ŌURA and Soaak: Supporting Readiness in High-Stakes Environments
Oura has deepened its defense collaborations by pairing its Ring biometric platform with Soaak Technologies’ sound‑based wellness solutions. The partnership lets pilots, airlift crews, and other high‑stress personnel track sleep, heart‑rate variability and resting heart rate, then receive passive audio interventions to improve recovery and cognitive readiness. Field trials in 2021 and 2024 demonstrated measurable fatigue reductions, while a 2025 peer‑reviewed study confirmed Oura’s HRV accuracy against competing consumer wearables. Together, Oura and Soaak illustrate a shift toward data‑driven, proactive human performance programs in government and defense.
New NUS Research Validates Oura’s Vascular Age Estimation, a Key Indicator of Cardiovascular Health
Researchers at Singapore’s National University have shown that overnight pulse‑wave data captured by the Oura Ring can be used to estimate a user’s vascular age, a key marker of cardiovascular health. Using both traditional feature extraction and a deep‑learning model,...
Global Oura Data Reveals Fascinating Food Trends By Location, Age, and Gender
Oura analyzed millions of meals logged between May 2025 and February 2026 across English‑speaking countries, using a lift analysis to surface foods that appear disproportionately in specific regions, age brackets, or genders. The study highlighted UK jacket potatoes, Australian long blacks, Canadian...
ŌURA Acquires Doublepoint to Expand AI-Driven Interaction Capabilities
Oura announced the acquisition of Doublepoint, a Helsinki‑based AI gesture‑recognition startup, to embed natural, biometric interactions into its wearable platform. The deal brings Doublepoint’s four founders and AI architects into Oura’s R&D, reinforcing a roadmap that blends voice and gesture...
How U.S. Paralympian Brenna Huckaby Uses Oura to Redefine Resilience and Avoid Burnout
U.S. Paralympian Brenna Huckaby, the most decorated snowboarding athlete, is preparing for the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Games while leveraging her Oura Ring to fine‑tune rest and recovery. She uses Oura’s Readiness and Sleep scores to counter a historic over‑training mindset and...
Designing Trustworthy Health AI: Q&A with Oura’s Dr. Chris Curry and Dr. Tanvi Jayaraman
Oura has launched its first custom AI model focused on women’s health, embedding it in the Oura Advisor experience. The model is built on curated clinical research, combined with individual sensor data, and runs on Oura‑controlled, privacy‑first infrastructure. Lead clinicians...
How the Daylight Saving Time Change Impacts Sleep, According to Oura Data
Oura’s analysis of over 700,000 US members shows that the biannual Daylight Saving Time (DST) shift measurably disrupts sleep and recovery. In the spring “forward” transition, deep‑sleep proportion fell 1.14% while sleep latency rose 2%, yet steps rose 2.84% and...