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Google's new Gemini Robotics 2 platform allows for 'intelligent whole-body control' (engadget.com)

2026-07-30 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: google deepmind, gemini robotics, humanoid robots

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Most Smart Fitness Devices Lack Essential Data Protection, EFF Warns (cnet.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jeff Carlson | tags: apple, google, whoop

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Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | by Carolina Parada | tags: gemini robotics, whole-body control, multimodal understanding

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How mosquitoes are conquering the world — in four charts (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-29 | by Lenharo | tags: aedes albopictus, mosquito-borne diseases, who

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Big Lots is closing stores again: See a list of doomed locations in the latest twist for the discount retail chain (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: big lots, variety wholesalers, retail stores

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How Hasbro built Toniebox games kids can play without a screen (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: hasbro, toniebox, monopoly

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How Toniebox and Hasbro built games kids can play without a screen (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: toniebox, hasbro, monopoly

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Garmin’s Whoop Killer Will Offer Free Heart Rate Monitoring After Backlash (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: garmin, whoop, heart rate

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Worse on Purpose – How Corporate Greed Killed Product Quality – Worse on Purpose (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Worse On Purpose | tags: amazon, whole foods, unionization

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Your next WHOOP could be free, courtesy of this fancy platinum credit card (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: whoop, robinhood, platinum visa

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Prior therapy defines mutation profiles in childhood cancer at relapse (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-22 | by Layeghifard | tags: childhood cancer, whole-genome sequencing, mutect2

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Polio should have been eradicated by now. What’s plan B? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-22 | by Irwin | tags: who, polio, world health organization

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Garmin’s Screenless Cirqa Health Tracker Will Be Available This Week (cnet.com)

2026-07-21 | by Anna Gragert | tags: garmin, cirqa smart band, whoop 5.0

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Garmin’s New Screenless Wearable Could Be a Serious Whoop Competitor (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: garmin, cirqa, wearable

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Move over Fitbit Air: Garmin’s new CIRQA Smart Band is here (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: garmin, cirqa smart band, fitbit air

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Garmin finally made a screenless fitness tracker (engadget.com)

2026-07-21 | by Matt Tate | tags: garmin, cirqa, fitbit

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Burger King President Says GLP-1 Trend Will Have a ‘Profound Impact’ on Fast Food Restaurants (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-21 | by Jonathan Small | tags: glp-1, burger king, whopper

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Garmin’s new screen-free fitness tracker doesn’t require a subscription (theverge.com)

2026-07-21 | by Andrew Liszewski | tags: garmin, cirqa, whoop 5.0

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Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce (futurism.com)

2026-07-20 | by Frank Landymore | tags: whole foods, taylor farms, iceberg lettuce

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Fox News Struggles to Defend Trump Crypto ‘Grift,’ So He’ll Just Have to Do It Himself (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: billion, billion crypto, crypto

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Whoop Promo Codes: 20% Off This July 2026 (wired.com)

2026-07-02 | by Boutayna Chokrane | tags: whoop, whoop 5.0, biometric data

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Asymmetric Quantization: Near-Lossless Retrieval with 97% Storage Reduction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | by Mixedbread Team | tags: wholembed, silo, asymmetric quantization

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The fittest founder in the room got cancer. Here’s how he used AI to fight back. (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-27 | by Connie Loizos | get AI-Powered Cancer Detection Kit → | tags: whoop band, oura ring, non-hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Oura Ring 5 vs. Oura Ring 4: I compared both smart rings for health tracking - you should buy this one (zdnet.com)

2026-06-26 | by Nina Raemont | get Oura Ring Generation 5 → | tags: oura ring 5, oura ring 4, whoop

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FDA finally backs down with its blood pressure complaints against this wearable (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-24 | get Omron HeartGuide Blood Pressure Monitor → | tags: fda, whoop, blood pressure

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Google's Fitbit Air is a $99 screenless wearable that I can actually take seriously (zdnet.com)

2026-06-24 | by Nina Raemont | get Fitbit Inspire 3 → | tags: fitbit air, google, whoop

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This open source app unlocks the Fitbit Air’s premium features at no cost (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-24 | tags: fitbit air, google health premium, openfit

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He Bet His Family’s Savings on a ‘Better for You’ Business. With ‘No Plan B,’ He Grew It to 9-Figure Revenue (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-24 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: madegood, organic snacks, allergen-free

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Whoop vs. Fitbit Air: I used both to track my health and fitness for a month - this one's better (zdnet.com)

2026-06-23 | by Nina Raemont | get Fitbit Charge 5 → | tags: whoop, fitbit air, google

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Pairing Time-Based Use Rates and a Whole-Home Battery Gets You Super Cheap Electricity (wired.com)

2026-06-23 | by Martin Cizmar | get Tesla Powerwall Home Battery → | tags: whole home battery, time-based use rates, kansas city