All Fitbit articles – Page 2

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    Fitbit returns to profits thanks to U.S. coronavirus aid

    2020-05-07T14:53:00Z

    Despite a difficult first quarter, with sales hit by the Covid-19 crisis, Fitbit managed to return to profit. It was helped by a $145 million tax benefit from operating loss carrybacks as part of a government program to help companies through the coronavirus pandemic. Net income reached $20.3 million, compared ...

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    Can wearables help predict viral infections?

    2020-04-19T10:13:00Z

    Fitbit and Garmin are collaborating with research institutes in the U.S. and Germany to help detect or predict coronavirus contamination. Similar efforts are reportedly underway in other countries as well. Fitbit, the Scripps Research Institute and Stanford Medicine have formed a research consortium to detect, track and contain infectious diseases ...