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Omron’s FDA

Smartwatches check heart rate, but they don’t do blood-pressure readings. This is why Omron’s blood pressure-taking watch HeartGuide got our attention at CES nearly a year ago. The HeartGuide uses an actual inflating wrist-cuff to take readings via oscillometry, the same way standard blood-pressure cuffs work, and can take period measurements throughout the day and night. The watch finally received FDA clearance …

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Apple saw more government requests for user data in the first half of 2018

Apple’s getting more government requests for data. The tech company is making it easier to see where and what kind of data is being demanded.  On Thursday, Apple released its biannual transparency report, which details how frequently governments and private parties request customer data. With more than 1.3 billion devices active around the world, governments are increasingly looking to Apple …

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