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Something something follow me here too I dunno man one of these things has to win eventually right 🤪
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NEW: Muse is Zuck’s latest bid to reinvent Meta. But can a company synonymous with safety & privacy debacles become the AI-powered voice in everyone’s ear? A deep dive from me, @MiaRSato, @vicmsong & @lauren_feiner.
Thx to current/former employee sources. theverge.com/cs/features/991…
I refuse to believe pheromonemaxxing is real.
That said if you do… do this… can we talk? I have questions
I’m on vacation but had some thoughts about the Meta glasses backlash + asked an expert how Meta’s handled privacy concerns thus far.
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I wrote about AI wearables — not just glasses — and how they make me sometimes feel like a spy. A thing I don’t always feel great about, even though I’m just doing my job by testing them.
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It’s hot as balls out here in many parts of the world. This week’s Optimizer is about how hydrating with plain water is good enough most of the time — and when it actually makes sense to use electrolyte powders or sports drinks.
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The number one rule of wearable design is that they must be comfy and stylistically versatile enough for everyday wear.
These... are not that.
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If you're seeing stories pop up on the proliferation of the "new SEO" — optimizing for AI — and how it works, my colleague @MiaRSato did a great story on this way back in April. Give it a read: theverge.com/tech/900302/ai-…
The watchOS site updated to say Series 9 and later is supported. This makes more sense given that’s when the chip was updated to better support AI features.
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Loved this discussion at the Fashionology Summit with @minafahmi, @lizwandersworld, @eleelenawa, and @vicmsong on how each of us approaches fashion in wearables. I’m biased, but this may have been the most stacked founders panel of this new wave of wearables.
This week in Optimizer, I expand on Fitbit nostalgia in light of the new Fitbit Air announcement. A Fitbit Charge HR was my first ever tracker, and while many ways, the Air is a return to Fitbit's roots... AI health coaching is a new era in health tech.
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Sat down with the Science Quickly podcast to chat peptides — what's the internet hype and what's the science? A fun conversation about an increasingly cursed topic.
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This week on Optimizer, my $5K smart bed tells my spouse to drink alcohol every night because it improves their snoring. It also introduced a sleep leaderboard to turn our nightly Zzz's into a competition.
AI health summaries: Still stupid.
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Instead of doing 12 separate smart glasses reviews, I wrote about my experience with the category overall. With some great photos to go along with it.
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This week on Optimizer… This is a thing that happened.
To whom? You just have to read.
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I spent over a year testing over-the-counter CGMS (also known as glucose biosensors) as a non-diabetic.
It helped me get a MAFLD diagnosis. It also highlighted the shortcomings of wearable tech, data overload, and how mental health is an afterthought.
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As part of this week’s Apple 50 package, today’s Optimizer is all about how the Apple Watch shaped so much of modern health tech — and in some ways, stands in opposition to where wellness trends are headed.
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The FTC’s Meta lawsuit was often framed as an abstract attempt to rein in Big Tech. But in the end, the acquisition’s human cost was obvious — and an example of precisely why antitrust law matters.
“Bringing to light that [Supernatural] was a core way for communities to stay healthy shows that there were real stakes here.”
After my Supernatural report last month, I chatted with former FTC Chair Lina Khan to talk about why her agency’s failed attempt to block Meta’s acquisition mattered.
Critics mocked the case at the time but hindsight is 20/20.
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I'm going to leave this retatrutide explainer where I talk to a doctor who *actually* knows what he's talking about here:
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“This is going to be a trillion-dollar drug.”
@hubermanlab says retatrutide is the peptide that’s about to “change everything.”
Currently in a Phase III clinical trial in humans, retatrutide caused up to one-third body weight loss in just six months, with some degree of muscle sparing.
“The bodybuilding community has been onto this for a long time.”
“Then it shows up in Hollywood. Everyone lies or avoids answering the question of how they got so jacked. They talk about eating chicken breasts, and they’re actually taking growth hormone, Winstrol, and retatrutide.”
“We are looking at a potential change in the laws around peptides such that buying peptides would become illegal. I think this is a terrible idea, but the motivation behind this is largely because Eli Lilly owns the patent.”
“Lilly would like to protect the domain over that patent. This is going to be a trillion-dollar drug.”
At this point Huberman is more Dr. Oz wellness influencer peddling misinformation than a reliable science communicator.
Per Slate: slate.com/technology/2024/03…
