Topic: Fitness-tracking gadgets
Do fitness trackers, smartwatches make people more active and healthier? Not really
Fitness trackers can help increase awareness of daily physical activity. But they are only facilitators, not drivers of behaviour change.
After Micromax, GOQii answers Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar’ call, looks to make wearables in India
Fitness tech firm GOQii plans to move manufacturing of its wearables out of China, at a time when Apple & other brands are seeking to make more in India.
Demand for health and fitness gadgets goes through the roof, likely to stay there
Users, insurers and healthcare providers are all seeing the benefit of health gadgets, in a shift expected to persist long after the outbreak subsides.
Google buys Fitbit and shows again how it’s unsure about the future of computing
The growing collection of computer hardware betrays Google’s belief that it’s not well-positioned to navigate the coming world of technology.
On Camera
YourTurn
Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking S2 is just as catty, spicy as the first, but less white gaze
Seema Aunty is back. Season two is proof that producers took serious note of the feedback the Netflix show received in season one.
Shut since 2018 violence, TN Sterlite plant’s closure cost economy Rs 14,749 cr, says study
Copper plant in Thoothukudi was closed after protests turned violent & police firing left 13 people dead. Job losses one of major impacts, says study by NGO CUTS International.
Defence
Army looks to reduce troops by 2 lakh, deployment in Kashmir could be rejigged
The Army, which faces a shortage of about 1.35 lakh personnel, is aiming to reduce its strength from 12.8 lakh to around 10.8 lakh.
In Kashmir 3 years on, 3 positive changes, 3 things that should’ve happened & 3 that got worse
Kashmir as a crisis has fallen off our headlines and from the top of our collective minds. Which is precisely the most important change for the better.