Google encroaches on Apple in wearable-based clinical research: A study in partnership with the University of Oregon hopes to learn how smartphone use impacts wellbeing. We detail how it helps Google make inroads into health studies.

VR fitness will stick long after the pandemic: We detail how the tech will help make exercise more accessible and reduce preventable diseases.

On today's episode, we discuss Elon's pitch deck plans for Twitter, lululemon athletica betting on the future of connected fitness, how to best augment our reality, how fast online checkout should be, what kind of power video podcasts hold, an unpopular opinion about 15-minute grocery delivery, and where Nobel prizes come from. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Evelyn Mitchell, Blake Droesch, and Paul Verna.

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Most health and fitness tracking takes place via smartwatches and fitness bands today, but it will expand to more form factors, including clothing and hearables. New AirPods, for example, are rumored to include various health sensors. Apple’s Dominance Will Be Challenged by Tech Competitors.

When unexpected market trends put more focus on health and wellness, The Vitamin Shoppe placed their customers center stage. Watch Industry Voices: Spotlight on CPG with Nadina Guglielmetti, marketing executive at The Vitamin Shoppe, to hear how precise investments in the customer journey can lead to big payoffs—in awareness, engagement, and credibility.