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PIN Pulse – AI Smart Ring for BP & Glucose Trend Tracking

The Pin Universe announces the launch of PIN Pulse on Kickstarter, a next-generation smart health ring delivering the most comprehensive range of health insights available in a single ring. PIN Pulse introduces three breakthrough capabilities to the smart ring category – Blood Pressure Monitoring, Blood Glucose Risk Assessment Insights, and Sleep Apnea Detection – features that have never before been combined in one ring. Alongside these innovations, PIN Pulse integrates 13 total health metrics, bringing metabolic, cardiovascular, sleep, stress, activity, and body trend insights together in one non-invasive wearable – without needles, bulky devices, or monthly subscriptions. 

Founders Sudeshna Naik and Hrishekesh Patil created PIN Pulse after identifying a gap in existing smart rings, which tracked basic fitness metrics but lacked meaningful insights into glucose trends and cardiovascular health in a single, non-invasive wearable.

Worn comfortably on the finger day and night, PIN Pulse captures 16 distinct health metrics, giving users the most comprehensive health insights available in a single ring. Among these, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Blood Glucose Risk Assessment, and Sleep Apnea Detection are breakthrough features never before combined in one wearable. Blood pressure and glucose risk assessments are available on-demand through the companion mobile app, while other metrics like sleep, heart health, stress, activity, and body trends are monitored continuously.

PIN Pulse’s AI analyzes all collected data, connects the dots across metrics, and delivers clear, personalized insights, helping users understand patterns and trends in their health. Best of all, full access to AI-driven insights comes with no monthly or annual subscription – you buy the product once and receive lifetime access to your health data and personalized guidance. Rather than overwhelming users, PIN Pulse presents charts and wellness insights in a clear, easy-to-understand way, emphasizing long-term trends and personalized guidance so users can stay informed and confident about their health.

Non-Invasive Health Awareness in a Ring

PIN Pulse is built around a simple idea: meaningful health awareness shouldn’t disrupt your routine. The ring captures biometric data directly from the finger, one of the most signal-rich points on the body, and turns it into practical wellness insights. PIN Pulse captures 16 distinct health metrics designed to provide a comprehensive daily wellness overview.

Key capabilities include:

  • Blood Glucose Risk Assessment & Blood Pressure Monitoring: On-demand measurements performed through the app with guided pre-checks, delivering convenient metabolic and cardiovascular wellness insights without finger pricks, cuffs, or inflation hardware
  • Sleep Apnea & Breathing Analysis: Tracks nighttime patterns and potential breathing irregularities such as sleep time, stages, efficiency, Sleep Breathing Risk (OSA) to support recovery awareness and better rest quality 
  • Heart Health & Stress Signals: Monitors cardiovascular activity and physiological stress markers (heart rate, HRV, SpO₂, stress, Mood Track) to help users understand daily strain, balance, and emotional patterns
  • Activity & Energy Tracking: Captures daily movement (steps, calories, distance) and exertion levels to provide a clear view of lifestyle consistency and overall activity output
  • Body Trends & Women’s Health: Observes temperature patterns and cycle-related changes to support awareness across hormonal shifts and life stages

All insights are designed for general wellness and lifestyle awareness only, supporting informed habits, not medical diagnosis.

Designed  for Uninterrupted Health Tracking

PIN Pulse is engineered to deliver continuous, uninterrupted health tracking – day and night – without demanding constant user interaction. Unlike many wearables that require frequent charging breaks or manual engagement, PIN Pulse works quietly in the background, consistently capturing health signals as life happens.

Crafted from lightweight titanium and weighing as little as 3 grams, the ring blends seamlessly into everyday life with a discreet, jewelry-like form designed for 24/7 wear.

With up to 7+ days of battery life, 5 ATM water resistance, and wireless charging, users can wear PIN Pulse continuously – through sleep, showers, workouts, and daily routines – without disrupting their health data stream. Automatic data capture can be configured as frequently as every 5 minutes, balancing precision and battery optimization.

All data syncs seamlessly to the mobile app, creating a centralized dashboard that reveals how health signals evolve over weeks and months – not just isolated daily readings. Full app access is included for life, with no subscription required.

Personalized Health Insights Driven by AI

PIN Pulse combines multi-wavelength optical sensing, skin temperature tracking, and motion data from the finger – one of the body’s most signal-rich points – with advanced AI-driven sensor fusion. The sensors capture accurate, continuous data, and the AI analyzes patterns across multiple metrics, connects the dots, and turns them into clear, personalized insights.

Rather than presenting generic scores or constant alerts, the app highlights what has changed, what has stayed consistent, and what may deserve attention, helping users feel informed and reassured, not judged.

Users can also interact directly with the AI through the AI chat, receiving personalized guidance and awareness based on their own health trends. This makes the insights truly tailored to each individual, supporting long-term wellness and life-stage tracking.

Additional features powered by AI include Stress Monitoring, Mood Tracking, Women’s Health tracking, and Sleep Breathing Risk (OSA) indicators – all connected into one comprehensive, personalized health view.

Availability

PIN Pulse will launch via crowdfunding with a Kickstarter price of $249 and an MSRP of $499. Each package includes the PIN Pulse Smart Ring, magnetic charging dock, USB-C cable, quick start guide and a warranty card. 

The product is backed by a 12-month limited hardware warranty, covering manufacturing and component defects under normal use. 

WHOOP launches AI-powered hormonal insights for women in Ireland

WHOOP, the human performance company, today announced its expanded Women’s Health feature set in Ireland with the launch of Hormonal Symptom Insights and Predictions, a significant update to its Menstrual Cycle Insights and Pregnancy Insights offering. 

For many women, hormonal changes influence far more than just their cycle. Energy levels, sleep quality, mood and training capacity can shift throughout the month. Yet traditional tracking tools often rely on static calendar averages that fail to reflect that variability. 

Within the WHOOP app, menstruating members now receive a personalised model of their cycle that adapts over time based on their unique physiological data and historical patterns. Rather than relying on static calendar tracking, the system continuously learns from longitudinal biometric signals to provide increasingly accurate predictions that evolve as more data is collected.  

Members now have access to key cycle data that enables them to adjust daily routines, fitness programmes and recovery practices with greater clarity and anticipate potential symptoms rather than simply record them. 

New capabilities include: 

·        A dynamic date window for the next period, allowing greater anticipation and planning 

·        Tracked trends in cycle length, period length and variability, flagging irregular patterns before larger issues persist 

·        Analysed individual symptom patterns to anticipate when symptoms are most likely to occur 

·        AI-driven Daily Outlook recommendations that adapt based on menstrual phase, pregnancy stage, recovery metrics and logged symptoms 

The expansion builds on the existing Menstrual Cycle Insights feature from WHOOP, which leverages continuous biometric data including heart rate variability, resting heart rate, skin temperature, respiratory rate and recovery trends to generate personalised cycle predictions with minimal manual input. 

“What makes this powerful isn’t any single data point- it’s how the system comes together,” said Emily Capodillupo, Senior Vice President of Research, Algorithms, and Data at WHOOP. “Women don’t experience their physiology in silos. Hormones influence sleep, sleep affects recovery, and recovery shapes training response. By modeling these interactions over time – across continuous biometrics, lab data, and behavior- we can deliver guidance that reflects the full system, not just a snapshot.” 

Menstrual Cycle White Paper 

WHOOP has published a comprehensive Menstrual Cycle White Paper outlining the research, methodology and validation behind its modelling approach. The white paper demonstrates how continuous physiological monitoring improves prediction accuracy over time, how the system accounts for variable cycles, perimenopause and hormonal birth control, and how prediction windows dynamically widen or narrow based on individual variability. 

In addition to hormonal modelling, the Women’s Health feature set integrates the WHOOP Strength Trainer and Healthspan capabilities. WHOOP remains the only wearable that measures Muscular Load, quantifying the mechanical stress placed on muscles and connective tissue during resistance training. Healthspan calculates WHOOP Age and Pace of Ageing using nine physiological metrics, connecting sleep, cardiovascular fitness and strength to long-term vitality. 

WHOOP is the first human performance and healthspan system to integrate continuous hormonal modelling, predictive symptom insights, muscular load measurement and biological age tracking within a single wearable ecosystem. 

With support from the WHOOP Medical Advisory Board, including Dr Robin Berzin and Dr Hazel Wallace, and in collaboration with Clue, WHOOP continues to advance innovation in women’s health in Ireland. 

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National Women’s Enterprise Day 2025 is announced

This year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day has been launched.  The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) aimed at inspiring and supporting female entrepreneurs and women in business will take place across the country on Thursday 16th October.

Last year saw a record-breaking number of attendees sign up for the day with 2,200 taking part across the country.  This year there will be 15 events nationwide on National Women’s Enterprise Day with some of Ireland’s best known female entrepreneurs and women in business sharing their stories of challenges and success.

Some of those involved in the events across the country this year include broadcaster and entrepreneur, Norah Casey, international human rights lawyer Joanna Frivet, author and psychologist, Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, designer Helen Steele, entrepreneur Oonagh O’Hagan, home and food influencer, Sarah Butler, Hotelier Sammie Leslie, fitness influencer, Kellie Fennell and stylist and presenter Sonya Lennon.

The launch took place at one of the event venues, Gloster House in Birr, County Offaly and featured a selection of LEO supported female led businesses including sisters Hope Hayes and Angelina Sheridan of Flaunta, Emma Duffy of My Little Tooth Fairy and Nicola Lyons of Bánór.

The events will cover a wide range of topics for women at every stage of business.   That might be those who have an idea they want to develop or those who have been in business for a while and want to diversify or enter new markets.  There will be experts on all areas involved from funding and networking to marketing and upskilling.

For more information on National Women’s Enterprise Day and what events are on go to www.LocalEnterprise.ie/NWED

Record Numbers for National Womens Enterprise Day 2024

A new record attendance for National Women’s Enterprise Day was set at events that took place across the country today (October17th).  Over 2,200 female entrepreneurs and women in business attended the 14 Local Enterprise Office led events nationwide, the most that has attended the day since it’s inception in 2006.

It was also revealed that so far this year 64% of those who availed of training this year by the Local Enterprise Offices were women and that 61% of the participants in the Local Enterprise Offices Start Your Own Business programme in 2024 have been female.

Breege Cosgrave, Co-Chair of National Women’s Enterprise Day 2024, said; “It is fantastic to see a record turnout for this year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day.  Since Covid we have seen how important these events can be for helping female entrepreneurs and women in business to grow their networks and see there is support out there within their community to help get them started and to grow their businesses.  

We have 14 fantastic events across the country covering everything from getting started and funding through to digitalization and sustainability.  There’s something for everyone and some amazing businesses and female entrepreneurs telling their stories of how they got started and overcame challenges.  National Women’s Enterprise Day is vital for showcasing the very best of our female entrepreneurs and showing those who hope to take that leap in the future that the support is there.”     

This was the 18th year of National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) and the theme of this year’s event was, “Making it happen”.  The event aims to encourage businesswomen to take that next step whether that be to act on an idea, grow their business or take steps to change or innovate in their business.  The event also highlights the supports available to early stage small businesses from funding and grants to mentoring and training.

Some of those that took part this year included Aimee Connolly, founder and CEO of Sculpted by Aimee, Anne Heraty founder of CPL Resources, Oonagh O’Hagan of Meaghers Pharmacy, broadcaster and entrepreneur, Norah Casey, Martina Fitzgerald of Scale Ireland, entrepreneur Chupi Sweetman and broadcaster and podcaster Sile Seoige.  They were joined at the events across the country by a host of female led small businesses and start-ups are telling their story of how they began and made it happen with their ideas.

The Local Enterprise Offices also run a number of initiatives to foster entrepreneurship across the country. These include Local Enterprise Week, the National Enterprise Awards, the Student Enterprise Programme, Local Enterprise Village at the Ploughing Championships and Local Enterprise Showcase. The Local Enterprise Offices in local authorities are funded by the Government of Ireland through Enterprise Ireland.

Established in 2014, the Local Enterprise Offices are the essential resource for any entrepreneur looking to start a business or any small business that is looking for support or advice to help them grow. Since their inception eight years ago, the Local Enterprise Offices have helped create over 75,000 jobs across the country. The LEOs work with thousands of client companies across Ireland in a diverse range of sectors offering mentoring, training, expert advice and financial supports to small businesses.

For more information on National Women’s Enterprise Day go to www.LocalEnterprise.ie/NWED

Bumble, Women-first Dating App Launches New Features and Design, Ushering in the next Decade of Datin

Bumble, the women-first dating app, today unveiled an updated brand identity and app design, and launched a suite of new features, including more ways to Make The First Move, marking a new chapter in Bumble’s evolution.

Bumble launched in 2014, giving women more control of their dating lives by flipping traditional gender roles and challenging the antiquated rules of dating. Today, the app is expanding upon its make the first move requirement by introducing choice in how a connection is made with Opening Moves. Additionally, Bumble is making its profile creation quicker and more intentional, expanding its dating intentions and making updates to its compatibility algorithms.

Recent Bumble research* shows women’s experiences have evolved, especially regarding empowerment in online dating. Keeping true to Bumble’s mission, equality remains a priority in relationships with the overwhelming majority* (92%) of women stating it is a top marker in romance. However, how women define equality has evolved with almost 9 in 10* (88%) single women surveyed on the app globally stating that today, equality is about personal choice and autonomy to decide what’s right for you.

After billions of first moves and countless Bumble success stories, Bumble continues to prioritize community-first feedback with solutions that make dating better for women. This builds upon the company’s decade of leadership in addressing issues that impact women online, including banning body shaming and gender-based hate, launching features to combat non-consensual lewd content, and leveraging AI to automatically block spam, scam, and fake profiles. According to research, the majority* of women (60%) surveyed use Bumble because they believe the app delivers a better experience for them.

The Evolution of Make The First Move

Beginning today, women on Bumble have even more choice in how they connect with the launch of Opening Moves. The new feature gives women the option to set a question that their matches can respond to, creating a new way to engage with connections while keeping women in control. Nearly half of women* (46%) surveyed on Bumble shared that having more ways to start a conversation would make their dating app experience even better. Women can use one of Bumble’s recommended Opening Moves, or craft their own. For non-binary and same-gender connections, either person can set and respond to an Opening Move.

“We have always believed that when you make dating better for women, you make it better for everyone. In listening to our community, many have shared their exhaustion with the current online dating experience, and for some, that includes making the first move. We’re also hearing from women that empowerment today is not only about control but it’s also about agency, and we’re excited to offer more choice in how women make the first move with our new Opening Moves feature,” said Lidiane Jones, CEO of Bumble. “We want to evolve with our community, shifting from a fixed approach to giving women more options in how they engage.”

“Bumble has been leading in addressing the challenges of online spaces, introducing industry-first features like Private Detector™ to identify unsolicited lewd images, AI and machine learning to identify scams and spam, and comprehensive Community Guidelines. This latest launch reflects the first step in our continued commitment to making dating better for women, creating space for people to establish relationship dynamics that work for them,” Jones continued.

During testing, Bumble found that Opening Moves improved meaningful conversations on the app by increasing chat initiation and reply rates, as well as lengthening time spent in conversation.

Expanded Compatibility and Stronger Curation

Relationships look different for everyone, but more than 2 in 3* (68%) of women surveyed stated that they struggle with people not being upfront about their dating intentions. Bumble’s data*** also shows that women want to learn more about a potential match before they connect, with nearly 80% swiping right once they have viewed the entire profile.

To help people better communicate what they are looking for now, not just in the future, the app has updated its Dating Intentions badges to include everything from ‘fun, casual dates’ and ‘intimacy without commitment’ to a ‘life partner’ and ‘ethical non-monogamy.’ People on Bumble can now also select up to two dating intentions to be shown on their profile. More than 3 in 4* (77%) women surveyed globally on Bumble said knowing someone’s dating intentions is one of the most important things when online dating.

To help people find compatible matches even faster, common interests and shared top musical artists are now highlighted at the top of profiles to quickly and easily identify commonalities with a potential match. Bumble also increased the minimum number of photos required on a profile and made advancements to its For You algorithm, which is a daily set of four curated, relevant profiles based on your preferences and past matches.

A New Look and Feel

To mark the start of a new chapter, Bumble is also unveiling an updated brand identity including a new logo, bolder fonts, and refreshed colors and illustrations. The new design is a reflection of the company’s branding evolution, emphasizing their ongoing dedication to enhancing member experiences on the app. Bumble’s data shows that 3 in 4* (75%) women say the look and feel of a dating app is important to their overall experience and with 65% that the visual identity of a dating app can make it easier to use.

Led in-house by Bumble’s Creative Studio, the new design will be part of a global marketing campaign launching across more than 10 countries, which includes new content showcasing the lengths women may go when faced with online dating fatigue.

EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Women’s World Cup

Today, EA SPORTS revealed an overview of features for its FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ update, alongside new key art for the game featuring Australian national player Sam Kerr. The EA SPORTS™ FIFA Women’s World Cup™ 2023 mode will be available to play from the end of June as a free update to the game*, with a variety of exciting in-game modes.

Embark on your FIFA Women’s World Cup™ 2023 journey to lead your country as a star of the game – or as your very own custom Avatar – in the all new Lead Your Country mode. Explore additional modes to play through the full competition with the single player Tournament Mode, or choose to pick up and play locally against friends or AI in Kick Off:

  • Lead Your Country: Put yourself at the heart of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ with a brand new game mode that allows you to step into the boots of one specific player leading their nation to glory. Choose between a real player poised to take the tournament by storm or create your own custom Avatar in the national team of your choice to write yourself into FIFA Women’s World Cup™ history. As you play through the stages, you’ll have the option to control just that player or the whole national team as you lead your country all the way to the trophy.

 

  • Tournament Mode: Play through the authentic FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in a single player tournament mode that allows you to write (or rewrite) the future for your nation. Choose one of the 32 qualified nations and play your way out of their true-to-life group and through the knockouts towards FIFA Women’s World Cup™ glory.

 

  • Kick Off: Experience the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ on your terms in a match against friends locally, or against the AI, by selecting from a Group Stage or Knockout Round match and two of the 32 qualified nations.

These game modes contribute to the most immersive EA SPORTS™ FIFA Women’s World Cup™ experience ever, complete with each of the 32 qualified nations, custom stadium dressings, cinematics, match presentations, dedicated commentary, and of course, the authentic trophy to hoist at the end.

National Women’s Soccer League Now Available In EA Sports FIFA 23

EA SPORTS furthered its commitment to women’s football with the addition of the American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) now available in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23. Fans across the globe can now experience a more authentic representation of women’s football with all 12 NWSL teams and all players available within Kick Off, Tournament Mode, Head to
Head season / Co-op Seasons and Online Friendlies. Also available in-game will be four NWSL stadiums, along with authentic kits, starheads, trophies and celebrations.

Earlier this month, EA SPORTS announced partnerships with the NWSL and NWSLPA, which continued its ongoing commitment to elevate and authentically represent the women’s game. This new integration provides content to sports and gaming fans the opportunity to engage more with their favourite players and clubs beyond matchday.

The 2023 NWSL season is slated to kick off on Saturday, March 25, with opening weekend for the league’s 11th campaign seeing all 12 teams in action. Both the regular season and the 2023 UKG NWSL Challenge Cup will appear across CBS Sports platforms, including The CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network and Paramount+. FIFA 23 is developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

To learn more about the latest news for FIFA 23, please visit
https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-23.