Tag: Fitbit
Russian brothers top Gaming Rich List, Google kills Fitbit smart watches
The Sunday Times has revealed the UK’s top 30 richest game developers and players. The inaugural edition of the Gaming Rich List – a video game themed version of its long-running […]
Anthropic brings ChatGPT rival to iPhones, Google builds ‘fart button’ into Android
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is facing serious competition, as the company’s rival Anthropic brings its Claude chatbot to iPhones. Anthropic, led by a group of former OpenAI staff who quit over differences with […]
Meta will flag deep fakes used in political ads, BT chief compares workers to horses
Meta will require political advertisers to flag when they have used AI or digital manipulation in adverts on Facebook and Instagram. The social media company already has policies on using […]
Amazon to relaunch delivery drones, Microsoft AI tool to summarise Teams meetings
Amazon will relaunch its delivery drones in the UK next year, the shopping giant has confirmed. The company said it will begin using the unmanned, airborne vehicles for distributing goods […]
Nissan commits to 2030 EV deadline – despite government U-Turn
Nissan has vowed to go all-electric in Europe by 2030 as the Japanese car giant’s chief executive said “there is no going back now”. Its commitment to the 2030 deadline […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google axes more key features from Fitbit
Fitbit has announced that its community features Adventures, Challenges, and open groups are being discontinued from March 27, as part of a ‘streamlining’ effort to integrate the Fitbit app with […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google to launch ChatGPT rival called Bard
Google is launching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbot called Bard to rival ChatGPT. Bard will be used by a group of testers before being rolled out to the public […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Fitbit devices will require Google account from 2023
Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit last year and rebranded it “Fitbit by Google,” but Fitbit continued to launch wearables as it used to before getting acquired. And while customers can currently use […]
Wearable sales to increase 24% in 2021
Demand for wearables (including smartwatches and fitness trackers) remained robust during the pandemic and will grow by 24% to 239 million units worldwide in 2021, according to market analyst company […]
Google parent Alphabet agrees £1.6bn Fitbit deal
Fitbit is being acquired by Google’s parent company for about $2.1 billion dollars (£1.6 billion). The deal enables the internet company to step back into the hotly contested market for […]
