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WHOOP RAISES $575 MILLION AT $10.1 BILLION VALUATION TO ADVANCE GLOBAL HEALTH PLATFORM AND FURTHER GCC EXPANSION

WHOOP, the human performance company, today announced it has raised $575 million in Series G funding at a $10.1 billion valuation, advancing its global expansion and long-term vision for personalized health. The round was led by Collaborative Fund and includes strong participation from GCC-based investors, including 2PointZero Group, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and Mubadala Investment Company, alongside global investors Abbott, the Mayo Clinic, Macquarie Capital (entities administered by Macquarie Capital), Glade Brook, B- Flexion, IVP, Foundry, Accomplice, Affinity Partners and Bullhound Capital, as well as prominent global athletes and individual investors.
Individual investors in the round include notable figures with strong ties to the GCC, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Karen Wazen. Other individuals investing in the round include LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, Reggie Miller, Niall Horan, Virgil van Dijk, and Shane Lowry, underscoring the brand’s growing cultural relevance across the region and deep connection to elite performance, health and global culture.

This funding comes at a defining moment for WHOOP and the future of health. Chronic disease is rising globally, while many healthcare systems remain built for reactive care. At the same time, advances in AI and continuous biometric data are enabling a fundamentally new approach that predicts risk, guides behavior, and improves health in real time. WHOOP has spent over a decade building toward this moment. With this investment, the company will accelerate global expansion and scale its platform as a new standard for personalized, preventive health.
“We are building the personal health platform that people use to improve their health and livelihood,” said Will Ahmed, Founder and CEO of WHOOP. “The GCC is one of the most forward-looking regions in the world when it comes to health, performance and longevity. We’re building real momentum on the ground, expanding our local teams and growing our retail footprint in multiple markets. We’re also developing meaningful partnerships across the region to integrate WHOOP into broader health and performance ecosystems. We’re committed to investing here for the long term. We’re especially proud to be joined by so many investors from the region.”
Accelerating International Growth
WHOOP is experiencing rapid global momentum amid an extraordinary period of growth:
- The company now has over 2.5 million members around the world
- In 2025, bookings grew 103% year-over-year, exiting the year at a $1.1B run rate
- In 2025, WHOOP operated cash flow positive
- WHOOP is hiring for over 600 new roles around the world this year to support research and development and international expansion
Proceeds from this Series G financing will fuel international expansion across the GCC, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Building the Preeminent Global Health Platform
This financing will accelerate WHOOP in building the world’s leading personal health platform – an intelligent, unified system designed to extend healthspan, optimize performance, and prevent disease before it begins.
As part of its international expansion, WHOOP is scaling its presence across the GCC to deepen research and innovation capabilities while contributing to the region’s rapidly evolving performance science ecosystem. In the coming months, WHOOP will open WHOOP Labs Doha, the company’s first international performance research and development facility, marking a significant milestone in its global growth. Alongside this, WHOOP is advancing a series of initiatives across the UAE and Qatar designed to accelerate adoption and establish WHOOP as a leader in health and human performance across the region.
Powered by more than 24 billion hours of physiological data and purpose-built AI models, WHOOP delivers predictive, personalized health insights. Members open the app an average of over eight times per day – almost three times higher than other screenless wearables – to understand how they slept, whether they are recovered, how hard to push or pull back, and how daily behaviors like training, nutrition, and stress are impacting their performance and long-term health. These insights go beyond sleep and fitness, helping members identify early warning signs, reduce risk, and take action that can prevent serious health events. From world leaders and executives to elite athletes and artists, WHOOP has become an essential platform for those committed to performing and living at their highest level.
“WHOOP has become one of the most important tools I use to support my long-term health,” said Cristiano Ronaldo, a WHOOP investor and global ambassador. “I am proud to participate in this round because I believe in the future we are building together. No other company has created a health platform this powerful that people are proud to wear.”
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Reolink Duo 2V PoE Review: One Camera, One Complete 180-Degree View
A panoramic PoE camera that brings broad coverage, smart detection and a vandal-resistant design together in one surprisingly practical security package.
Securing a wide outdoor area often becomes an exercise in complexity. A large driveway, property gate or commercial parking bay can easily require two cameras, two cable runs and two live feeds simply to keep the whole scene visible. The Reolink Duo 2V PoE takes a more elegant approach. It places two lenses inside one rugged dome and combines their images into a single 180-degree panoramic view.
The result is a camera that feels purpose-built for wide spaces. One mounting point can provide a complete view across a villa frontage, carport, retail entrance, workshop, loading area or exposed building corner. Activity becomes easier to follow because everything appears inside one continuous feed rather than across separate camera windows.
A Different Approach to Wide-Area Security
The first thing that stands out about the Duo 2V PoE is the shape of its image. Two 2.8 mm lenses create a stitched 5120 × 1552 stream at up to 20 frames per second, delivering an 8MP panorama with a 180-degree horizontal field of view. This is much wider than the familiar view from a conventional fixed camera.
On paper, image stitching can sound like a technical detail. In practice, it becomes the camera’s defining advantage. A vehicle can enter from one side of a driveway and travel across the scene while remaining inside the same recording. A person approaching a shopfront can be followed from one edge of the property to the other. Hands-on footage shows a broad, useful daytime picture, with the two lenses creating a coherent view across large outdoor spaces.
The camera uses one channel on a compatible Reolink NVR, which makes the concept even more practical. Fewer camera positions can mean cleaner cabling, a simpler playback experience and a clearer understanding of how an event unfolded.
Design That Feels Ready for Exposed Locations
The “V” in Duo 2V refers to its vandal-resistant construction, and this is a major part of the product’s appeal. The dome carries an IK10 impact-resistance rating and an IP67 weather-resistance rating, giving it the resilience required for exposed outdoor positions.1 Its low-profile shape also looks more discreet than a large dual-lens bullet camera.
This combination feels particularly relevant for entrances, public-facing walls, low canopies and commercial locations where a camera may sit within reach. The metal housing feels substantial in hands-on demonstrations, and one reviewer’s direct water-spray test left the camera operating normally.
The clear dome deserves careful handling during installation. Dust, moisture or fingerprints can reflect infrared and spotlight illumination back towards the lenses. A clean inner and outer surface, combined with thoughtful positioning around nearby lights and reflective eaves, gives the camera the best platform for clear night footage.

Smart Detection That Keeps Alerts Relevant
The Duo 2V PoE can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals, processing these categories at the camera. This helps turn a broad panoramic picture into useful event intelligence. Rather than treating every movement as equally important, the system can focus alerts and recordings on the activity users care about.
Hands-on testing showed person detection responding at useful distances, with mobile notifications arriving promptly during the demonstration. Owners can configure push alerts and email notifications, then record continuously, on a schedule or when an event occurs.
One of those features that sounds simple initially but becomes genuinely useful in daily operation is the ability to see the complete context around an alert. A conventional close view may show the person or vehicle, while the Duo 2V also shows where they came from, which direction they travelled and what else happened across the wider scene.
Night Vision With Active Deterrence
For night monitoring, the camera combines infrared illumination with dual spotlights. Infrared reaches up to 30 metres, while the spotlights enable full-colour footage and can activate when movement is detected. The built-in speaker and microphone add two-way conversation, and the siren provides an immediate deterrent when a stronger response is appropriate.
Review footage showed clear recorded speech and a loud siren. Infrared mode also produced a clean, useful image in challenging placements where the spotlights reflected from nearby surfaces. This gives installers room to tune the camera for the scene. Open areas can benefit from colour spotlight footage, while locations near eaves or light-coloured walls may look cleaner in infrared mode or with carefully positioned external illumination.
One Cable, Flexible Recording
Power over Ethernet remains one of the Duo 2V PoE’s strongest practical advantages. A standard IEEE 802.3af PoE connection carries power and data over the same Ethernet cable, with camera consumption rated below 12 watts. For a permanent security installation, that wired connection brings consistency while keeping the cable plan straightforward.
Recording options are equally flexible. Footage can be stored on a microSD card of up to 512 GB, sent to a compatible Reolink NVR or uploaded to an FTP server. Smart detection and local recording support a subscription-free workflow, which can help keep ongoing system costs predictable.
The camera also supports CGI, RTSP and ONVIF while operating as a standalone device. These protocols provide a path into compatible third-party video-management platforms and make the Duo 2V more useful in mixed-camera environments. A hands-on demonstration successfully displayed its feed through ONVIF Device Manager.
Installation Makes the Difference
The Duo 2V PoE’s panoramic shape rewards a considered mounting position. Its horizontal view reaches 180 degrees, while the vertical field of view measures 57 degrees. An elevated position facing a broad scene therefore plays to the camera’s strengths. Wide driveways, carports, gates, parking bays and perimeter approaches are especially natural fits.
This geometry also explains the camera’s role within a larger security design. The Duo 2V excels at overview and context. A narrower companion camera at a gate, doorway or vehicle entry point can add concentrated identification detail where a project demands it.
Existing Reolink users should also check the hardware version of their recorder. Current NVR generations provide full Duo-series compatibility, while some earlier models support reduced resolutions or sit outside the compatibility list. This quick check helps preserve the full panoramic experience from installation day.
Securing a wide outdoor area often becomes an exercise in complexity. A large driveway, property gate or commercial parking bay can easily require two cameras, two cable runs and two live feeds simply to keep the whole scene visible. The Reolink Duo 2V PoE takes a more elegant approach. It places two lenses inside one rugged dome and combines their images into a single 180-degree panoramic view.
The result is a camera that feels purpose-built for wide spaces. One mounting point can provide a complete view across a villa frontage, carport, retail entrance, workshop, loading area or exposed building corner. Activity becomes easier to follow because everything appears inside one continuous feed rather than across separate camera windows.
A Different Approach to Wide-Area Security
The first thing that stands out about the Duo 2V PoE is the shape of its image. Two 2.8 mm lenses create a stitched 5120 × 1552 stream at up to 20 frames per second, delivering an 8MP panorama with a 180-degree horizontal field of view. This is much wider than the familiar view from a conventional fixed camera.
On paper, image stitching can sound like a technical detail. In practice, it becomes the camera’s defining advantage. A vehicle can enter from one side of a driveway and travel across the scene while remaining inside the same recording. A person approaching a shopfront can be followed from one edge of the property to the other. Hands-on footage shows a broad, useful daytime picture, with the two lenses creating a coherent view across large outdoor spaces.
The camera uses one channel on a compatible Reolink NVR, which makes the concept even more practical. Fewer camera positions can mean cleaner cabling, a simpler playback experience and a clearer understanding of how an event unfolded.
Design That Feels Ready for Exposed Locations
The “V” in Duo 2V refers to its vandal-resistant construction, and this is a major part of the product’s appeal. The dome carries an IK10 impact-resistance rating and an IP67 weather-resistance rating, giving it the resilience required for exposed outdoor positions.1 Its low-profile shape also looks more discreet than a large dual-lens bullet camera.
This combination feels particularly relevant for entrances, public-facing walls, low canopies and commercial locations where a camera may sit within reach. The metal housing feels substantial in hands-on demonstrations, and one reviewer’s direct water-spray test left the camera operating normally.
The clear dome deserves careful handling during installation. Dust, moisture or fingerprints can reflect infrared and spotlight illumination back towards the lenses. A clean inner and outer surface, combined with thoughtful positioning around nearby lights and reflective eaves, gives the camera the best platform for clear night footage.
Smart Detection That Keeps Alerts Relevant
The Duo 2V PoE can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals, processing these categories at the camera. This helps turn a broad panoramic picture into useful event intelligence. Rather than treating every movement as equally important, the system can focus alerts and recordings on the activity users care about.
Hands-on testing showed person detection responding at useful distances, with mobile notifications arriving promptly during the demonstration. Owners can configure push alerts and email notifications, then record continuously, on a schedule or when an event occurs.
One of those features that sounds simple initially but becomes genuinely useful in daily operation is the ability to see the complete context around an alert. A conventional close view may show the person or vehicle, while the Duo 2V also shows where they came from, which direction they travelled and what else happened across the wider scene.
Night Vision With Active Deterrence
For night monitoring, the camera combines infrared illumination with dual spotlights. Infrared reaches up to 30 metres, while the spotlights enable full-colour footage and can activate when movement is detected. The built-in speaker and microphone add two-way conversation, and the siren provides an immediate deterrent when a stronger response is appropriate.
Review footage showed clear recorded speech and a loud siren. Infrared mode also produced a clean, useful image in challenging placements where the spotlights reflected from nearby surfaces. This gives installers room to tune the camera for the scene. Open areas can benefit from colour spotlight footage, while locations near eaves or light-coloured walls may look cleaner in infrared mode or with carefully positioned external illumination.
One Cable, Flexible Recording
Power over Ethernet remains one of the Duo 2V PoE’s strongest practical advantages. A standard IEEE 802.3af PoE connection carries power and data over the same Ethernet cable, with camera consumption rated below 12 watts. For a permanent security installation, that wired connection brings consistency while keeping the cable plan straightforward.
Recording options are equally flexible. Footage can be stored on a microSD card of up to 512 GB, sent to a compatible Reolink NVR or uploaded to an FTP server. Smart detection and local recording support a subscription-free workflow, which can help keep ongoing system costs predictable.
The camera also supports CGI, RTSP and ONVIF while operating as a standalone device. These protocols provide a path into compatible third-party video-management platforms and make the Duo 2V more useful in mixed-camera environments. A hands-on demonstration successfully displayed its feed through ONVIF Device Manager.
Installation Makes the Difference
The Duo 2V PoE’s panoramic shape rewards a considered mounting position. Its horizontal view reaches 180 degrees, while the vertical field of view measures 57 degrees. An elevated position facing a broad scene therefore plays to the camera’s strengths. Wide driveways, carports, gates, parking bays and perimeter approaches are especially natural fits.
This geometry also explains the camera’s role within a larger security design. The Duo 2V excels at overview and context. A narrower companion camera at a gate, doorway or vehicle entry point can add concentrated identification detail where a project demands it.
Existing Reolink users should also check the hardware version of their recorder. Current NVR generations provide full Duo-series compatibility, while some earlier models support reduced resolutions or sit outside the compatibility list. This quick check helps preserve the full panoramic experience from installation day.
Final Impressions
The Reolink Duo 2V PoE succeeds because its headline feature solves a real installation problem. It turns two perspectives into one coherent picture, powers everything through a single cable and adds intelligent alerts, local recording and active deterrence inside a durable dome.
For users who need to monitor a wide, exposed area, this is a particularly convincing package. The camera feels equally at home above a villa driveway, across a workshop frontage or watching a commercial parking area. Its 57-degree vertical view and dome optics encourage thoughtful placement, and that small amount of planning unlocks the product’s strongest qualities.
The Reolink Duo 2V PoE is a smart, well-built panoramic camera that understands exactly what it is designed to do. It delivers fewer blind spots, a cleaner system layout and a much clearer view of the complete scene.
The Reolink Duo 2V PoE succeeds because its headline feature solves a real installation problem. It turns two perspectives into one coherent picture, powers everything through a single cable and adds intelligent alerts, local recording and active deterrence inside a durable dome.
For users who need to monitor a wide, exposed area, this is a particularly convincing package. The camera feels equally at home above a villa driveway, across a workshop frontage or watching a commercial parking area. Its 57-degree vertical view and dome optics encourage thoughtful placement, and that small amount of planning unlocks the product’s strongest qualities.
The Reolink Duo 2V PoE is a smart, well-built panoramic camera that understands exactly what it is designed to do. It delivers fewer blind spots, a cleaner system layout and a much clearer view of the complete scene.
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BELKIN UNVEILS ON-THE-GO COLLECTION TO KEEP TRAVELLERS POWERED UP THIS SUMMER

Summer holiday season is here, and alongside passports and sunscreen, reliable power is fast becoming a travel essential. Belkin, a leading consumer electronics brand for over 40 years, is unveiling its On-The-Go travel collection, available now in the UAE and KSA, designed to keep devices charged while minimising the cables, adapters and bulky accessories that can quickly fill space when packing light.

From compact retractable chargers that eliminate tangled cables to slim magnetic power banks that slip easily into a pocket, the collection delivers premium, safe charging solutions built to go wherever summer travel takes you.
Belkin’s On-The-Go travel collection is available now in the UAE and KSA on Amazon.ae and Amazon.sa. The line-up includes:
UltraCharge Retractable GaN Wall Charger 67W – Perfect for travellers looking to save space without sacrificing power. Featuring a built-in retractable cable and compact GaN design, it reduces cable clutter while delivering fast charging for phones, tablets and laptops.
Price: 155 AED (UAE) / 155 SAR (KSA)
UltraCharge Pro Convertible 2-in-1 Magnetic Charger 25W Qi2 – A versatile charging solution that transitions easily between home, hotel and workspace setups, providing fast wireless charging in a compact form factor. Belkin’s latest Qi2-enabled charging products are designed to deliver faster wireless charging while remaining travel friendly.
Price: 369.00 AED (UAE) / 369.00 SAR (KSA)
BoostCharge Slim Magnetic Power Bank 15W Qi2 5K With Stand – A slim, pocket-friendly power bank designed for charging on the move. The integrated stand makes it ideal for airport lounges, train journeys, and video calls while travelling.
Price: 99.00 AED (UAE) / 99.00 SAR (KSA)
BoostCharge Retractable Car Charger 75W – The ideal road-trip companion, featuring a retractable cable and multi-device charging capabilities to keep passengers connected throughout long journeys.
Price: 129.00 AED (UAE) / 129.00 SAR (KSA)
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HONOR ANNOUNCES THE OFFICIAL AVAILABILITY OF HONOR MAGIC V6, REDEFINING POWER, DURABILITY, AND FOLDABLE PRODUCTIVITY
HONOR, a global AI device ecosystem company, today announced the open sale of the new HONOR Magic V6. Crafted for excellence, the HONOR Magic V6 brings together ultra-slim design, flagship durability, powerful battery performance, intelligent AI experiences, and cross-ecosystem productivity in one advanced foldable smartphone.
After a successful pre-order phase, HONOR Magic V6 is now available through HONOR’s official online store and authorised retail partners. The all-new foldable is designed for users who expect more from their devices, from business productivity and travel to entertainment, creativity, and everyday multitasking.
The Biggest Battery in a Foldable
At the heart of the HONOR Magic V6 is a massive 6,660mAh HONOR Silicon-carbon Battery, the largest battery ever featured in a foldable smartphone supporting extended use of the device. The device also supports 80W Wired and 66W Wireless HONOR SuperCharge, giving users the flexibility to power up quickly and keep pace with demanding days. Powered by the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform – the world’s 1st foldable with this chipset – the device delivers fast, smooth, and reliable performance for multitasking, productivity, entertainment, and everyday use.
The Best Protection in a Foldable
Durability is central to the foldable experience, and the HONOR Magic V6 is engineered to give users greater confidence in everyday use. Featuring HONOR Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield and the HONOR Super Steel Hinge, tested for up to 500,000 folds, the device delivers a robust structure designed for long-term reliability. With [3]IP68 and IP69 ratings for water and dust resistance, the HONOR Magic V6 is built to support users across different environments
Smarter Multitasking
The HONOR Magic V6 elevates mobile productivity by transforming its expansive 7.95-inch foldable display into a smarter, more versatile workspace. With Fast Flex, users can activate split-screen mode through a simple folding motion, making it easier to activate their AI assistant and ask anything they need on the current app without the need to switch between apps.
Seamless Connectivity Across Ecosystems
Breaking down ecosystem barriers, the HONOR Magic V6 is designed to work seamlessly with iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and Apple Watch. Through HONOR Connect and HONOR Share, users can transfer files, receive notifications, and move between devices more easily, enabling a more connected workflow across different operating systems. The device also supports Quick Share for app-free file transfers between Android and compatible Apple devices.
Smarter Everyday Assistance
The HONOR Magic V6 also comes with [4]Google Gemini, allowing users to interact through text, voice, or image for assistance on the go. From schedules and to-do lists to questions about what appears on the camera or screen, Gemini helps users get things done more naturally.
Foldable-Leading Periscope Telephoto Performance
The HONOR Magic V6 comes with an advanced periscope telephoto camera built for clear long-distance photos. It features a 64 MP ultra-night periscope telephoto camera with a 1/2-inch sensor—the highest resolution currently found in foldable phones with this type of lens—so you can capture sharper details from far away and get better results in low light.
It also includes professional-grade CIPA 6.5 stabilization, which helps reduce hand shake. This means clearer zoomed-in shots, steadier photos at events or on stage, and more reliable results in low-light situations where small movements can blur the image.
Price and Availability
The HONOR Magic V6 is now available in Red, Gold, White, and Black through HONOR’s official online store, HONOR Experience Stores, and authorised retailers across the UAE for AED 6,999 (16GB+512GB).
For a limited time, customers purchasing the HONOR Magic V6 will receive an exclusive HONOR Watch Fit worth AED 499 and HONOR VIP Care+, which includes:
- 6-month HONOR Care Screen Protection (worth AED 699)
- 12-month Extended Warranty (worth AED 349)
- India, Pakistan & GCC Warranty Coverage
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