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Fitbit’s AI health coach is now available on your iPhone

Google announced on Tuesday that the public preview of Fitbit's AI personal health coach is rolling out to iOS users in the U.S. as well as both iOS and Android users in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. The update tests a major overhaul of Fitbit's app, introducing a conversational interface with a […]

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after more than 30 years with the company and plans to retire; CFO Amanda McMaster will take over as interim CEO (Brianna Wessling/The Robot Report)

Brianna Wessling / The Robot Report:
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after more than 30 years with the company and plans to retire; CFO Amanda McMaster will take over as interim CEO  —  Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down from the company.  Playter took over as CEO in 2019 and led the company through its acquisition by Hyundai in 2020.

Lyft reports Q4 revenue up 3% YoY to $1.59B vs. $1.76B est., forecasts Q1 adjusted EBITDA below est., announces a $1B share buyback; LYFT drops 13%+ after hours (Akash Sriram/Reuters)

Akash Sriram / Reuters:
Lyft reports Q4 revenue up 3% YoY to $1.59B vs. $1.76B est., forecasts Q1 adjusted EBITDA below est., announces a $1B share buyback; LYFT drops 13%+ after hours  —  Lyft (LYFT.O) forecast first-quarter adjusted core profit below expectations on Tuesday as severe U.S. winter storms weigh on demand …

Apple Creator Studio and the App Store

Adam Engst: The transition from version 14.4 of Pages, Keynote, and Numbers to version 15.1 has been confusing, to say the least. In late January, Apple released version 14.5 of all three apps, with the App Store claiming “This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements” for all three. I wonder if even that is […]

Apple Creator Studio Icons

BasicAppleGuy: A comparison between the original icons, the pre–Creator Studio icons, and the non–Creator Studio icons. Adam Engst: I have to wonder whether the Numbers icon expresses the designer’s disdain for Liquid Glass or the community’s criticism of it. It looks like it’s giving the finger. Ezekiel Elin: I thought that the new Creator Studio […]