Google is bringing its Health Guardian feature to the Fitbit Air and new Fitbit Edge for Google Health Premium subscribers later this month, offering monthly summaries of blood pressure and insulin resistance trends plus coaching tips. The company is also upgrading automatic activity tracking across the Fitbit Air, Fitbit Edge and Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5, nearly doubling accuracy and expanding recognized workout types from 10 to over 100.
Google and Flo Health announced a partnership to bring menstrual health data into the Google Health app, with integration starting early next year. The sync will be opt-in, requiring explicit permission for each data type, and Google says Flo data won't be used for ads or shared with other developers. The companies also plan to jointly develop future wearable hardware and pursue research into underserved areas of menstrual health.
Google has officially unveiled the Fitbit Edge, a new fitness wearable positioned between the Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch. The device offers over 50 exercise modes, a 40 percent GPS accuracy improvement, 15 percent better sleep stage detection, and a Health Guardian feature that flags shifts in metrics like blood pressure or insulin resistance. It also supports Gemini-powered Google Health Coach for subscribers and features a swappable 65mAh battery that charges fully in 90 minutes.
Google has introduced the Fitbit Edge, a $180 smartwatch measuring 11.5mm thick, positioned between the screenless Fitbit Air and the bulkier Pixel Watch 5. The device shares a similar display and touchscreen functionality with the three-year-old Fitbit Charge 6, and Google says it is its first repairable Fitbit.
Google announced three new features coming to the Fitbit Air, released in May, alongside its unveiling of the new Fitbit Edge. The features fall under Health Guardian, a background health-monitoring tool in the Google Health app, with Premium subscribers ($10/month or $100/year) gaining access to insulin resistance estimates, blood pressure trends and sleep breathing quality trends. Health Guardian will also reach the new Fitbit Edge, though Google has not set a release date.
Google unveiled the Fitbit Edge, a $179 fitness tracker with a 1.34-inch color AMOLED display, built-in GPS and a week of battery life. It positions between the screenless $100 Fitbit Air and the $400 Pixel Watch 5, and preorders open Monday ahead of an Oct. 27 release.
Google announced the Fitbit Edge on Monday, a screen-equipped fitness tracker priced at $180 that succeeds the three-year-old Charge 6. It features a 1.34-inch display, a user-replaceable battery, an altimeter, and a far-field skin temperature sensor, and works with both Android and iPhone via the Google Health app. Preorders are open now, with sales starting October 27.
Elon Musk has donated at least $276 million to Republican-aligned groups since July, according to The New York Times, making him the party's top known donor for the 2026 midterms. The largest chunk, $158 million, went to the Senate Leadership Fund, with smaller sums to America PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, and groups backing Texas Republicans including Ken Paxton's Senate bid.
A piece on agentic operations argues that organizations' most valuable know-how—judgment calls, pattern recognition, and contextual nuance held by experienced staff—typically resides in people rather than documented systems. It contends that this tacit expertise compounds while employees remain but is lost when they leave, since training manuals and documentation fail to capture it. The argument is that agentic AI operations can capture, replicate, and compound this contextual knowledge instead.
Ambi, founded by former Plaud executive Peter Mo, has raised $26 million across multiple funding rounds led by Luminous Ventures and Huaqin. The startup is launching apps for iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch that can continuously listen to users to provide real-time suggestions and context during meetings, going beyond typical note-taking tools that only summarize calls after they end.
Microsoft president Brad Smith told the BBC that artificial intelligence faces less regulatory oversight than milk cartons or washing machines, and called for urgent safety rules including legal accountability for victims of breaches by rogue AI agents. He also urged companies to build 'kill switches' capable of pausing or slowing AI systems that grow out of control. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella separately called for AI models to include an 'emergency brake' so their behaviour can be observed and contained.
The advice outlines how to free an Ethernet connector that won't release from its port without snapping the plastic locking tab or damaging the data and power pins. It recommends turning off the device first, holding the tab down while gently flexing the connector, and bracing the device frame for stability while pulling. If that fails, a flathead screwdriver or pen tip can help depress the tab, though pliers are discouraged due to the risk of crushing the connector or scraping nearby pins.
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