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The artificial intelligence-powered app ditches calorie counting in favor of data-driven coaching, intermittent fasting, gamification and habit science The AI weight-loss race just gained a celebrity backer. Kevin Hart’s venture capital firm, Hartbeat Ventures (HBV), has led a $35 million Series B investment in Simple Life, a London-based AI-powered health coaching app focused on weight loss. Liquidity, an AI-driven private credit firm, also participated in the round. Simple takes a different tack from most weight-loss apps. Rather than tracking every calorie, it uses an AI-driven behavior-change model that pairs real-time nutrition feedback with gentle habit coaching from its virtual guide, Avo. The app adapts to each…
Nintendo just released an odd little game onto the SNES Virtual Console that was previously exclusive to Japan. The simply-titled Mario & Wario is a point-and-click puzzle game that finds the plumber on the search for his brother after his money-obsessed doppelganger drops a bucket on his head. That’s the actual plot.Players lead the bucket-headed Mario through 100 levels, each of which are filled with point-and-click puzzles set in a sidescrolling world. The original game was controlled via mouse and this Virtual Console release is no different. Switch owners can simply plug in a USB mouse to get going but…
Monarch Money is one of our favorite budgeting apps and, fittingly enough, there’s a way for newcomers to save money on a subscription right now. If you use the code WELCOME at checkout, you can get an annual plan for 30 percent off. It typically costs $100, but you can get 12 months of access for $70 with this code.There are some key caveats here. The discount is only for new users, and it can’t be combined with other offers. The code only works when you sign up through the web. You can’t redeem it through the Monarch mobile app.Monarch…
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Ryan S.:How might the shutdown affect the U.S. economy?Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs, and the state of the economy is already precarious.For now, financial markets are shrugging off the impasse as just the latest failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a budget and keep the government running.Let’s take a look at a range…
Everyone is talking about XRP and Solana, and for good reason. Both could soon have their first exchange-traded funds approved. These ETFs are huge because they make it easier for big investors to put money into crypto, just like they do with stocks. For XRP, major firms such as Grayscale and Franklin Templeton have already applied. A decision is expected between October 18 and 25, and experts think it has a very strong chance of being approved. Solana is also waiting on news, and its decision is expected earlier. If both of these ETFs get the green light, it could…
Crypto analyst PlanB has explained why the Bitcoin price may never drop below $100,000 again. This comes as market participants continue to speculate on whether the flagship crypto could fall below this psychological level if a full-blown bear market were to occur. Bitcoin Price Has Likely Turned $100,000 Into Support PlanB stated in an X post that he will not be surprised if the Bitcoin price does not drop below $100,000 again as the market witnesses the $100,000 resistance turn into $100,000 support. The analyst further noted that the September close was the fifth consecutive monthly close above that psychological…
The Tel Aviv-based foodtech startup uses a streamlined and cost-effective process for precision fermentation, which could make plant-based protein production more scalable Startup Asterix Foods is looking to change the way we think about protein in the face of the climate crisis — by eliminating animal products from the equation entirely. The foodtech company just closed a $4.2 million seed round, led by CPT Capital with additional funding from ReGen Ventures, SOSV, Grok Ventures and the Israeli Innovation Authority. Asterix focuses its efforts on alternative proteins, like high-value bioactive plant-based proteins, that can be used both for the food chain…
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting another update to celebrate developer MachineGames 15th birthday. The big news here is the addition of a New Game+ mode, which is always a good time.This mode will be available upon finishing the main story and most of the upgrades carry through, including adventure books (skills) and medicine bottles. Currency also follows from the first playthrough, as do any unspent adventure points. Players who complete this mode will be treated to a new ending sequence after the credits.The update also brings the iconic Cairo outfit that Indy wore in Raiders of the…
Elon Musk and X Corp. have settled a lawsuit brought by four former top Twitter executives who claimed they were denied $128 million in promised severance pay after Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform. The New York Post reports that Elon Musk and his company X Corp. have reached a settlement in a high-profile lawsuit filed by four former top executives at Twitter. The plaintiffs, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, alleged that they were not paid $128 million in severance pay that had been promised to them prior to Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in 2022. Breitbart News reported on the…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Elon Musk’s Tesla over incidents in which its vehicles drove through red lights and other instances of dangerous driving while using the company’s partial-automation software known as Full Self-Driving (FSD). Bloomberg reports that the NHTSA has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s Tesla following reports of the EV giant’s vehicles driving dangerously while using its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. The investigation, which covers an estimated 2.9 million Tesla vehicles, was initiated after the agency became aware of 58 incidents involving the driver-assistance system. According to the NHTSA filing, the reported incidents…