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Ria can provide users with health insights by integrating data from fitness trackers, sleep monitors, or glucose monitors. The new features allow users to engage with Ria through voice or camera to log meals, receive nutritional information, and generate exercise plans. This advancement aims to make health tracking more interactive and personalized, with plans to integrate the assistant further into user onboarding processes and coach interactions. Healthify, which serves over 45 million registered users, is also looking to expand its partnerships with health tracking device companies and announce new collaborations in its GLP-1-aided weight loss programs. The company is contemplating a new funding round to support its growth in the U.S. market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthify, a health startup backed by Khosla Ventures, has launched an upgraded version of its AI assistant, Ria, which now includes real-time conversation capabilities. 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