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Thanks to scientists collecting and analyzing vast amounts of data, we know a lot about exercise and how it's good for your health.We know stuff like the optimal time of day to exercise, how often you should exercise, and what kind of intensity you should aim for.  Many of these are just recommendations, of course, but they're based on aggregated data recorded from thousands of participants, showing what appears to work best for most people – and from lots of different perspectives too.For instance, they can tell us…

Chris Welch, The Verge Ah, the Nexus Q. The $300 media player Google never release to consumers fetched poor reviews from nearly every outlet that tested it. The Verge recounts all that went wrong with the device, which was nearly everything aside from an eye-catching design.  Kyle Orland, Ars Technica The Switch version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II has a glitch that makes it impossible to complete the game. There's a plan to fix it with a patch, but that's not always possible when games carry…

Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics Radio In this installment of Recommended Listening, Freakonomics Radio begins a three-part series on all things blockchain. The podcast will tackle everything from Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to NFTs and the technology that powers it all.  Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg Shaw takes us inside Spotify's big spending spree, from what was happening behind the scenes, the decision to hand Joe Rogan a mountain of money and a rift between the company and the Obamas over content. "All told, the Obamas…

People who use YouTube Music and Google Play Music before it should know about the radio feature. A radio is a pre-made playlist of music generated for you. With YouTube Music, the radios are usually inspired by one song that you listened to. However, according to 9To5Google, YouTube Music is rolling out personalized recommended radios inspired by different sources.The YouTube Music personalized recommended radios will be based on different sourcesWhen you use YouTube Music, you’ll see a bunch of different…

Victoria Song, The Verge Rapid antigen tests are all the rage these days, but there are some tech-based options that offer the accuracy of a PCR lab test with at-home convenience of what you can get at your local pharmacy. The Verge examines a few options with the pros and cons of each one, from pricing to the time it takes to get the results. Casey Newton, Platformer Livestreaming app Yubo appears to have been the Uvalde shooter's primary social platform. Despite many threats of violence that were reported by several…

Jake Kring-Schreifels, The Ringer One of the biggest challenges in filming the original Top Gun was keeping all of the actors playing pilots from constantly vomiting in the cockpit. Any sequel to that '80s classic would have to be even more realistic, since production eventually moved to a soundstage. The Ringer explains how GoPro footage from real Navy pilots was the initial inspiration for the new movie, how custom-built IMAX gear helped capture the angles from real F-18s and how Tom Cruise put the cast through intense…