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The England squad wore this fitness tracker, and it’s £40 off for Prime Day

The wearable tracks everything from sleep and strain to stress, and will help the players recover between matches Follow live: The latest Amazon Prime Day deals

The Independent UK

I tested the Fitbit Air vs Whoop 5.0 side by side — here's the winner

Both the new Fitbit Air and the Whoop 5.0 help you to track everything you need without the distraction of notifications. Here's the one I recommend based on my side-by-side testing.

Tom’s Guide

Fitbit Air vs Whoop: I tested Google’s £85 tracker against the best

From price and design to features and health tracking, I’ve worn both trackers to see how they compare

The Independent UK

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Existing Fitbit users may be 'beyond frustrated' with the app's Google Health redesign, but having just got my hands on the Google Fitbit Air, I'm actually impressed at the AI integration on offer

Pulling the weather in and updating my fitness plan is easier than ever.

TechRadar

Fitbit Air review: I tested the Fitbit Air for a week, and it's the best Whoop alternative for the rest of us

The Fitbit Air is a discreet and distraction-free (no screen) fitness tracker that's easy to use, accurate, and long-lasting. Subscription-free, it costs just $99.

Tom’s Guide

I spent 2 months testing Google’s £85 Fitbit Air to see if it could replace my Whoop

Google’s ultra-thin screen-free fitness tracker costs a fraction of a Whoop and doesn’t require a subscription to work

The Independent UK

Boston Tech Week 2026 Opens Tomorrow: a16z Brings 572 Events to Kendall Square

Boston Tech Week 2026 opens tomorrow with 572 events across Kendall Square, the Seaport, and six other neighborhoods — registration is free for most sessions at tech-week.com/calendar/boston. The inaugural a16z-presented festival runs May 26–31 and brings together biotech, AI, deep tech, and robotics programming from over 80 founding hosts including…

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I used the Apple Watch and Whoop to track my sleep for a year — there's a clear winner for me

I tracked my sleep with the Apple Watch 10 and the Whoop MG over a year. Here's the one I'd buy again...

Tom’s Guide

Puck Pieterse sprints to Mountain Bike XCC World Series victory as Tom Pidcock is denied by Mathis Azzaro at Nové Město Na Moravě

‘It’s hard coming back to mountain bike from some time away’ says Pidcock, who chased from back of the field

Cycling News

Is Garmin set to release a rival to Whoop? Its new fitness band could be the market's most expensive

Fresh intrigue surrounds Garmin's latest unreleased fitness band

Cycling Weekly

I’ve been wearing the new Fitbit Air for 5 days — and this is the one thing that has really impressed me so far

Here's our first look at the new Fitbit Air

Tom’s Guide

How to get a Whoop for free

Here’s everything you need to know before you sign up

The Independent UK

Garmin's Whoop rival just leaked, and it might be five times the price of the Fitbit Air

Garmin's screenless wearable could cost around $509, far above the Fitbit Air and even higher than Whoop.

Android Central

Google Fitbit Air vs Whoop: should you get Fitbit's new screenless tracker or opt for the more expensive, subscription-based original?

Should you buy Fitbit's new tracker or opt for a Whoop band, which offers fantastic metrics but is wholly reliant on a more premium subscription?

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Whoop is putting a board-certified physician in its app to tell you why you’re tired

Whoop is turning its fitness app into an AI-powered health platform with live clinicians, smarter coaching, and deeper health tracking.

Android Central

New Fitbit Air details how it compares to Whoop — and how it actually works

We now have more details about Fitbit Air's gesture control design and compact size.

The Independent UK

The Fitbit Air is Google’s £85 Whoop rival, and you can pre-order it now

Google is also launching Google Health, a new platform with meal tracking, cycle tracking and an AI coach

TechRadar

The Google Fitbit Air finally breaks cover, and it heralds a new era of screenless fitness tracking to take on Whoop and Garmin

The Google Fitbit Air has finally been revealed, and the renewed focus on invisible 'set and forget' fitness tracking makes me think Google is onto a winner here.

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Android Central

Google's answer to Whoop could debut as soon as tomorrow

Google is expected to launch the Fitbit Air, its screen-less wearable, as soon as tomorrow.

TechRadar

'The cost of cloud services and the cost of AI will also go down in the future, so we’ll try very hard to keep it for free': Coros' CEO on how the smartwatch maker is swerving subscriptions for now — avoiding another Garmin Connect+ disaster

How Coros has "no plans" to implement unpopular Garmin- or Whoop-style subscription-only features anytime soon, according to its CEO

TechRadar

I tried the app Whoop just sued — and it’d be a real shame if it lost the battle

I tried both Whoop and Bevel to see if they really are strikingly, infringingly similar.

Android Central

Fitbit Air leak points to a May launch and plenty of color options

Google’s Fitbit Air is reportedly taking a direct swing at Whoop, ditching the screen and annoying subscriptions for a stylish, $99 tracker.

TechRadar

Fitbit Air: The latest Whoop rival rumors say that's the name of the mystery Fitbit — and your Fitbit Premium subscription could also change

Fitbit Premium is rumored to be rebranding as 'Google Health' alongside the latest Fitbit tracker release

TechRadar

Whoop is moving beyond wearables to test your blood, integrating the results with its AI-powered app — and its latest evolution is smarter than ever

Specialized Panels is a blood test which allows Whoop's in-app AI to 'deliver even more personalized, relevant insights' about your body.

The Independent UK

How tennis stars forced a rule change and won a fight to access their health data

The French Open will allow players to wear fitness trackers in-match, after Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were prevented from doing so at the Australian Open

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