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As a former group fitness coach, I was trained to track my goals in numbers: calories in, hours trained, kilograms lifted. Numbers don’t lie. Loading audio narration… However, tracking them was messy. I bounced between MyFitnessPal for meals, Apple Watch for workout duration, and the Notes app for lifting logs.…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tina Nenshi Gada, a 31-year-old user experience designer based in Washington, DC, who has worked at Citibank, Vanguard, and as a contractor for the World Bank Group. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I…

Starbucks’ newest feature lets ChatGPT turn your “vibe” — or even a photo of your outfit — into a coffee order. Loading audio narration… The coffee giant on Wednesday rolled out a new app within ChatGPT’s app ecosystem that lets users provide a prompt, such as their preference for protein or sugar-free…

The next Fed chair may be one of the wealthiest men to ever hold the job. Loading audio narration… Kevin Warsh, a financier and bank executive nominated by President Donald Trump to be Chairman of the Federal Reserve, is worth well over $100 million, according to a financial disclosure made…

Personal trainer Ben Foster used to describe himself as a “supplement minimalist.” Loading audio narration… He’d stick to a few tried-and-true basics of supplements for fitness and general health, without venturing very far into the wider world of powders, pills, and shakes.But research increasingly suggests that supplements can offer promising…

Speaking under oath before members of Congress on Thursday, Jeffrey Epstein’s personal lawyer attempted to explain some of the now-dead financier’s large cash withdrawals.In his prepared remarks, Darren Indyke told members of the House Oversight Committee that Epstein required large amounts of cash to run his many households, from New…

For Christmas one year, my husband and I bought our then 2-year-old son a Nugget Couch. It was amazing, and more comfortable than our mattress. Wait, was our mattress really that bad? I was pregnant and had thought it needed replacing (after all, it was over 10 years old), but…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stephen Hutyra, a 42-year-old program analyst living in the small town of West, Texas. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In November 2020, I was inspired to build a pub in my backyard after seeing a Facebook…