Oura announced on Wednesday that it’s launching Oura Ring 4 Ceramic, its first collection of smart rings that doesn’t feature metallic finishes. The company also announced its first-ever charging case, a new Health Panels feature that lets members schedule blood work directly in the Oura app, multi-ring support, and more. The new Oura Ring 4 Ceramic is made from zirconia …
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The man who was photographed as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s classic album Nevermind has failed in his attempts to sue the band for distributing child pornography. A four-month-old Spencer Elden was pictured swimming naked underwater on the 1991 LP’s famous cover. He sued the rock band and photographer Kirk Weddle, but a judge has ruled that “neither …
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Boise, Idaho AP — An Idaho judge is blocking the release of some graphic photos taken by investigators after Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students in 2022. Second District Judge Megan Marshall made the ruling Wednesday, saying the dissemination of “incredibly disturbing” photos across the internet — where the victims’ families might inadvertently see them — is an …
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BRIDGEVIEW, IL – A third Cook County case of measles has been confirmed, this time at a supermarket in Crestwood. The case has been tied to an adult whose vaccination status is unknown, Cook County health officials said. Cook County Department of Public Health believe the case was acquired from exposure to the last reported case of an unvaccinated 4-year-old …
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Not long ago I was coming back from a haircut, a rare trip for me outside the New York Stock Exchange, and I heard a man’s voice calling me from the curb just behind Fearless Girl, a sculpture by the artist Kristen Visbal that I never fail to grin at when she catches my eye. “Jim, can I shake your …
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Oura isn’t launching a fifth-gen smart ring this year. Instead, it’s zhuzhing up its lineup with colorful ceramic versions of its Oura Ring 4. The ceramic rings start at $499, and will come in four colors: midnight (teal), petal (pink), tide (mint green), and cloud (white). The rings utilize zirconia ceramic, which Oura says it chose for its durability. Supposedly, …
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TL;DR The Galaxy Ring user who suffered a battery swelling injury has shared more details and photos. Samsung reimbursed him for travel costs, collected the device, and is conducting an investigation. The user pointed to other online battery complaints, including one case of swelling. The Galaxy Ring made headlines yesterday after a tech creator reported that the battery inside his …
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YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought against it by President Trump in 2021 for deleting his account on the platform after the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot. $22 million of the settlement from the Alphabet (GOOGL) subsidiary will go toward the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall, while the remaining $2.5 million will be …
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(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) THE SHAM INDICTMENT of former FBI director James Comey should be dismissed for many reasons, but the simplest is that it’s vindictive. As a basis for dismissal, this argument—which could take the form of a pretrial motion claiming vindictive prosecution—requires the defense to show two things: first, that the prosecution was based on animus; and …
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