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Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health

Emma Roth • August 3, 2026 Google is rolling out an update that will finally allow you to connect your Fitbit workouts, steps, vitals, and other data to Apple Health, as reported earlier by 9to5Mac. With Google Health’s 5.05 update, you can now tap your profile icon, select “Partner apps,” and choose Apple Health to

The studio behind Pokémon struggles to find its voice in Beast of Reincarnation

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Andrew Webster • August 4, 2026 You have to imagine that the team at Game Freak is bursting with ideas. The studio puts out new mainline Pokémon adventures with a machinelike precision. But every so often it launches a curious experiment, whether it’s an action title about a militarized elephant or turning horse races into

Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam?

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Mia Sato • August 4, 2026 Earlier this year, a Reddit user had asked members of a skincare-focused subreddit if anyone had tried a specific hypochlorous acid spray, a product often used for acne. There were dozens of responses; one from a user named Primary-Taro4254 seemed innocuous enough, at least at first. “I haven’t personally

The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made

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Sean Hollister • August 4, 2026 The next Xbox, Project Helix, could theoretically have the largest library of any home console. Not only will it play PC games, but we now know, courtesy of a leaked memo obtained by The Verge‘s Tom Warren, that it will run games from every generation of Xbox: the original

OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion

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Jess Weatherbed • August 4, 2026 OpenAI says Apple’s lawsuit is “careless, aggressive, and oddly personal.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Apple’s legal battle against OpenAI just got messier now that the ChatGPT-maker has publicly aired receipts to counter Apple’s version of events. In a blog post published overnight titled “Apple

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Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health

The studio behind Pokémon struggles to find its voice in Beast of Reincarnation

Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam?

The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made

OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion

‘A place of hope and solutions’: the building promising a better future

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