Exercise makes you happier, huh? Prove it.
Asics tried, using a portable EEG to measure the effects of running on the brains of professional and mere (but in shape) human athletes. The sample size is small, but the numbers show an 18% increase in the participants’ ability to relax and a 29% improvement in stress resilience – I would like a little bit of both, even if I can’t run. The researchers also noted that runners who ran in groups had better results than solo runners – which is not easy to arrange in a pandemic.
And if you don’t like running, like me, how about a workout centered on Mario Kart? More on that below.
– Mat Smith
The prototype works.
New year, new you. Since Couch to 5K can’t keep you from the couch and the game console, hardware hacker Mike Choi built a Labo Fit Adventure Kart Kit concept – that’s his name for the thing. It combines the Ring-Con fitness peripheral and an exercise bike to turn your next one Mario Kart session in a cardiovascular workout.
The kit is built around a TAPBO “robot” that presses the Joy-Con buttons when it receives signals from the Ring-Con and the bicycle. A sensor on the bike determines when your speed rises above the required limit. And when do you want to launch a green shell? Tighten the Ring-Con.
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Cadillac may be attempting a restart, however.
According to reports, Audi and BMW car subscription services are ending. Audi is ending its Select program on January 31, while Access by BMW, exclusive to Nashville, is closing as the automaker develops the “next iteration” of the service.
Mercedes-Benz ended its subscription service due to complicated logistics and average demand. But it’s not the end of submarines: Volvo’s service is still working, and Automotive News claims that Cadillac is testing a resurrected service with resellers.
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This harms your chances of surviving antitrust cases.
Antitrust cases against Facebook and Google may have some additional fuel. The New York Times says he obtained documents from a Texas antitrust lawsuit drafting a “love agreement” (first mentioned by Wall Street Newspaper) Google gave it to Facebook in 2018, allegedly reducing advertising competition. Dubbed the “Jedi Blue”, the deal offered benefits for both sides.
Facebook had more time to bid for ads, secure direct billing agreements with the sites hosting the ads, and get help from Google to understand the audience of the ads.
For Google, Facebook said it would bid on at least 90 percent of ad auctions when it could identify users and promised minimum spending of up to $ 500 million a year. A Facebook spokesman said the deals with Google “help to increase competition”. A Google spokesman, meanwhile, said the Texas lawsuit “distorts” the business and other aspects of its advertising business.
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SLS is crucial to your future.
NASA’s crucial test to ensure that its next mission to the Moon goes ahead unfortunately was not a success. The agency conducted a hot fire test for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket central stage at 4 pm Eastern time on Saturday, an hour ahead of schedule.
NASA fired the rockets, but stopped the test before the planned eight-minute burn after what could have been a component failure. SLS is still about to be one of the most capable platforms to take things into space. A mission can carry payloads that may require two or more launches – even for the next SpaceX spacecraft, not to mention the existing options. This means that if NASA can make everything work, SLS can simplify some missions and save a lot of money.
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