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The future of AI hardware isn’t one device — it’s an entire ecosystem

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. I dream of a gadget that can do it all. Instead, when I leave for the office, I pack one or two phones, a portable battery bank, a laptop, a Kindle, a new product I’m testing, and at least one pair of earbuds. In my backpack, there’s a pouch full of cords and adapters. On my body, I usually sport between two and four wearable devices.

RFK Jr. wants a wearable on every American — that future’s not as healthy as he thinks

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. I keep hearing the same sentence repeating in my head. “My vision is that every American is wearing a wearable within four years.” RFK Jr., our current secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said this at a congressional hearing at the end of June. Wearables, he said, are key to the MAHA — Make America Healthy Agai

RFK Jr. Announces All Americans Need Health Tracking Devices: Here Are the Pros and Cons

Many Americans already track health statistics like heart rate and sleep cycles on app-connected accessories. Now the federal government wants to jump in. On June 24, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced "one of the largest HHS campaigns in history" to encourage the use of wearables to track health conditions, a trend CNET has recently covered. Kennedy is referring to the many different bands, watches and even clothes that use technology to track human vital signs. CNET's reviewers

US government wants health trackers for all? What it means for your health, privacy, and wallet

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants Americans to start adopting health-tracking devices. Kennedy told the House of Representatives this week that the health agency is planning "one of the biggest advertising campaigns" in its history to encourage Americans to use the wearables. Also: 4 health trackers I'd recommend to anyone (and why they make such a big difference) "My vision is that every American is wearing a wearable within four years," Kennedy sa

RFK Jr. Wants Every American to Be Sporting a Wearable Within Four Years

The road to “make America healthy again” will apparently be paved with Apple Watches. Health and Human Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has just unveiled a campaign that will try to encourage the widespread use of wearables. RFK Jr. announced the initiative Tuesday afternoon during a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee meeting to discuss the HHS’ budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. In response to a question from Senator Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) about wearables, Kennedy revealed