Big Tech seems to have targeted the healthcare sector, as two of its biggest players pledge their commitment to invest in the industry.
On Wednesday, Apple published a nearly 60-pages-long report outlining the company's health features and partnerships with medical institutions to highlight its commitment to "science-based technology" and Apple's vision to double down on health-related features as part of its future expansion.
Some of the features that reportedly show the company's "pioneering" healthcare offering include sleep monitoring and fitness classes, as well as atrial-fibrillation detection and cycle tracking applications. Apple also is working on technologies such as glucose and blood pressure monitoring that are expected to go live soon.
Currently, the iPhone and Apple Watch support features across 17 areas of fitness and health, according to the report, with the Health app being able to store more than 150...