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Calm app made meditation chic — and billions of dollars along the way
Calm. It’s something many people haven’t felt a lot during more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. That collective anxiety has been a boon for Calm , the meditation app that takes you to a lake when you open it.
By Madeleine Brand • • 7m ListenCalm. It’s something many people haven’t felt a lot during more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. That collective anxiety has been a boon for Calm, the meditation app that takes you to a lake when you open it. The sound of tiny waves lap the shore of the mountain range. Calm is now valued at around $2 billion — how did that happen?
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5 of 5Gov. Newsom plans a vaccine verification system as California fully reopens Tuesday- 0:00California plans a digital vaccine verification system as it prepares for full reopening
- 9:47Houston health care workers challenge their hospital's vaccine mandate. Judge dismisses the lawsuit
- 19:15Israel’s new prime minister has California roots. How will Naftali Bennett shape his country?
- 28:27How blues great Mamie Smith paved the way for Black female musicians and their fans
- 42:43Calm app made meditation chic — and billions of dollars along the wayYou’re reading this