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Google unveils screenless Fitbit Air and Google Health app to replace Fitbit

The Fitbit Air will have all the standard wearable health sensors: heart rate, accelerometer/gyroscope, infrared SpO2, and skin temperature. Google notes that the heart rate monitor isn’t as advanced as the one in the latest Pixel Watches, so the Air might not be as accurate during vigorous activity. The Air also has a vibration motor that can be used for alarms, but it’s not going to buzz for phone notifications like a smartwatch.

The Fitbit Air launches on May 26 for $99.99 with the included Performance Loop band. There are also silicone Performance Loop and Elevated Modern Band options. Bands start at $34.99 and come in a variety of colors. A Fitbit Air purchase also includes three months of Google Health Premium (replacing Fitbit Premium), which now features Google’s new AI Health Coach.

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'AI security controls are only as strong as the wider application environment around them': OpenAI forced to patch after experts bypass ChatGPT 'lockdown mode' to gain access to entire chat history

* Researchers bypassed ChatGPT Lockdown Mode, showing prompt-injection attacks could evade built-in protections * The flaw enabled sandbox escapes that could support data theft, phishing, malware delivery, or malicious popups * OpenAI patched the issue server-side, highlighting risks in AI application layers beyond the model itself OpenAI was recently forced to upgrade ChatGPT&

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Fox completes its $22B acquisition of Roku

In Brief 8:05 AM PST · November 6, 2026 Fox has completed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku, wrapping up one of the biggest media deals in recent years and giving the company a major boost in the streaming and connected TV space. Announced Friday, the deal brings the streaming

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AI Companies Really, Really Want to Buy Your Work Files and Emails

Lately a new kind of pitch has found its way into my inbox. “Not sure if you've heard,” writes someone named Nick, “but AI labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI are paying media companies such as Wired $350K to $1.8M as a one time fee for a

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Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO

Companies are using more AI than ever, but they’re not spending more on it. A new report from Ramp shows AI spending flatlined over late summer even as token volumes rose, a sign that price competition and savvier customers may be capping revenue for OpenAI and Anthropic. According to

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'AI security controls are only as strong as the wider application environment around them': OpenAI forced to patch after experts bypass ChatGPT 'lockdown mode' to gain access to entire chat history

Fox completes its $22B acquisition of Roku

AI Companies Really, Really Want to Buy Your Work Files and Emails

Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO