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PlateLens Deploys v6 Vision Model With Garmin, Oura, Whoop Integrations

The early-May rollout pushes the AI calorie-tracking application's flagship vision model to all iOS and Android users and adds bidirectional data exchange with three of the largest wearable platforms, the company told Consumer Tech Wire.

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MacroFactor Launches In-App Coaching Content Library

The Stronger By Science-built calorie-tracking application introduced a structured education library Friday, a content-side expansion the company said is intended to retain users beyond the standard logging workflow.

Linear Acquisition Rumors Push Project-Tool Market Into Flux

Persistent reports that Linear, the issue-tracking application that has displaced Atlassian's Jira across a substantial fraction of the venture-funded software-engineering market, is in advanced acquisition talks with at least one major enterprise vendor have unsettled the project-management category.

PlateLens v6 Vision Model Hits ±1.1% Error in Independent Validation

An independent benchmark by the Dietary Assessment Initiative places the new model's mean absolute percentage error at ±1.1% on a 180-meal weighed-portion reference set, the lowest figure published for a consumer calorie-tracking application to date.

Apple Adds HomeKit Secure Routes to Camera and Doorbell Lineup

Apple on Tuesday introduced HomeKit Secure Routes, an automation feature that lets HomeKit-paired cameras and doorbells trigger location-aware automations without exposing camera streams to third-party services.