Withings now charges $100 per year to sync your data to other apps
Withings now charges $100 per year to sync your data to other apps

If you’re a new user of Withings’ fitness-tracking smartwatches or smart scales and want to sync and access your health data through third party apps like Apple Health or Google Health it’s now going to cost you. According to a discussion on Withings’ support forums spotted by MacRumors, new Withings accounts created from October 13th, […]

The ‘Catch-And-Release’ Rule Of Highly Intelligent Minds, By A Psychologist

Flow state research reveals why skilled people falter when they overthink, and how the catch-and-release rule helps you practice with focus, then let go.

You Can Now Preserve Your Immune Cells For $5,000 In Case They’re Helpful In The Future

Your immune cells are constantly aging. Cellino is launching a new service, called Reservoir, to let people securely store them from a simple blood draw for $5,000.

GLP-1s Took Eli Lilly To $1 Trillion. CEO Dave Ricks Is Betting Billions He Can Do It Again

CEO Dave Ricks built Eli Lilly into the first $1 trillion pharma company with its blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs. But with more than 60% of revenue coming from them, the drug giant faces the risks of its own success.

Artemis III Scientist Shares What to Expect From NASA’s Next Lunar Mission

Though scaled back from initial plans of landing, the voyage will serve as a dress rehearsal for when humans return to the moon’s surface.

‘Impossible’ New Planet May Have Formed Around A Dead Star

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a rare second-generation planet orbiting a dead star, suggesting new worlds can form from the ashes of dying stars.

The No. 1 Personality Trait That Allows You To Be ‘Fully Present,’ By A Psychologist

Curiosity may be the key to being fully present. Learn how this personality trait keeps attention in the moment and how to build it, according to research.

AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science

AI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.

Peptides And Pets: What You Need To Know

Peptides are trending on social media with purported health benefits for humans. Should you give them to your pets?

My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat
My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. For the past 100 days or so, my mornings have had a new rhythm. When I wake up, the first […]