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The Shaping-Fitness Edition Saturday, February 1, 2025

A Decade Of Apple Fitness With Jay Blahnik: “We’re Excited About AI’s Role In Health And Fitness”, by Matt Kollat, T3

With AI-driven technology playing an increasing role in health and fitness, Blahnik sees even greater potential for Apple Watch and Fitness+ in the years to come. “We’re excited about AI and Apple Intelligence’s role in shaping fitness. Small, intelligent nudges – like realistic activity goals or personalised workout recommendations – can have a massive impact on motivation.”

Already, Apple’s AI is influencing features like adaptive goal setting, suggested workouts based on historical data, and even reminders to diversify training routines. The ability to fine-tune personal recommendations will continue to enhance the user experience, ensuring workouts feel both intuitive and rewarding.

Notes

Apple To Compensate Early Apple Watch Owners In Lawsuit Settlement, by Hartley Charlton, MacRumors

Apple has reached a $20 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging that certain early Apple Watch models suffered from a battery defect that caused screens to detach or crack.

Apple Reportedly Gives Up On Its AR Video Glasses Project, by Victoria Song, The Verge

While Mark Zuckerberg and Meta press forward with augmented glasses projects buoyed by its million-selling set of smart Ray-Bans, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says that Apple just pulled the plug on an AR glasses project. Codenamed N107, they’re described as something that would’ve looked similar to regular glasses but with added displays in the lenses that could connect to a Mac.

Apple Asks Court To Halt Google Search Monopoly Case, by Lauren Feiner, The Verge

If Mehta doesn’t grant the stay pending appeal, Apple requested at the very least that it gain access to discovery and depositions as a non-party while the Circuit Court considers its appeal. “Absent a stay,” the company writes, “Apple will suffer irreparable harm.”

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When you have a note in your notes app to remind you on how you are giving different priorities to different podcasts in your podcast-listening app, so that you can listen to a bunch of podcast episodes in a certain order, maybe it's time to be less picky on you want to listen to podcasts?

And that's what I did this past week.

Let's see how long I can keep this up.

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