Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion

November 2, 2019 17:05 pm

Google, the company that helped make it fun to just sit around surfing the web, is jumping into the fitness-tracker business with both feet, buying Fitbit for about $2.1 billion.

Fitbit, whose devices encourage people to walk 10,000 steps each day, now wants to put them to sleep as well.