What’s A GMO? The Answer Could Change The Future Of Food In Europe
Stefan Jansson's CRISPR plants Stefan Jansson One day, Stefan Jansson jokes, his work could land him in jail. The Swedish scientist’s future crime: growing small garden weeds, thale cress, that have...
View ArticleWe Tried Fitbit's New Blaze And Alta Trackers — And This Is What Happened
~smarts vs. style~ Alice Mongkongllite / BuzzFeed Hi! We're Stephanie and Nicole — and we reviewed Fitbit's newest bands: the stylish Alta ($130) and the Blaze ($200) smartwatch. Jeff Barron /...
View ArticleAre Fitness Trackers Worth It? Everything You Need To Know
If your Fitbit-obsessed friend is pressuring you to get one, read this first. People are REALLY into their fitness trackers and will do *anything* to get their steps in. portlandia.tumblr.com We...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Google IO
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View ArticleLeave Your Phone At Home With The New Android Wear
Brendan Klinkenberg / BuzzFeed News At its annual developers conference today in Mountain View, Google announced a forthcoming software update designed to untether its smartwatches from phones and...
View ArticlePebble's Back With Two New Smartwatches And One Weird Cube
Pebble When it launched via an epically popular Kickstarter four years ago, Pebble became the first must-have smartwatch — at least inasmuch as such a thing exists. But in ensuing years, others have...
View ArticleFitbit Wants You To Go The F To Sleep
Fitbit Fitbit famously encourages its users to walk 10,000 steps a day. Now it also wants them to put down their phones, turn off Netflix, and get a good night’s sleep.Almost all of Fitbit’s devices...
View ArticleHere's Why Apple Is Bringing Meditation To Your Wrist
Poike / Getty Images Apple wants you to take a deep breath, savor the moment, and slowly let it go. Preferably while wearing an Apple Watch.Last week, Apple unveiled Breathe, an app that will be the...
View ArticleWearables Want To Track Your Stress — But It’s Really Hard To Do
Spire If you’re someone who stresses out, a wearable that reminds you to chill when you’re on edge might sound like an ideal gadget. You’d be able to review your body’s data and understand what fuels...
View ArticleThis Startup Wants To Take The Mystery Out Of Your Medical Bill
Health care prices in the United States are notoriously confusing. It can be difficult to know what you might pay for a service before you get it — which won’t be news to anyone who struggles to make...
View ArticleWe Have The Receipts: People Exercised Way More After Pokémon Go
You may have heard that a little game called Pokémon Go came out last week. And players are calling it the best unintentional exercise ever. They're posting crazy screenshots of activity spikes...
View ArticleYour Fitbit Could Help You Get Pregnant — Here's How
Ferlistockphoto / Getty Images Getting pregnant can be tricky. One way an aspiring mother can make it easier is to know when she’s most fertile, a period spanning a few days every month when her body...
View ArticleScientists Are Really Using Fitbits To Study Health
Fitbit During all hours of the day, Fitbit wristbands monitor people’s steps, heart rate, sleep, calories burned, and more. This continuous tracking has made them useful not only for fitness fanatics,...
View ArticleThe Meatless Burgers Of The Future Have Arrived
View Video › Facebook: video.php Meat is juicy and tender. It's filling. It gives barbecues a reason to exist. Without it, it's almost impossible to imagine sandwiches, pizzas, spaghetti, hot dogs,...
View ArticleWhat You Don’t Know About Your Medical Records Could Hurt You
John Moore / Getty Images The United States has poured billions into digitizing medical records in the hopes of making them safer. But as a seemingly growing number of lawsuits indicates, this new...
View ArticleThese People Like To Chill At 200 Degrees Below Zero
Ryan Howard Courtesy of Ryan Howard Ryan Howard is no stranger to freezing temperatures, having lived through winters in New Hampshire. But standing in a tank chilled to -210 degrees Fahrenheit —...
View ArticleEx-Googlers Just Raised $42 Million To Take Care Of Your Parents
Honor A few different tech-enabled startups wants to take care of a vulnerable group of people, one whose numbers are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the United States population: senior...
View ArticleFitbit's Newest Activity-Trackers Are Here
Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed News Of Fitbit’s many wearables, the most popular have been the heart rate-tracking Charge HR and its first wristband, the Flex. Now, the company is unveiling new versions of...
View ArticleThese Lucky Employees Get Three-Day Weekends All The Time
Kristin Tinsley of iBeat hiking on a day off. Courtesy / Kristin Tinsley At the startup iBeat, every other weekend is Labor Day weekend.That’s right: The special three-day weekend many of you in the...
View ArticleThese Ex-Googlers Want To Test You (And Your Family) For Cancer
Katarzynabialasiewicz / Getty Images DNA-testing startup Color Genomics, which launched in spring 2015, is notable in the biotech world because of its emphasis on the "tech" side: Two of its...
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