Dec 18, 2017

Adidas is latest fitness giant to pull back on tech efforts

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Adidas is closing the unit that produced its fitness bands and sensor-equipped shoes and other high-tech products.

Why it matters: Sports companies have struggled to compete with Fitbit and others in the wearables space.

  • Similar action was taken by Under Armour in recent weeks, as it decided to give up on its HealthBox collection of gear manufactured in conjunction with HTC.
  • Earlier player Nike had some early success with its FuelBand though it, too, decided to halt that in favor of working more closely with Apple.

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  5. Federal government latest: President Trump said the next two weeks would be "very painful," with projections indicating the virus could kill 100,000–240,000 Americans.
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U.S. coronavirus updates: Death toll hits 3,900

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The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus has hit 3,900 late Tuesday, per Johns Hopkins data.

Details: Hours earlier, President Trump noted it's "going to be a very painful two weeks," with projections indicating the novel coronavirus could kill 100,000–240,000 Americans — even with strict social distancing guidelines in place. "They are going to be facing a war zone," he said of medical workers.

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World coronavirus updates: UN warns of recession with "no parallel" to recent past

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins, the CDC, and China's Health Ministry. Note: China numbers are for the mainland only and U.S. numbers include repatriated citizens and confirmed plus presumptive cases from the CDC

The novel coronavirus pandemic is the "greatest test" the world has faced together since the formation of the United Nations just after the Second World War ended in 1945, UN chief António Guterres said Tuesday.

The big picture: COVID-19 cases surged past 858,000 and the death toll exceeded 42,000 Tuesday night, per Johns Hopkins data. Italy reported more than 12,000 deaths.

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