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Google Cloud Partners With DeliverHealth to Bring AI Solutions for Clinical Documentations
Google Cloud announced a collaboration with DeliverHealth, a clinical documentation and digital health platform, on Thursday. The announcement was made at the Google Cloud Startup Summit 2024 India event in Bengaluru. The strategic partnership will combine the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Gemini AI models with the large data repository of the...
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Harvard and Google Created the Most Detailed Map of Brain Using AI
In a landmark achievement, Harvard University and Google have developed the most detailed brain map ever created. This innovative project focused on a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex, a sample taken during an epilepsy surgery in 2014. Over a decade, biologists and machine-learning experts meticulously mapped approximately 57,000 cells and...
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Android 14 Might Introduce Battery Health Feature, Apps Could Use APIs to Reveal Health Statistics
Android 14 may give users insights into their device's battery health when it is released later this year. These include details such as the health of the phone's battery, the manufacturing date, when it was first used, how many charging cycles have been completed, and the charging policy. Users can also reportedly use third-party apps to access th...
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Data From Wearables With Fitness Tracking Could Help Diagnose Mental Health Disorders, Study Finds
Mental health doctors are investigating the role of popular wearable fitness monitors in delivering data that could warn wearers of potential health hazards in the hopes of finding simple ways to diagnose such diseases.
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Samsung Files Trademarks for AR/VR Capable ‘Galaxy Glasses’, Smart Ring: Report
Samsung has reportedly filed for new trademarks in the US that are intended for its upcoming offerings in the wearables category. According to a report by 9to5Google, the South Korean conglomerate has filed for trademarks for brand names 'Galaxy Glasses', and 'Galaxy Ring', which is believed to be a smart glass, and a smart ring that are in-develop...
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US President Joe Biden to Sign Executive Order to Protect Privacy After Abortion Ruling
US President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday, which is designed to protect the privacy of women in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to abortion. The executive order seeks to "protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data (and) c...
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From Period Tracking Apps to Location Data: How Tech Affects Privacy in a Post Roe v. Wade World
After the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion across the country, Big Tech is facing calls to limit surveillance and tracking of users. There is evidence that personal data that is collected can be misused and abused, including location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuo...
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Google Search, Maps, Assistant Will Now Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Availability, Doses, Cost Details in India
Google Search, Maps, and Assistant in India will now show additional information about vaccine availability and appointments. They will help people get information like availability of slots, expected pricing, information on doses, and more.
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Google Undertaking Over Fitbit Competition Concerns Rejected by Australian Antitrust Regulator
Google’s offer of an undertaking that it would behave in certain ways toward rivals, not use health data for advertising and, in some cases, allow competing businesses access to health and fitness data after its planned $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,400 crores) acquisition of Fitbit, has been rejected by Australian antitrust regulator.
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Google Wins EU Approval for $2.1-Billion Fitbit Acquisition After Agreeing to Not Use Data for Advertising
The European Union on Thursday approved Google's $2.1-billion (roughly Rs. 15,400 crores) purchase of smartwatch maker Fitbit, after the tech titan agreed to conditions including not using health data from European users for advertising.
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Google Health Studies App for Android Will Let Users Participate in Research Studies
Google Health Studies is a new app that will let Android users participate in health studies. Users can answer survey questions and contribute relevant data using the app. The first study is in partnership with researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and focuses on respiratory illnesses.
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Google Fit Gets Homepage Revamp With Sleep Data, New Sharing Features; Wear OS Gets Improvements
Google Fit is getting a revamp for its Android and iOS app. The update includes changes on the homescreen, more sleep information and new sharing features. Wear OS is also getting updates, such as shortcuts that take you to your most recent workouts.
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Nokia Gives Google Nod for IT Infrastructure
Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia on Wednesday unveiled a five-year strategic tie-up with Google for the US giant to run its data centres and servers as well as numerous software applications through the latter's Google Cloud.
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Mi Health App Update Brings Heart Rate Monitoring Feature to Phones: Report
Mi Health app is receiving a new update with the heart rate monitoring support. This feature will use the phone camera to measure the heart rate. There is a new Heart Rate section inside the app and this segment has a red icon at the bottom right of the screen. Tapping on it will start the heart rate monitoring feature.
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Google’s $2.1 Billion Fitbit Deal to Face EU Antitrust Probe
Google's $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,700 crores) bid for fitness wearable maker Fitbit will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation next week, people familiar with the matter said. The deal would see the tech giant compete with the likes of Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi.
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Google Cloud Partners With DeliverHealth to Bring AI Solutions for Clinical Documentations
Google Cloud announced a collaboration with DeliverHealth, a clinical documentation and digital health platform, on Thursday. The announcement was made at the Google Cloud Startup Summit 2024 India event in Bengaluru. The strategic partnership will combine the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Gemini AI models with the large data repository of the...
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Harvard and Google Created the Most Detailed Map of Brain Using AI
In a landmark achievement, Harvard University and Google have developed the most detailed brain map ever created. This innovative project focused on a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex, a sample taken during an epilepsy surgery in 2014. Over a decade, biologists and machine-learning experts meticulously mapped approximately 57,000 cells and...
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Android 14 Might Introduce Battery Health Feature, Apps Could Use APIs to Reveal Health Statistics
Android 14 may give users insights into their device's battery health when it is released later this year. These include details such as the health of the phone's battery, the manufacturing date, when it was first used, how many charging cycles have been completed, and the charging policy. Users can also reportedly use third-party apps to access th...
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Data From Wearables With Fitness Tracking Could Help Diagnose Mental Health Disorders, Study Finds
Mental health doctors are investigating the role of popular wearable fitness monitors in delivering data that could warn wearers of potential health hazards in the hopes of finding simple ways to diagnose such diseases.
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Samsung Files Trademarks for AR/VR Capable ‘Galaxy Glasses’, Smart Ring: Report
Samsung has reportedly filed for new trademarks in the US that are intended for its upcoming offerings in the wearables category. According to a report by 9to5Google, the South Korean conglomerate has filed for trademarks for brand names 'Galaxy Glasses', and 'Galaxy Ring', which is believed to be a smart glass, and a smart ring that are in-develop...
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US President Joe Biden to Sign Executive Order to Protect Privacy After Abortion Ruling
US President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday, which is designed to protect the privacy of women in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to abortion. The executive order seeks to "protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data (and) c...
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From Period Tracking Apps to Location Data: How Tech Affects Privacy in a Post Roe v. Wade World
After the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion across the country, Big Tech is facing calls to limit surveillance and tracking of users. There is evidence that personal data that is collected can be misused and abused, including location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuo...
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Google Search, Maps, Assistant Will Now Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Availability, Doses, Cost Details in India
Google Search, Maps, and Assistant in India will now show additional information about vaccine availability and appointments. They will help people get information like availability of slots, expected pricing, information on doses, and more.
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Google Undertaking Over Fitbit Competition Concerns Rejected by Australian Antitrust Regulator
Google’s offer of an undertaking that it would behave in certain ways toward rivals, not use health data for advertising and, in some cases, allow competing businesses access to health and fitness data after its planned $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,400 crores) acquisition of Fitbit, has been rejected by Australian antitrust regulator.
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Google Wins EU Approval for $2.1-Billion Fitbit Acquisition After Agreeing to Not Use Data for Advertising
The European Union on Thursday approved Google's $2.1-billion (roughly Rs. 15,400 crores) purchase of smartwatch maker Fitbit, after the tech titan agreed to conditions including not using health data from European users for advertising.
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Google Health Studies App for Android Will Let Users Participate in Research Studies
Google Health Studies is a new app that will let Android users participate in health studies. Users can answer survey questions and contribute relevant data using the app. The first study is in partnership with researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and focuses on respiratory illnesses.
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Google Fit Gets Homepage Revamp With Sleep Data, New Sharing Features; Wear OS Gets Improvements
Google Fit is getting a revamp for its Android and iOS app. The update includes changes on the homescreen, more sleep information and new sharing features. Wear OS is also getting updates, such as shortcuts that take you to your most recent workouts.
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Nokia Gives Google Nod for IT Infrastructure
Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia on Wednesday unveiled a five-year strategic tie-up with Google for the US giant to run its data centres and servers as well as numerous software applications through the latter's Google Cloud.
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Mi Health App Update Brings Heart Rate Monitoring Feature to Phones: Report
Mi Health app is receiving a new update with the heart rate monitoring support. This feature will use the phone camera to measure the heart rate. There is a new Heart Rate section inside the app and this segment has a red icon at the bottom right of the screen. Tapping on it will start the heart rate monitoring feature.
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Google’s $2.1 Billion Fitbit Deal to Face EU Antitrust Probe
Google's $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,700 crores) bid for fitness wearable maker Fitbit will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation next week, people familiar with the matter said. The deal would see the tech giant compete with the likes of Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi.
