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A fitness trend has people donning extra pounds — in the form of a weighted vest — in order to intensify their workout. But is it safe?Weighted vests can help in burning more calories and improving heart workload, but caution is advised, especially for those with health conditions, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said on “CBS Mornings Plus” Tuesday.”People do like it for losing calories,” LaPook said. “Anything that gets you to exercise, the better, but it is increasing the workload of your heart. So if you do have an underlying health condition, this is something you…
I’ve often joked that I would love to have a pet if only animals did not need to poop and eat smelly, wet mush from a can. I want a fuzzy pal to hang out with all day, but then I’ll hear that my friend spent $500 at the vet because their cat nibbled on a leaf, and the illusion breaks. It’s hard enough to take care of myself — do I really want to be responsible for a creature who might wake me up at 4 a.m. to pee? So when Casio offered me a review unit of its…
LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday that his government failed to properly prepare for the “horror” of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, but he apologized for government mistakes.Johnson told the U.K. Covid-19 Inquiry that officials were overwhelmed by the acceleration of the virus but he believed his Education Department was considering school closings. His education secretary, however, has testified that he was given one night to develop a plan to close schools in March 2020.“I was very much hoping that we wouldn’t have to close schools,” Johnson testified. “I thought it was a…
Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari currently dominate the web browser market, with Chrome holding a significant share due to the tech giant’s ongoing innovations, particularly in integrating generative AI into its search functionalities. However, users seeking alternatives will find a variety of browsers aiming to challenge these industry giants. To help navigate the competitive landscape of the browser wars, we’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today. This includes browsers leveraging AI, open source browsers that promote customization and privacy, and “mindful browsers” — a new term that refers to browsers designed to enhance user…
Codi, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup founded by Christelle Rohaut and Dave Schuman, is launching what it hails as the first AI-powered platform to fully automate office management. Codi was founded in 2018, in a pre-pandemic world, with a mission to help companies find flexible office spaces. It was more of a marketplace, as TechCrunch previously reported, that matched companies to buildings that offered flexible office arrangements. Codi then assisted with the move-in processes. Rohaut, the company’s CEO, said she and her team back then used to manually manage office spaces and vendors for their clients, but the recent advancements in AI have allowed them to essentially…
OpenAI announced Tuesday the launch of its AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, a major step in the company’s quest to unseat Google as the main way people find information online. The company says Atlas will first roll out on MacOS, with support for Windows, iOS and Android coming soon. OpenAI says the product will be available to all free users at launch. Browsers have quickly become the AI industry’s next battleground. While Google Chrome has long dominated the space, there’s a sense that AI chatbots and agents are fundamentally changing how people get work done online. A handful of startups have…
When an AI wearable’s ad campaign sparked backlash in New York City, Heineken said: Hold my beer.Friend, the company behind an AI companion you wear around your neck, spent over $1 million to plaster the city’s subway system with 11,000 car cards, 1,000 platform posters, and 130 urban panels on September 25. New Yorkers quickly defaced the ads with graffiti like “surveillance tool” and “AI is not your friend.” A defaced Friend ad in New York City on October 3, 2025. Business Insider Within two weeks, Heineken joined the fray, launching an ad campaign of its own. Friend’s signature pendant…
Elon Musk isn’t feuding with President Donald Trump right now — but he’s having it out with one of his Cabinet secretaries.”Sean Dummy is trying to kill NASA!” Musk wrote on X on Tuesday, referring to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.The missive came in response to a report from The Wall Street Journal about a “power struggle” over who will permanently lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, which Duffy has been leading on an acting basis since July.According to the Journal, Jared Isaacman — a Musk ally who was previously nominated by Trump to lead the agency —…
YouTube revealed on Tuesday that its likeness-detection technology has officially rolled out to eligible creators in the YouTube Partner Program, following a pilot phase. The technology allows creators to request the removal of AI-generated content that uses their likeness. This is the first wave of the rollout, a YouTube spokesperson informed TechCrunch, adding that eligible creators received emails this morning. YouTube’s detection technology identifies and manages AI-generated content featuring the likeness of creators, such as their face and voice. The technology is designed to prevent people from having their likeness misused, whether for endorsing products and services they have not…
Meta on Tuesday introduced new scam detection features for its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, as part of its broader initiative to crack down on online scams that target older people. The company said it will begin to show warnings in WhatsApp when users try to share their screen during calls, and it will flag possible scam messages in Messenger, which can be sent to AI for review. The tech giant said it’s detected and disrupted about 8 million accounts engaging in scam operations during the first half of 2025, including those associated with scam centers in areas like Myanmar,…