Amazon’s AI could soon help run your doctor’s office
digitaltrends - Amazon has introduced Amazon Connect Health, an AI platform designed to automate healthcare tasks like appointment scheduling, patient verification, and medical documentation. The post Amazon’s AI could soon help run your doctor’s office appeared first on…
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Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.
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Stablecoin giant Tether invests $50 million in sleep technology startup Eight Sleep
Krisztian Sandor / coindesk - The firm behind the $183 billion USDT stablecoin is expanding beyond its crypto roots to longevity and artificial intelligence.
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Italian health-tech platform Qura raises €1.5m in pre-seed round
Tim Barnwell / siliconrepublic - Qura's service targets patients with persistent subclinical symptoms that fall below the threshold of acute illness but can substantially affect quality of life.Read more: Italian health-tech platform Qura raises €1.5m in pre-seed round
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Noxon Secures Seed Funding To Develop Muscle-Computer Interface
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Munich-based medtech startup Noxon has successfully closed its seed funding round led by High Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital with participation from Auxxo and an additional institutional investor. The total size of the round was not disclosed…
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Ultrahuman’s new Ring Pro aims to end your smart ring battery worries
digitaltrends - Ultrahuman has announced its latest flagship smart ring, the Ring Pro, and it aims to solve one of the biggest pain points of using a smart ring.The post Ultrahuman’s new Ring Pro aims to end your smart ring battery worries appeared first on Digital Trend…
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Instagram Will Notify Parents When Teens Use Search Terms Related to Suicide
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The new safety feature comes as social media platforms face growing legal pressure over how they affect minors.
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With half of chronically ill patients failing to take medication correctly, Oska Health secures €11 million for personal health app
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Frankfurt-based Oska Health, a hybrid care provider combining personal health coaches with AI, has raised €11 million in Seed funding to scale its continuous care model for high-risk, chronically ill patients. The round is led by Capricorn Partners and Sw…
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Brainomix Extends Series C Funding to $25.4M
FinSMEs / finsmes - Brainomix, an Oxford, UK-based company developing AI-powered imaging tools in stroke and lung fibrosis, raised $6.5M in Series Series C extension funding. The round was led by Parkwalk and Hostplus via the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund, with participa…
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Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
techxplore - Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes.
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Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Meta is set to release its first smartwatch this year featuring health-tracking and built-in Meta AI, reports The Information. The smartwatch, which would compete directly with Apple Watch and other brands, is the result of a revived project that Meta can…
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Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19408 / 13 stories in 15 days
AI startup automating medical device compliance work secures pre-seed round
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - AI-powered medtech startup Klaris has raised a $1m (£730,000) funding round in support of its automated regulatory compliance platform for medical device companies. The London-based startup was founded to address the challenges of securing regulatory appr…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:20 am / permalink 19270 / 3 stories in 17 days
UK healthtech startup Nul raises $1M to support alcohol reduction efforts
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Nul, a UK-basedhealthtech startup developing a supported alcohol reduction platform thatcombines clinical care and prescription medication, has raised $1 million inseed funding. The round was led by d...
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Stockholm-based prevention-first pet InsurTech Lassie fetches €63.1 million in Series C funding
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Lassie, a Stockholm-based prevention-first pet insurer, today announced that it has raised €63.2 million ($75 million) in Series C funding to double down on AI, expand across Europe, and scale faster. The round included participation from Balderton Capita…
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Amazon Pharmacy to expand same-day delivery to nearly 4,500 US cities
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The expansion will cover customers in newly served states such as Idaho and Massachusetts.
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Google Brings Fitbit AI Health Coach to iPhone as Apple Pulls Back on iOS 27 Health Plans
Juli Clover / macrumors - Amid rumors that Apple is scaling back its AI health plans, Google today expanded its subscription-based Fitbit AI personal health coach service to more users worldwide, including those who are on iOS. Prior to now, the Fitbit service was limited to Andro…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 18995 / 6 stories in 24 days
Apple reportedly axed its planned AI health coach
Mariella Moon / engadget - Apple is no longer launching an AI service that can “replicate” a doctor and act as a personal health coach, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company has reportedly scaled back the unannounced initiative in recent weeks, following a recent organi…
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Gardia Raises €8.5M To Expand Mobile Emergency System For Seniors
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Healthtech startup Gardia has raised €8.5 million in a Series A round to expand its mobile fall-detection emergency system for seniors. The round was led by European VC firm Peak, with participation from amberra (the corporate venture studio of Germany’s …
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Linda AI secures €2.6M to scale AI-powered workflows for dental practices
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Linda AI, a healthtech startup that automates front-desk operations for dental clinics, has raised €2.6 million in a pre-seed funding round led by 6 Degrees Capital. The funding comes at a time when voice AI is being adopted rapidly across service-heavy i…
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QT Sense raises €4M to advance real-time single-cell analysis
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Dutch startup QT Sense has raised €4 million to further develop Quantum Nuova, its quantum-based platform that monitors cellular stress in living cells at single-cell resolution. The funding includes a €3 million seed round led by Cottonwood Technology Fu…
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