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This week, we break down Function Health’s huge funding round and Hims & Hers’ entry into blood testing, as well as the rise of in-person wellness events We’ve officially entered the blood-testing era. This week, Function Health raised $298 million in a Series B round that valued the company at a staggering $2.5 billion. Function, which allows users to test more than 100 blood biomarkers and receive personalized insights into their health, also lowered its annual price from $495 to $365. Co-founded by Dr. Mark Hyman, the telehealth platform currently leads the booming market for personalized blood-testing, but it’s got…
XRP has been hit by one of its most aggressive sell waves this year, with on-chain data revealing that major whale wallets offloaded nearly 200 million XRP, roughly $400 million, within just 48 hours. Related Reading: Ethereum Dead Cat Bounce Puts Price At $3,400, But What’s The Ultimate Target? According to Santiment analytics, wallets holding between one million and ten million tokens were the primary contributors, adding significant sell-side liquidity to an already fragile market. This sudden influx of supply arrived at a time when XRP was already battling bearish sentiment across the broader crypto space. The asset slipped 10.32%…
After previewing its plans to open a marketplace to “redistribute” dormant handles last month, X has made the feature available to all Premium+ subscribers on the platform. The feature allows subscribers to request new handles that up to now have been unavailable because they belonged to accounts that have since become inactive.The marketplace offers two types of handles: “priority” and “rare.” For priority handles, X has suggested the goal is to give people the chance to have a handle that more closely reflects their name. In practice, though, it’s not at all clear how X is determining what’s considered a…
Eudēmonia Summit returned to West Palm Beach, Florida, last weekend with 5,000 attendees and more than 150 experts in neuroscience, longevity and functional medicine, delivering upon the growing demand for trustworthy, science-backed information in an increasingly noisy wellness landscape. When you’re on the quest to live a long life you love, it’s easy to get lost in many rabbit holes that promise a silver bullet. However, what helps with navigating that maze is finding the experts you can trust. Not on TikTok, not on Instagram, but in real life. Across three days of talks, workshops and a nerd-worthy expo, the…
LONDON (AP) — The world’s biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known startup named Klay Vision, the companies said Thursday, the latest in a series of deals that underlines how the technology is shaking up the music industry ’s business model. Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, and their publishing arms, all signed separate agreements with Klay, according to an announcement posted on Warner’s website. It comes a day after Warner inked two other deals involving artificial intelligence, with startups Udio and Stability AI. There were few details released about the agreements…
Onebrief COO Adam Lackey, speaking at a Breitbart News Policy event alongside Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, described how the company supports collaborative planning and staff workflow across military echelons — from tactical levels to the Pentagon and the White House. Lackey emphasized that credible military deterrence begins with planning. “If you’re not capable of inflicting violence on your adversary, you have no credible deterrence,” he stated. Planning, he explained, must be adaptive and continuous: “It is a repetitive and continuous improvement process.” This becomes even more critical when operations involve what Lackey called “actual kinetic events,” which, he noted, make situations…
Riding a 546% surge in membership, JetSet is also rolling out regional training centers starting in 2026, beginning in the Dallas–Fort Worth area JetSet Pilates is entering its next stage of growth in the city where it started: Miami. The boutique Pilates franchise has opened its first headquarters in the Wynwood district, unveiling a 6,000-plus-square-foot space dedicated to instructor training, operations and franchise development. The move docks JetSet in its home market as it celebrates 15 years in business and a 546% year-over-year increase in membership amid rising demand for elevated, modern Pilates experiences. The elevated feel is expressed in…
Analysts note that the XRP price is showing unusual resilience, as a key metric previously seen before short-term rebounds reappears on its chart. In a new technical analysis, crypto market expert Dom points out that the latest market setup mirrors conditions that have led to at least a 10% surge each time this pattern emerges. Recurring Metric Signals 10% XRP Price Surge In an X post released while XRP was still trading around $2.19, Dom highlighted a familiar technical signal, noting that past appearances of a bid-skew metric on the chart have consistently led to sharp price recoveries. As a reflection of…
Bitcoin is struggling to find support after losing the $85,000 level and plunging to $81,000, marking its weakest point since early spring. Bulls have clearly lost control of the trend, and fear now dominates the market, with sentiment rapidly shifting from caution to outright panic. Many traders are calling for a confirmed bear market, while others argue the move is an orchestrated shakeout designed to flush out weak hands before the next macro leg. Related Reading Amid the chaos, top analyst Axel Adler shared new insights that highlight a structural shift beneath the surface. Until just yesterday, short-term holders (STHs)…
Hytale, a more action-packed take on Minecraft, will be available for $20 when it relaunches in early access, Hypixel Studios announced on X. The developer shared that it planned to relaunch Hytale earlier this week after successfully reacquiring the rights to the game from Riot Games.Alongside its $20 “Standard” edition, Hypixel also plans to offer $35 “Supporter” and $70 “Cursebreaker” editions of Hytale with additional in-game cosmetics. Pricing the game at $20 is an acknowledgement of how unfinished it is, according to Hypixel Studios co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme. “I’m pricing Hytale as aggressively low as possible,” Collins-Laflamme said in an X…