based period tracking to its Galaxy Watch5 Samsung’s Galaxy Watch5 will now offer improved period tracking features thanks to a new partnership with Natural Cycles that leverages the smartwatch’s temperature…
Startup pledges to ‘deliver a cup of coffee’s worth of energy in just three sprays’
Startup pledges to ‘deliver a cup of coffee’s worth of energy in just three sprays’ The past two-and-a-half years have been a roller-coaster ride for the founders of VAE Labs, but today…
Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time
Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time Strava is on the hunt for a new CEO, after Michael Horvath revealed that he’s stepping down from…
From shipping container to table: Adapt brings urban mushroom farms to US
From shipping container to table: Adapt brings urban mushroom farms to US Canadian vertical farming startup Adapt AgTech is partnering with Reef Technology to bring its mushroom-growing shipping containers to major cities…
MrBeast’s blindness video puts systemic ableism on display
MrBeast’s blindness video puts systemic ableism on display Recently, megastar creator MrBeast posted a video to his YouTube in which he spotlights numerous blind and visually impaired people who have undergone a…
Egyptian health tech Yodawy raises $16M, backed by Delivery Hero Ventures
Egyptian health tech Yodawy raises $16M, backed by Delivery Hero Ventures Without proper government-led public health initiatives, healthcare expenditures, including insurance and pharmaceutical drugs, can burden individuals and households. In recent years,…