MyFitnessPal, a popular, free food logging app, is getting into AI, specifically letting AI plan your meals for you. Following an acquisition of a startup called Intent, MyFitnessPal is adding an AI-generated meal planning feature for subscribers.The meal plans the updated MyFitnessPal app will be able to create take into account subscribers' "goals, preferences, dietary habits, and routines," according to MyFitnessPal, via information the app already has on you, and what looks like a survey. The feature will also be part of an end-to-end experience. Any plan the app creates can be automatically translated into a grocery list for the next time you're at the store, or an order to a grocery delivery service if you'd prefer to do as little as possible.MyFitnessPalGiven the sheer number of recipe and diet videos you can stumble upon across social media, trying to simplify the process of planning what you're going to eat makes sense. Using AI to do it does seem like it could have some unintended consequences, though. Knowing AI's ability to hallucinate, even if MyFitnessPal isn't generating recipes from scratch, it still feels like you could end up with some oddball meal combinations or incorrect grocery lists.The only way to know for sure is to try the AI meal planner for yourself, and if you're interested, you can already sign-up for a waitlist so you're able to try it out as soon as its available. MyFitnessPal says meal planning will officially launch in the spring in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and require joining a new $99.99 annual subscription tier called "Premium+" to use.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/myfitnesspal-is-going-to-let-ai-play-your-nutrionist-191239496.html?src=rss

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Apple is launching its first major holistic health study in five years to determine how Apple products, including iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods, can play a role in advancing and improving physical health, mental health, and overall well-being. It may be Apples most ambitious study yet.Starting Tuesday, Apple customers in the United States can opt in to participate in the Apple Health Study by downloading Apples Research app, version 6.0 (more on that below). The sweeping study, a collaboration with Brigham and Womens Hospitala preeminent research hospital in Boston, affiliated with Harvard Medical Schooltakes a complete approach to understanding how data can predict, detect, and manage health and well-being.Weve only just begun to scratch the surface of how technology can improve our understanding of human health, cardiologist Calum MacRae, the principal investigator of the Apple Health Study at Brigham and Womens Hospital, said in a statement. What makes this study groundbreaking? Unlike other medical studies, which rely on data from a limited number of participants over a finite period of time, the AppleHealthStudys continuing access to more than 350,000 U.S. participants data over time expands that possibility. That combined data comes from the Apple Womens Health Study, theApple Hearing Study, and theApple Heart and Movement Study.The AppleHealthStudy also aims to harness technology in a new way to see how data from Apple and third-party devices can not only predict and detect, but also monitor and manage changes in participants health to identify insights about our overall well-being.For example, when a persons health changes, their body emits a physical or emotional signal, flagging a secondary, related health issue. Apple devices can identify these changes earlier, helping users create a more proactive approach to health, so something like early detection of hearing loss could reduce the risk of cognitive decline later on.The study focuses on a number of health markers, including: activity, aging, cardiovascular health, circulatory health, cognition, hearing, menstrual health, mental health, metabolic health, mobility, neurologic health, respiratory health, and sleep.How can I opt in to the Apple Health Study?Apples Research app, which launched in 2019, enables study participants to opt into sharing data (which they can choose to stop sharing, and leave the study, at any time).To enroll, download the latest version (6.0) of the Apple Research app. The study is open to participants who live in the U.S., meet the minimum-age requirements, and complete the informed-consent process.This app is currently available only in the AppStore for iPhone and AppleWatch.

From the moment Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, zipping from New York to Paris in less than three hours became every travelers dream. Its a dream that shattered as soon as everyone realized supersonic flight was really annoying for people on the ground. Thats why NASA and Lockheed Martin created the X-59 Quesst, which was designed with an aerodynamic profile that would reduce the eardrum-breaking boom to a dull thump. NASAs upcoming test flight was supposed to be the first silent supersonic flight in historythen January 28 happened.Thats when the startup company Boom Supersonic flew a supersonic flight over the Mojave Desert, in California, using a radically different approach that was theorized decades ago but only now has been possible thanks to new engines and computers.[Photo: Boom Supersonic]The company announced the milestone February 10. The testing of its Boomless Cruise technologyrecorded with a sophisticated microphone array by NASAshowed that its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier three times without generating a sonic boom that reached the ground. This is the first time a plane has achieved this.On our first flight, we expected to break the sound barrier without a sonic boomthat was our prediction, Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, tells me. We broke the sound barrier three times: on the first flight, no boom; and on the second flight, three more times. Our forecast was no sonic boom, and thats exactly what we had.Rather than redesigning the physical airframe of the airplane to redirect air and reduce the supersonic shock volumelike the X-59the company bet on taking advantage of using a physical phenomenon called Mach cutoff, using powerful computers and software to carefully change the airplanes speed and altitude depending on the weather around it.[Photo: Boom Supersonic]Mach cutoff is a phenomenon where a sonic boom, instead of traveling directly to the ground, bends upwards and dissipates into the atmosphere. There is a boom that comes off the airplane, but it makes a kind of U-turn in the sky, Scholl explains. And as long as the boom is coming off the airplane at the right angle and its high enough, you can think of it as the bottom of the U never touches the ground. And as long as the bottom of the U never touches the ground, theres no audible boom.This phenomenon occurs because the sonic boom refracts upward due to temperature and wind gradients affecting the local speed of sound, just as how a pen appears to bend when passing through a glass of water because the difference in the density of water and air affects how light propagates.The NASA X-59 [Image: Lockheed Martin]Unlike the X-59s low-boom approach, Boomless Cruise aims to entirely eliminate the boom at ground level. The X-59 is designed to manage the shockwaves through its airframe design, aiming for a gentle thump. The way the engine is placed, and the fact that theres no cockpit breaking the flow of air, its Pinocchio nose reduces the sonic boom.Scholl says the approach works, but theres still a boom. With Boomless Cruise, there literally is none. During its first supersonic flight, XB-1 reached a top speed of Mach 1.12, demonstrating that the theory works. The data collected during XB-1s supersonic runs allowed Boom to validate their sonic boom models and refine the algorithms that predict the operation within Mach cutoff. The successful flight test validated that this works.[Photo: Boom Supersonic]What were doing is well-known physics thats been around for a long time, Scholl says. The key to making it a reality now lies in advanced engine technology and sophisticated computing capabilities, which were unavailable in the past. The Concorde could have done it, but its engines werent powerful enough and they required afterburning to reach supersonic speed. The kind of computing power thats needed to do what the XB-1 did during its two flight tests also didnt exist. So, fast-forward 50 years, computers, weve got great weather data, and weve got engines that are powerful enough to fly supersonic without afterburners.[Photo: Boom Supersonic]The future of supersonic flightAfter validating Boomless Cruise technology, the company is planning to build its supersonic airliner. It will utilize the Symphony engine, which is specifically designed for enhanced transonic performance, to enable Boomless Cruise for commercial flights. Symphonys enhanced transonic thrust will allow its commercial airliner, called Overture, to surpass the sound barrier at altitudes exceeding 30,000 feet. This altitude is sufficient for Mach cutoff physics to function.According to Boom Supersonic, Overture will use the companys secret sauce: an advanced autopilot system that continuously optimizes speed for the Boomless Cruise based on real-time atmospheric conditions. This is what allows it to avoid the sonic boom. This dynamic adjustment is essential because weather conditions, particularly temperature and wind, significantly affect the speed of sound and the behavior of the sonic boom.[Photo: Boom Supersonic]If all goes as well with the demonstrator, the only major hurdle will not be technical but legal. Just as NASA is trying to do with its Quesst program, the company will need to convince lawmakers to allow for supersonic flight from coast to coast, over the continental United States. Hes convinced it will happen. Its a very simple regulatory change. We should have a noise limit, not a speed limit, he tells me.Boom Supersonic also notes on its site that Overture is not designed as a low-boom aircraft, and [they] do not expect to certify it for unrestricted supersonic flight over land. This means that, over sea, the airplanes speed will be unrestricted, reaching Mach 1.7. There will be no speed limit because the sonic boom doesnt matter over the ocean, and flying from Paris to New York will be twice as fast, taking only about 3.5 hours versus the current 7 hours. Over land, however, the future aircrafts speed will be restricted to Mach 1.3 to avoid the booms, Scholl says: Sometimes, as low as 1.05 and sometimes as high as 1.3. Usually, itll be between 1.1 [and] 1.2. Thats 50% faster than current commercial planes, which will get you from New York to Los Angeles in around three hours rather than six.Whatever happens with regulations, with this successful display, Boom Supersonic has demonstrated that it can be done. We will need to wait and see if it reaches the point in which we will enjoy quiet, affordable, and sustainable supersonic travel. And perhaps restart the era in commercial aviation that the Concorde brought to the world.

Few names in the automotive world carry the weight of Jay Leno. A lifelong car enthusiast, historian, and collector, Jays passion for automobiles is infectious, whether hes sharing insights on Jay Lenos Garage or reminiscing about his time behind the wheel of some of the worlds rarest and most innovative machines. Ive been fortunate enough to witness his energy firsthand long before I ever got into journalism or automotive coverage. A couple of decades ago, I found myself in the pre-show for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and even then, it was clearhis love for cars wasnt an act.Designer: TeslaThrough the years, thanks to brands like BMW and others, Ive had the privilege of stepping into Jays garage multiple times, a sanctuary filled with automotive treasures spanning over a century. Walking through that space feels like traveling through time, with engineering marvels from every era sitting side by side. Its the ultimate destination for anyone who truly appreciates automotive design. So when Jay got his hands on the 2026 Tesla Model Y for an exclusive first drive, I knew this was a moment worth paying attention to.The 2026 Tesla Model Y: A Refined Approach to the Worlds Best-Selling EVTeslas Model Y has been the worlds best-selling EV, a benchmark of practicality, efficiency, and forward-thinking technology. However, with an increasingly competitive EV market, Tesla needed to refine its formula. The 2026 refresh enhances quietness, smoothness, aerodynamics, and technology while preserving the qualities that made it a success.Teslas engineers focused on making the vehicle more composed while reducing road noise. A stiffer chassis combined with improved suspension geometry results in a ride that feels more stable without compromising comfort. During the test drive, Jay Leno noted how the Model Y felt more controlled yet agile, a refinement made possible by Teslas reworked suspension points and optimized bushing rates.Beyond handling improvements, the exterior showcases a significant update inspired by Teslas evolving design language. The front end receives a striking new look, with design influences drawn from the Cybertruck and Cyber Cab. The integration of a shingled, faceted front fascia optimizes airflow while enhancing crash protection and pedestrian safety. The vehicles coefficient of drag now drops to an impressive 0.22, a 5% improvement that boosts efficiency without sacrificing visual appeal.Franz von Holzhausen, Teslas Chief Designer, explained their approach: Our role is to make regulations feel like they dont exist through design. With the new Model Y, we wanted to evolve its identity while keeping efficiency at the core. This sentiment is echoed in the placement of the redesigned headlights and the refinements made to the vehicles aerodynamic profile.Design and Engineering: Finding Balance in Form and FunctionTeslas approach to vehicle design prioritizes the seamless integration of aesthetics, aerodynamics, and safety. The new Model Ys front fascia improves air circulation with a subtle but effective layering technique. According to Franz, The idea with the new Model Y was to take the best-selling vehicle on the road and make it better Now it has its own unique headlights, a unique front-end look, and with that, we were able to make the car more efficient.Aerodynamics played a key role in the evolution of design. Tesla introduced refinements such as an updated air curtain system around the wheels, a modified Helix V2 aero wheel structure, and re-sculpted side mirror ridges that minimize turbulence while maintaining a sleek, functional look. These changes reduce acoustic drag, leading to a quieter cabin experience.Another notable revision is the indirect rear lighting system, which uses reflected illumination rather than traditional LEDs. The redesigned rear section sharpens the Model Ys stance while maintaining its practicality. Tesla even modified the windshield wipers, improving their aerodynamics to deflect air more efficiently at high speeds.Lars Moravy, Teslas VP of Vehicle Engineering, elaborated on these changes: We wanted to push aerodynamics further. The headlight placement alone allows for a cleaner airflow path, reducing drag without compromising illumination. He further explained how Teslas faceted shingled feature helps maintain a laminar flow over the vehicle.A Reworked Chassis for a Smoother RideTeslas focus on enhancing ride quality stems from customer feedback. The previous Model Y was often criticized for road noise and impact harshness. Engineers responded by increasing chassis stiffness by 5%, allowing for reduced suspension bushing rates that better absorb road imperfections. This fine-tuned approach results in a 25-30% reduction in impact noise.A frequency-selective damping system, introduced in the updated Model 3, is now available in the Model Y. This advanced suspension tuning differentiates between primary and secondary ride movements, enhancing comfort on long drives while maintaining responsiveness in spirited driving situations.The steering response has also been refined. While the vehicles overall weight is lighter, adjustments in geometry make the Model Y feel more substantial and planted, improving confidence behind the wheel. Its lighter, but it feels heavier in a good way, Jay noted during his drive, highlighting Teslas ability to balance weight reduction with handling refinement.An Interior That Prioritizes Simplicity and TechnologyTeslas minimalistic interior philosophy remains intact, but refinements in materials and technology add depth to the driving experience. The 2026 refresh introduces a wraparound dashboard design featuring premium textiles that extend into the doors, elevating the tactile feel of the cabin. The white synthetic leather, a hallmark of Tesla interiors, has been re-engineered for improved stain resistance and longevity.Listening to customer preferences, Tesla has reinstated physical turn signal stalks, ensuring a more intuitive driving experience. Jay expressed relief at this update: Oh, thank you! That is great, because I always had to look at my screen to make sure I wasnt turning on the wipers or flashing the high beams. This change reflects a broader shift toward balancing digital interfaces with physical controls where they provide a more natural user experience.The premium 16-speaker audio system receives an upgrade, with hidden A-pillar speakers embedded behind a sound-permeable material. This innovation allows for a cleaner interior aesthetic without compromising sound quality.For rear passengers, an updated 8-inch screen supports independent Bluetooth pairing, enabling personalized media experiences. Teslas improved user interface ensures seamless transitions between front and rear entertainment controls.Safety and Smart Features That Think AheadSafety enhancements in the 2026 Model Y take a step forward with Teslas latest occupant classification system. Using 4D radar technology, the vehicle can analyze passenger size, position, and even heart rate to optimize airbag deployment. This intelligent system moves beyond traditional weight-based classification to enhance safety in real-time situations.Tesla has also reinforced the Model Ys crash structure, particularly at the rear. The updated design ensures that low-speed collisions result in minor bumper replacements rather than extensive liftgate repairs, reducing ownership costs over time.Other notable additions include corrective steering assistance for lane centering and an improved hands-free liftgate that utilizes ultra-wideband Bluetooth technology. The system detects the drivers phone with pinpoint accuracy, allowing for a seamless, keyless entry experience.Final Thoughts: A Model Y That Feels More CompleteFor Yanko Design readers who appreciate the intersection of technology, design, and functionality, the 2026 Tesla Model Y represents a thoughtful evolution. Tesla continues to embrace a philosophy of iterative improvement, responding directly to customer input while refining every aspect of the vehicle.From its enhanced aerodynamics to a more refined suspension, the new Model Y is an evolution of thoughtful engineering. Jay Leno put it best when reflecting on Teslas approach: Details add up, and in a car like this, its those little details that make all the difference.The post Jay Lenos Exclusive First Drive of the 2026 Tesla Model Y: A More Confident, Refined, and Thoughtfully Engineered EV first appeared on Yanko Design.

Whenever DJs and sound engineers are featured on screen, theyre often portrayed using devices that almost look like NASAs control panels. Yes, they do have all the knobs and buttons and sliders they need to craft the perfect tunes, but the uniform appearances of these controls require rote memorization, sometimes through trial and error. Theyre also not the most inspiring of aesthetics, starkly contrasting with the artistic nature of their craft.Lately, there has been an explosion of new designs for music and audio equipment, like the unique blend of minimalism and industrial aesthetic that has been popular among teenage engineers. This innovative controller, however, does more than just give the controller a facelift. It practically throws away familiar knobs and sliders, replacing them with a tactile surface and light display that will make your music performance even more expressive in more ways than one.Designer: EmbodmeThere are still some buttons to press, of course, and theres even one dial to turn. After all, there are some actions that need to be done quickly, and these are the perfect interfaces for them. But when it comes to the art of mixing music, creating beats, and regulating rhythms, something more organic might be a better solution.The Erae 2 is that solution, offering what is practically a blank canvas for your fingers to draw tones on. In fact, it even feels like a literal canvas with the fabric skin layer on top of it. Press softly with a finger or press down hard. Glide your fingertips with finesse across the surface or beat it with special drumsticks (and the silicone skin on top). With 16,000 force sensors, the entire surface of the Erae 2 becomes a magical instrument in its own right.But how do you know which areas to press or slide? Thats where the 4224 grid of LED lights comes in. Its a programmable matrix that can draw a keyboard, a face, or even a slider that you can interact with. Even better, these images react to your touch, and they can dance along with your hands as you paint with your music. Of course, all of these can be controlled using powerful software that lets you design your own controller as well as the tones and beats that play at each touch.The Erae 2 offers an opportunity to level up your music performances, bridging that gap between the harmony that you create and the movement of your body that swings to music. It makes the experience not only more tactile but also more personal, turning it into a true art form that goes beyond pushing buttons and scrubbing sliders. It gives the user the feeling of agency as they almost literally see the sounds they create, enchanting not just their audience but themselves as well.The post Expressive MIDI controller gives music a visual and artistic flair first appeared on Yanko Design.

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