Apple will this week introduce a new health-tracking app at its annual Worldwide Developers’ Conference, The New York Times reports. The app will monitor users’ footsteps, heart rate and sleep activity, the report states, initially pulling data from third parties’ health and fitness hardware. Apple will likely release a smart watch later this year, however, that will synch with its app. Meanwhile, Nick Bilton describes some of the risks inherent in homes that are connected to the Internet of Things. “I can’t shake the feeling that one day, maybe, just maybe, my entire apartment is going to get hacked,” Bilton writes. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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