Welltodo Today: Arianna Huffington’s New Wellness Startup, Food Waste Reduction, AmazonFresh Food Delivery

Today’s key global wellness news articles from around the world, impacting the industry and influencing the business of wellness.

Pebble is launching a Happiness app and sharing its fitness algorithms

Pebble made health tracking a priority with the launch of its Kickstarter for the Pebble Core, Pebble 2, and Time 2. Yesterday, it updated its Health app to make it more accurate, and today, the company is releasing two of its fitness algorithms to the public along with a mood-tracking app.

Arianna Huffington Plans New Media Startup

A decade after co-founding the news site that bears her name, Arianna Huffington is poised to expand her media empire with a startup focused on health and wellness. Huffington, 65, has held talks with investors about a new media company called Thrive, said people familiar with the matter.

Tesco Trades on IoT to Boost Customer Experience | Stylus

UK supermarket Tesco is delving into the Internet of Things (IoT) – a network of connected devices that are able to communicate with each other – to enhance the consumer experience. Two key initiatives, anchored in helping consumers make smarter decisions, are helming the push.

Netpulse Raises $13 Million in Expansion Capital

The investment in Netpulse was led by August Capital with participation from Javelin Venture Partners, Nokia Growth Partners and DFJ Frontier. | The investment in Netpulse was led by August Capital with participation from Javelin Venture Partners, Nokia Growth Partners and DFJ Frontier.

Amazon is launching its AmazonFresh food delivery service in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon launched a British version of its AmazonFresh food delivery service on Thursday in a long-anticipated move by the world’s largest online retailer to break into the UK grocery market. Britain has one of the world’s most developed online markets, with the big four supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Wal-Mart’s Asda and Morrisons competing with specialist delivery firm Ocado.