For the past decade, the fitness industry in the US has boomed thanks to the growth of boutique studios such as Barry’s Bootcamp, SoulCycle, Pure Barre, and CorePower Yoga, which were competing with traditional big-box gym chains like Planet Fitness and Gold’s. Worldwide, industry revenue topped $96.7 billion in 2019, with 184 million members globally belonging to 210,000 health clubs.

But when COVID-19 struck, gyms were hit particularly hard. Small enclosed spaces full of people breathing heavily and dripping sweat quickly became unappealing, let alone unsafe.

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For the past decade, the fitness industry in the US has boomed thanks to the growth of boutique studios such as Barry’s Bootcamp, SoulCycle, Pure Barre, and CorePower Yoga, which were competing with traditional big-box gym chains like Planet Fitness and Gold’s. Worldwide, industry revenue topped $96.7 billion in 2019, with 184 million members globally belonging to 210,000 health clubs.

But when COVID-19 struck, gyms were hit particularly hard. Small enclosed spaces full of people breathing heavily and dripping sweat quickly became unappealing, let alone unsafe.

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Voice assistants are becoming standard features in new cars, no matter the price range. But how helpful are these voice assistants, really? A mobility tech analyst takes a look at the tech, and how they can change the way we drive altogether.

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By 2021, according to various Silicon Valley luminaries, bandwagoning politicians and leading cab firms in recent years, self-driving cars would have long been crossing the US, started filing along Britain’s motorways and be all set to provide robotaxis in London.

1st of January has not, however, brought a driverless revolution.

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It’s safe to say that COVID-19 changed everyone’s lives in some way, shape, or form; but what effect will it have on city infrastructure, transportation lines, and travel etiquette of the future?

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Let’s stop pretending we can predict the future. But how about we try some new habits to help you thrive in 2021, even in the midst of change?

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Even if you’re the type of person who is put off by New Year’s resolutions, experts say that in 2021 — or any year, really — writing out one or two specific, small and attainable goals can help develop confidence and a sense of pride, improving your well-being.

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First, Snapchat invented disappearing content in the form of Stories. Next, other social media platforms introduced their own version of Stories. Then, Twitter came up with “Fleets”, their own Story feature. Now, Twitter wants to be ON Snapchat (and Instagram)!

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A new player has entered the Christmas console gift game; fighting against the giants of Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation is an oldie, but a goodie - Atari’s VCS.

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2020 has been a tough, isolating year, but we’ve managed to stay connected through it all with the help of the Internet and a good sense of humour. We take a look back at some of the best internet trends 2020 had to offer.

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