News Weekly: Wear OS 6 in action, Garmin finally gets Google Health Connect, Galaxy Watch 8 Classic leaks, and more

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This week we caught Wear OS 6 in action, Garmin watches finally got support for Google Health Connect, CAD renders of Samsung's rumored Galaxy Watch 8 classic surfaced, Android 16's QPR1 Beta 1 showed up with Material 3 Expressive, and Nothing even stepped into the over-ear headphones game. Let's get right to it.

A longevity researcher who lived in the forest for 3 years says he shaved a decade off his biological age — and his family loved the lifestyle

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david holding up kid by legs, playing by the campfire
David Furman studies how the immune system ages.

David Furman

About 10 years ago, David Furman realized something had to change.

As a postdoc at Stanford University in 2016, he studied how inflammation and aging are tightly wound together. His life was "pretty stressful," he said, and he feared his body might be aging in hyperdrive.

He could feel it, too. Furman had migraines several times a week and

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TJX CEO wants you to find something on the rack that 'almost feels too cheap'

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A customer shops at a T.J. Maxx store on May 21, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
TJ Maxx has seen strong sales and traffic gains in spite of a broader slowdown in apparel and housewares in recent years.

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  • TJ Maxx parent company TJX operates on a different playbook from most retailers.
  • In particular, the CEO says it wants to give shoppers a "wow" factor from finding incredible value.
  • It's part of a larger strategy that could help the company do well — even in
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Teens should be training to become AI 'ninjas,' Google DeepMind CEO says

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Demis Hassabis speaks at a Google press event before the AI Action Summit.
Demis Hassabis, cofounder and CEO of Google DeepMind, says young people should be preparing for an AI future now.

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  • Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis urged teens to lean into learning about AI.
  • Hassabis said learning AI tools and maintaining STEM skills can help them in future jobs.
  • He predicts that AI advancements will disrupt some jobs and create "more valuable" ones.

Teens

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I flip homes in the Hamptons. I made $360,000 on Airbnb last year, and I use brand partnerships on Instagram to save money on renovations.

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Blythe Graham-Jones stands in front of ktichen sink
Blythe Graham-Jones found that her project management skills, acquired during a first career in advertising, helped her excel at buying, renting, and reselling homes.

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  • Blythe Graham-Jones left a career in advertising to renovate and sell homes in the Hamptons full-time.
  • Her first project was a home she purchased for $635,000 that Zillow now values at $1.8 million.
  • She
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I visited Mexico's hidden coastline to uncover why the wealthy are flocking there, and how it earned the name the 'Happy Coast'

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The casitas at Careyes.
Costalegre is Mexico's "Happy Coast."

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I arrived at Mexico's Happy Coast stressed, anxious, and, frankly, unhappy.

Within minutes of arriving in Puerto Vallarta, I was standing at the rental car company, utterly confused. Three hundred unplanned dollars later, I was driving three hours on a pothole-filled road to my first resort in Costalegre.

As I crawled behind slow

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AI is core to JPMorgan's $18 billion tech investment. Here's what its execs revealed about how it's reshaping the bank.

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JPMorgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes
JPMorgan's asset and wealth management CEO, Mary Callahan Erdoes, talked about how AI is helping advisors anticipate clients' needs.

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  • JPMorgan is scaling AI tools across various business lines.
  • At its Investor Day, the bank's leaders shared how AI is changing workflows across its main businesses.
  • JPMorgan's tech spending is $18 billion, focusing on AI, machine learning, and cloud.

When

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I tried the $2,600 robot vacuum with a mechanical crane arm, and its absurd

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Mashable Shopping Reporter Leah Stodart looking at the Roborock SarosZ70 vacuum

Maybe you heard that Roborock made a robot vacuum with an arm back in January 2025, when the Saros Z70 was announced at CES. Maybe you were today years old when you found out such a thing exists. Either way, one unanimous question arises: Could a robot vacuum with an arm that picks up obstacles possibly be worth it?

The price tag further obscures the question of practicality here: The Roborock

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Google has a massive mobile opportunity, and it's partly thanks to Apple

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Android presentation at Google I/O 2025
An Android presentation at Google I/O 2025.

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  • Google's announcements at its I/O developer conference this week had analysts bullish on its AI.
  • AI features could be a "Trojan horse" for Google's Android products, Bank of America analysts wrote.
  • Apple's AI mess has given Google a major mobile opportunity.

Google's phones, tablets, and, yes, XR glasses are all about to be supercharged by AI.

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Grab a refurbished MacBook Pro for a fraction of the new price

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Apple MacBook Pro 16

TL;DR: Save over $2,000 on this refurbished Apple MacBook Pro (2.6GHz Core i7, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD) on sale for just $599.99 (reg. $2,799).

Apple MacBook Pro 16" (2019) 2.6GHz Core i7 Touch Bar 32GB RAM 512GB SSD Space Gray (Refurbished)
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Refurbished Apple MacBook Pro (2.6GHz Core i7, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
$599.99
$2,799 Save $2,199.01

Looking to upgrade your laptop? You can’t get much more powerful than the refurbished Apple MacBook Pro (2.6GHz Core i7, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD). And right now, you don’t have to shell out the usual $2,000+ price tag — it’s currently on sale for just $599.99 while supplies last.

This high-performance MacBook Pro can be yours for $2,200 off

Want to enjoy all the bells and whistles Apple offers for a fraction of the price? This MacBook Pro is packed with a 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 processor that provides serious power and a 16-inch screen built for productivity, so it’s ready to keep up with the most demanding of workflows.

With 32GB of RAM, you’ll enjoy seamless performance. And a 512GB SSD offers plenty of space for your favorite apps and important data.

Music lovers can take advantage of the six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers, which gives you studio-quality audio. Movie buffs and gamers will appreciate the vibrant colors and sharp details on the Retina display, equipped with AMD Radeon Pro 5300M GPU.

A re-engineered Magic Keyboard gives you a reliable typing experience, and the Touch Bar and Touch ID features make your work day a little easier with helpful shortcuts and intuitive controls. And an impressive 11-hour battery life lets you tackle a full work day without ever plugging in.

Wondering how you’re saving over $2,000 on this MacBook Pro? It comes with a grade A refurbished rating, which means it will arrive at your door in near-mint condition, with virtually no signs of prior use, while you enjoy the deep discount.

Bring home your own Apple MacBook Pro for just $599.99 (reg. $2,799) while supplies last.

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