The unbearable obviousness of AI fitness summaries

The insights are more repackaging data you already know with common sense advice than deductive analysis. After nearly a decade of wearables testing, I’ve amassed a truly terrifying amount of health and fitness data. And while I enjoy poring over my daily data, there’s one part I’ve come to loathe: AI summaries. Over the last…

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The Cuomo comeback crashed. Young voters came in like a wrecking ball

How does a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist—best known for being an assemblyman from Queens—become the top choice for mayor of New York City, one of the most powerful local government positions in the world? Simple. He ran against everything voters have grown tired of: backroom deals, name-brand politics, and nostalgia masquerading as leadership. In defeating former…

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Apple’s racing movie is finally here

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 88, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy heat dome, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about crypto crimes and egg thieves and Gap, watching Last Breath…

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