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Dec. 11, 2020 Updated Fri., Dec. 11, 2020 at 8:24 p.m.

Spokane-based startup Glucose Revival has added a QR code to its medical alert necklaces that allows quick access to emergency contact information.

The QR code, which is inscribed on the back of Glucose Revival’s Thrive necklaces, is scannable via smartphone and contains an emergency contact name and phone number for diabetics wearing the necklace.

The Thrive necklace is a hollow tube containing 15 grams of edible glucose gel, which is the same solution administered by first responders during medical emergencies to treat hypoglycemia. The necklace is held together with a magnetic clasp, allowing it to be taken off quickly in an emergency.

Maynard, a diabetic, firefighter and emergency medical technician at Fairchild Air Force Base, founded Glucose Revival in 2016 with the idea to help diabetics stay safe and maintain a healthy lifestyle. California seeks Google antitrust

SACRAMENTO – California is seeking to join the Justice Department in its antitrust lawsuit against Google parent Alphabet Inc., one of the state’s largest businesses.

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed the motion to join the case in federal court on Friday.

“Google’s anticompetitive behavior has unlawfully maintained the company’s monopoly on internet search and search-based advertising at the expense of consumers,” said Becerra.

The Justice Department sued Google in October.

The case, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleges that Google uses billions of dollars collected from advertisers to pay phone manufacturers to ensure Google is the default search engine on browsers.

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