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Junction, an API to link health wearables with labs, raises $18M

​[[{“value”:” Medical devices, wearables — we are all familiar with them. But are they linked in any way to the healthcare system and the databases that are supposed to keep us healthy? The answer in most cases is no, they are not. Vital, which is rebranding to “Junction”, provides a single API to integrate wearables and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Apple’s next major OS updates will bring the biggest design overhaul in years

​[[{“value”:” Apple’s next set of major updates for the iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems could bring the biggest design changes across the company’s platforms in years, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The revamp, set to come in with iOS19, iPadOS 19 and macOS 16, will refresh icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons while simplifing […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Reshape Energy is using an acquisition playbook to drive energy upgrades for commercial real estate

​[[{“value”:” Reshape Energy is betting on a more integrated approach to accelerate the decarbonization of the built environment. Founded in Munich, Germany back in May 2024, the startup is led by a team with expertise scaling energy businesses, including the German division of Octopus energy and energy price comparison platform Verivox. It’s focusing on selling energy […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Meet the new VC firm secretly backed by Volkswagen

​[[{“value”:” A new venture firm called Leitmotif has been on a quiet blitz for the last 16 months, funding around 20 startups broadly focused on decarbonization. Its portfolio includes EV companies, space and battery plays, and four nuclear fusion startups. But the firm has only said its funding is from “European industrial interests.” Now, Leitmotif has […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Radiology AI software provider Gleamer expands into MRI with two small acquisitions

​[[{“value”:” Medical imaging is a broad term that encompasses several distinct technologies. After working on AI-powered tools to enhance X-rays and mammographies, French startup Gleamer now aims to tackle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Instead of starting from scratch, Gleamer has acquired two startups that have already been working on AI-powered MRI analysis: Pixyl and Caerus Medical. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….