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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
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The health tech company may have denied Century AI’s allegation of idea theft. But the episode is a harsh reminder that startup founders need to protect their intellectual property at all costs.
Earlier this month, Netherlands-based developer Sander Belaen made a startling revelation. He shared a post on X to say that Ultrahuman, a Bengaluru-based health tech startup, stole his idea after the company’s founding team asked him for help.
Ultrahuman acknowledges that it did approach Belaen but denies the allegation.
Here’s what went down. Belaen built a health and longevity app called Century AI, which uses data from wearable devices like the Apple Watch to estimate your biological age (how old your body actually is, as against when you were born), how fast you are aging and how long you are …
The screenless fitness band has turned into a Gulf-wide phenomenon—powered by regional capital, health culture and a tech-savvy consumer base.
The grand idea of bringing day-to-day healthcare online has been a spectacular failure. Billions were invested but little got built.
