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Fitbit’s new Gemini-powered health coach, announced back in August, is becoming available as a public preview to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on Android starting tomorrow. It expands to iOS later this year. As the AI race heats up, Google is counting on the Gemini AI assistant to help Fitbit stand out from the crowd. Called “Coach,” this feature is designed to be your all-in-one fitness trainer, sleep coach, and health and wellness advisor. Image Credits:Google At the recent Made by Google event, Google showcased Coach’s various capabilities, like how it can create a custom routine based on your goals,…
CHICAGO (AP) — Just before noon on a sunny Friday earlier this month, federal immigration agents threw tear gas canisters onto a busy Chicago street, just outside of an elementary school and a children’s play cafe.Parents, teachers and caregivers rushed to shield children and have been grappling ever since with how to protect them when masked men in unmarked SUVs show up unannounced in neighborhoods across this city. A half-dozen toddlers were sitting in the window of the Luna y Cielo Play Cafe, where children learn Spanish as they play, on Oct. 3 when a white SUV rolled down their…
Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Tue October 28, 2025 Josh Hepp, TTC Tour Brands (Photo Credit: Josh Hepp)BioJosh Hepp has been working in the travel sector since 2012, when he started as a travel advisor after backpacking Europe and teaching English. Just over 11 years ago, he joined TTC as a BDM with Contiki, getting young people out into the world. The rest has been history! He have worked his way from Contiki BDM to VP Strategic Accounts for TTC Tour Brands. He has spent 11 years making a big impact to the industry and to advisor’s lives. He has…
OpenAI released new data on Monday illustrating how many of ChatGPT’s users are struggling with mental health issues and talking to the AI chatbot about it. The company says that 0.15% of ChatGPT’s active users in a given week have “conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent.” Given that ChatGPT has more than 800 million weekly active users, that translates to more than a million people a week. The company says a similar percentage of users show “heightened levels of emotional attachment to ChatGPT,” and that hundreds of thousands of people show signs of psychosis or…
Online home goods company Wayfair reported a jump in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as it beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines.The company said total net revenue increased 8.1% year-over-year.Here’s how the company performed in its third quarter, compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 70 cents adjusted vs. 43 cents expectedRevenue: $3.12 billion vs. $3.02 billion expectedWayfair shares climbed more than 20% in early trading.For the period ended Sept. 30, Wayfair reported a net loss of $99 million, or 76 cents per share, compared to a loss of…
Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Tue October 28, 2025 Eric Schmit, Riviera Travel (Photo Credit: Eric Schmit)BioWith nearly 15 years in luxury travel, primarily at Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Eric Schmit has driven significant revenue through sales leadership and strategic partnerships. As Vice President of Sales for North America at Riviera Travel since May 2025, he’s been spearheading a massive growth plan by 2027 via trade-first strategies, including high-touch agent engagement and innovative tools like e-learning platforms. Reporting to Stuart Milan, Schmit leads a team of Regional Sales Directors, focusing on premium river cruises for affluent over-55 travelers. Passionate about…
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana believes other companies working on autonomous vehicles need to do more to prove their technology is safe, she said during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Mawakana had just been asked who she considered to be on the list of companies trying to make roads safer during Monday’s interview. “I don’t know who’s on that list, because they’re not telling us what’s happening with their fleets,” she said. Prioritizing safety while scaling operations was a big topic during the interview, and Mawakana was sure to cite the data Waymo recently released that shows, by its count,…
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Catholic teachers on Tuesday to focus less on pre-professional outcomes and more on educating students to have rich spiritual lives and use technology in ways that keep human dignity front and center.Leo issued a set of marching orders to Catholic educators during a special Holy Year celebration that has brought thousands of teachers, students and administrators to Rome.The brief text, which Leo signed Monday at a Mass for the Jubilee pilgrims, is an update to a 1965 Vatican document laying out the priorities for Catholic educators that was adopted during the Second Vatican…
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary.“Sing the 50 States” is the first full manuscript written by Dr. Seuss — born Theodor Geisel — to be discovered since the posthumous release of “What Pet Should I Get?” in 2015.The new book aims to teach readers the names of the states. “To sing the 50 United States, you have to use your brain,” the Cat in the Hat advises. “Massachusetts. Minnesota. Missouri and Montana. M-i-s-s-Mississippi.…
A UPS worker pushes a cart in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUnited Parcel Service on Tuesday reported earnings that topped Wall Street’s estimates ahead of its busy holiday season.Shares of the package delivery giant surged 10% in premarket trading.Here’s how the company performed in its third quarter, compared with what Wall Street was expecting based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.74 adjusted vs. $1.30 expectedRevenue: $21.4 billion vs. $20.83 billion expectedFor the period ended Sept. 30, the company reported net income of $1.31 billion, or $1.55 per…