Wearables/health-tech reporter and Optimizer columnist; evaluates smart rings, smart glasses, fitness trackers, and AI features.
Wellness crazes are temporary but protein is forever. This week on Optimizer: a look at how proteinmaxxing and protein washing lead to trends like boy kibble and something I call… protein paranoia. The wellness Wild West is at it again. https://tinyurl.com/3dwx7xap
After my Supernatural report last month, I chatted with former FTC Chair Lina Khan to talk about why her agency’s failed attempt to block Meta’s acquisition mattered. Critics mocked the case at the time but hindsight is 20/20. https://tinyurl.com/5ae6xhjd

Come for the Furby history, stay for the unhinged story of how my Furby Connect ended up getting skinned.