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Apple just announced that it will be offering a new Heart Month Activity Challenge next month. Apple Watch users can complete the Activity Challenge by completing 30 minutes in their Exercise ring on February 14 to earn a special award and custom iMessage stickers. Also starting February 14, Apple Fitness+ will feature a special section of 30-minute energizing workouts, along with a new Time to Walk episode featuring former mixed martial arts champion Georges St-Pierre, according to Apple.

In celebration of Heart Month this February, Apple will also be offering themed content across the App Store, the Apple TV app, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. “We’re strong believers at Apple that if you can empower people with information about their health, you can change the trajectory of their well-being,” said Apple COO Jeff Williams, who oversees the Apple Watch team. “Keeping your heart healthy requires a holistic approach — something we’ve focused on since the first generation of Apple Watch with the inclusion of activity and workout apps, in addition to heart rate.”

Apple also shared preliminary analysis of activity data from its Apple Heart and Movement Study. Researchers found that after analyzing more than 18 million workouts logged using Apple Watch during the pandemic, study participants relied on getting their activity minutes in by walking, cycling, and running the most, according to Apple.

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Apple’s median salary for 2021 was $68,254, which the publication says is up 18% on the previous year.

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Block Inc is working with Apple Inc to integrate Square payments with “Tap to Pay” feature on iPhones and launch it later this year.

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Apple is planning to release a new operating system called iOS 16 which will contain fresh Apple apps and new ways of interacting with the device. This will be the next update to the iOS platform and is rumoured to be released in the Autumn of this year.

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The goal of this new Apple Watch study is to try and validate the use of ECGs for pediatric cancer patients. Researchers are trying to find out if the Apple Watch’s ECG capabilities are worthy of measuring QT prolongation during or after cancer therapy.

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