Worryingly high pollution in Cotswolds river, say volunteers

ZDNET’s key takeaways The AI-powered health coach and fitness planner subscriptions cost $80 annually or $10 a month. The software is deeply impressive, a great example of Google combining its stellar fitness trackers with phenomenal AI integrations. I’d love to see more tracking metrics for activity and fitness available in competing fitness plan apps. Follow…

In order to comply with regulatory demands from CADE, Apple is making changes that will impact iOS apps in Brazil. While these changes will open new privacy and security risks to users, we have worked to maintain protections against some threats, including keeping in place important safeguards for younger users. These safeguards will not eliminate…

The Trump administration’s labor board has ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, which represents workers at a warehouse in Staten Island. This is just the latest chapter in a multiyear standoff between Staten Island warehouse workers and Amazon, according to a report by The Washington Post. The union…

A political science professor is warning Republicans that plans to redraw congressional maps to help them win more seats in Congress could backfire on them. Since July, Republican lawmakers in Texas have tried to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2026 midterm elections. The proposal, which was done at the behest of President Donald…

Venture capitalists have convinced themselves they’ve found the next big investing edge: using AI to wring software-like margins out of traditionally labor-intensive services businesses. The strategy involves acquiring mature professional services firms, implementing AI to automate tasks, then using the improved cash flow to roll up more companies. Leading the charge is General Catalyst (GC),…