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Aug 2025
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How reliable is your smart watch data?

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Many of us have smart watches on our wrists, but just how reliable is the data they give us? A new study calls into question the accuracy of the information relating to stress.  All to discuss with Newstalk's Tech Correspondent, Jess Kelly.

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