{"slug": "apple-acquires-startup-working-on-breakthrough-sensing-technology", "title": "Apple Acquires Startup Working on 'Breakthrough Sensing Technology'", "summary": "Apple Inc. acquired California-based startup Sonera, which develops non-invasive sensing technology that measures magnetic fields from the brain and body, according to a notice published on the European Commission's website. Sonera's biomagnetic chip could enable advanced prosthetics control, continuous monitoring of neuromuscular conditions, and sport performance tracking, potentially paving the way for future Apple Watch health and accessibility features.", "body_md": "Earlier this year, Apple acquired California-based startup Sonera, according to a notice published today [on the European Commission's website](https://digital-markets-act-cases.ec.europa.eu/acquisitions).\n\nSonera previously [announced](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230912431509/en/Sonera-Introduces-Breakthrough-Sensing-Technology-to-Make-Neural-Data-More-Accessible) that it had developed \"breakthrough sensing technology\" that \"non-invasively measures magnetic fields\" generated by the brain and body. The company said its technology can analyze neural data without direct skin contact, giving it an advantage over traditional electrical sensing techniques.\n\n\"This proprietary technology holds the key to making brain activity as easy to measure as heart rate, temperature, and other physiological signals,\" said Sonera, in a 2023 press release. The company said its technology was \"poised to enable an entirely new class of consumer wearables and experiences based on muscle activity.\"\n\nSonera said it had developed a biomagnetic chip that would enable use cases such as \"advanced prosthetics control, continuous monitoring of neuromuscular conditions, discovery of disease biomarkers, and sport performance tracking,\" so this acquisition could pave the way for future Apple Watch health and accessibility features.\n\nThis article, \"[Apple Acquires Startup Working on 'Breakthrough Sensing Technology'](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/08/apple-acquires-sonera/)\" first appeared on [MacRumors.com](https://www.macrumors.com)\n\n[Discuss this article](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-acquires-startup-working-on-breakthrough-sensing-technology.2488649/) in our forums", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-acquires-startup-working-on-breakthrough-sensing-technology", "canonical_source": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/08/apple-acquires-sonera/", "published_at": "2026-09-08 14:15:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 14:27:31.783844+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Apple Inc.", "Sonera", "European Commission", "Apple Watch"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-acquires-startup-working-on-breakthrough-sensing-technology", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-acquires-startup-working-on-breakthrough-sensing-technology.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-acquires-startup-working-on-breakthrough-sensing-technology.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-acquires-startup-working-on-breakthrough-sensing-technology.jsonld"}}