Neowin News Feed for: Verily

Alphabet's biotech firm is set to close its R&D centres in Israel after upcoming layoffs

Paul Hill — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 02:22:01 +0000

Alphabet's biotech company, Verily, is laying off its remaining staff in Israel as it looks to lean up in preparation for a potential initial public offering. The cuts will affect 30 people. Read more...

Alphabet's Verily establishing Covid-19 testing sites in California

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:42:01 +0000

Alphabet's Verily is helping fight the Coronavirus by setting up testing sites in California. It has also created an online tool to help people figure out if they have the disease. Read more...

Google's sister company is working on shoes that track fitness

Paul Hill — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 04:30:01 +0000

Alphabet's Verily has allegedly been seeking a partner to co-develop smart shoes that can detect falls, and track weight and movements. The firm has allegedly shown prototypes in private meetings. Read more...

Alphabet's health watch from Verily gets FDA approval as an ECG

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:08:01 +0000

Alphabet's Verily has received FDA approval for its health watch for use as an ECG. The study watch is being created to gain insight into conditions such as Parkinson's disease and PTSD. Read more...

Alphabet reports a strong second quarter for 2018

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 04:54:01 +0000

Alphabet has reported its Q2 2018 earnings. Despite the massive fine that the EU levied on it earlier this month, things are still looking good for the firm with ad revenues increasing. Read more...

Alphabet's Verily is working on “exploding needles”

Paul Hill — Sat, 12 May 2018 21:42:01 +0000

Verily is allegedly working on a new project that makes blood extraction easier. The in-development watch shoots needles into the skin and retrieves them with magnets, then analyses the blood. Read more...