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Wear OS 7 Takes a Backseat to AI Health Updates at Google I/O 2026

Wear OS 7 Takes a Backseat to AI Health Updates at Google I/O 2026

Published by skeptic

Google’s smartwatch operating system took a back seat at I/O this year, and its lack of prominence reveals where AI is heading next: your body. Last year, Wear OS 6 debuted a redesigned interface, smoother animations, battery optimizations and, most importantly, Gemini on the wrist. The company framed smartwatches as the next major surface for AI, with Wear OS positioned as a central part of Android’s future.  Turns out this may have marked the beginning of a larger shift.  This year, Wear OS 7 got little more than a passing mention. Instead, Google I/O focused heavily on AI health tools, Gemini integrations, XR glasses and supporting hardware like the screenless Fitbit Air, a $100 band with no display, designed primarily as a gateway into Google’s health ecosystem. The redesigned Fitbit app has now become the Google Health hub, which centers around an AI health coach/concierge (with a $10 per month Premium subscription) that can give personalized training recommendations and surface broader health trends.   Google’s new Fitbit Air is a screen-less fitness tracker with a …

Is It Ever Okay to Wear Glasses If You Don’t Actually Need Them?

Is It Ever Okay to Wear Glasses If You Don’t Actually Need Them?

Published by Jenni Sidey

I have three talents that’d be secret if I wasn’t such a show-off. First off: At a house party, a contemporary ballerina once told me my feet have the “perfect dancer’s arch” that “a lot of people work very hard for.” Secondly, I am an absolute rocket with a sniper rifle on Fortnite. And, finally, I have 20:20 vision, so sharp and so clear that an optician said it’s the best he’s ever seen for my age bracket. You’d think that’d leave me smug, buoyed by the fact I could be a major future asset for MI6. But alas, I am not smug. I am sad, because I look infinitely better in glasses. For years, I’ve taken a moment to borrow my friends’ eyeglasses, and they’ve sighed at me as I stare longingly into my iPhone reflection, and then I sigh as I fire off a selfie to other friends, seeking their confirmation, that yes, I do look better, and no, I don’t know why life is so unfair. It’s hard to explain exactly why …

What to Wear to a Beach Wedding 2026: Suits, Shirts, and Pants and More

What to Wear to a Beach Wedding 2026: Suits, Shirts, and Pants and More

Published by Jenni Sidey

Ah, the beach wedding. Watching two people you love promise themselves to each other against an impossibly beautiful backdrop. Of course, paradise also comes with delayed flights, expenses, and the small matter of figuring out your beach wedding attire. Still, dwelling on the logistical annoyances is no way to live, friend-o. A destination wedding is one of life’s better excuses to lean into a little romance, a little joie de vivre, and perhaps a version of yourself that dresses with slightly more flair than usual. It may as well start with the clothes. Assuming you haven’t been given explicit directions on a dress code, you’ll want to start the same as with every other wedding: with a suit. (Doubly so if you’re the one getting married.) But when sand is present, your three-season wool standby isn’t invited. You want a beach-wedding-worthy suit that combines coastal swagger with a lightweight fabric and a cut that will flatter. You’ll also need shoes (sorry, flip flop aficionados) that won’t sink into the sand or make you look like …

Who What Wear on how publishers can think like retailers

Who What Wear on how publishers can think like retailers

Published by Sam Flores

Who What Wear The UK-based managing editor of fashion website Who What Wear has shared her insights into how publishers can mimic the success of retailers who are seeing booming ad sales. According to Advertising Association/WARC data, retail media advertising spend grew 17.5% to £3.8bn in the UK last year. While this is money spent with retailers themselves, such as Amazon and Tesco, in store and online – Future-owned lifestyle brand Who What Wear is an example of a publisher that has cashed in on this trend. Speaking at the PPA Festival in London on Wednesday, Poppy Nash said editorial integrity was at the heart of Who What Wear’s commercial success. She said: “Over the last ten years, we have built a brand that really comes down to one very key principle, and that is that we are a brand with editorial integrity. “We are journalists. We are experts. Every single person in my team is trained. They know what they’re doing. “So that’s meant that we have built a relationship with our audience that …

Anok Yai Says She Felt “Extremely Nervous” to Wear a Prosthetic Wig as Balenciaga’s Black Madonna

Anok Yai Says She Felt “Extremely Nervous” to Wear a Prosthetic Wig as Balenciaga’s Black Madonna

Published by Sam Flores

“This is the first Met where I’ve done something crazy that I don’t think anyone will do,” supermodel Anok Yai told Vanity Fair as she was getting ready for the Met Gala 2026. “No one’s going to show up in another prosthetic wig, right?” Although Bad Bunny and Heidi Klum both used prosthetics for their Met Gala looks, it was the first Monday in May regular Yai, prepping for her “lucky number seven” Met Gala, who donned the evening’s only silicone-based hair. The unorthodox updo included a nod to the Greek mythological character Medusa, complete with a knotted snake adorned on the back of Yai’s head. Inspired by Renaissance paintings, Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli reimagined Yai as the Black Madonna, a figure seen throughout religious art. “I’m always nervous,” the Sudanese American model says. “But this time, I’m, like, extremely nervous.” The custom Balenciaga couture, complete with black ruched detailing, an oversized hood, and black leather gloves, required 15 people working around the clock for a week to make. “The train is about five …

Dwayne Johnson Opens Up About Decision To Wear A Skirt On The Met Gala Red Carpet

Dwayne Johnson Opens Up About Decision To Wear A Skirt On The Met Gala Red Carpet

Published by Sam Flores

Dwayne Johnson at the Met Ball on Monday night Dwayne Johnson has shared how his outfit at this year’s Met Gala featured a subtle nod to his heritage. The Rock was among the A-list guests at the star-studded fundraiser on Monday night, where he walked the red carpet in a three-piece tuxedo that incorporated both trousers and a skirt. Asked how he felt about the skirt on his way into the event, Johnson said (as reported by Variety): “I feel great!” He explained that designer Thom Browne first sent his design plans over to Johnson’s team, asking: “Hey, is Deej going to be cool with this pleated skirt?” “I was like, ‘Look, in our culture, Polynesian culture, we rock lavalavas, we rock skirts’,” he responded.  “The most masculine men – not that I’m one of them – but the most masculine men wear lavalavas and skirts,” Johnson added. On Tuesday, Thom Browne’s fashion brand also posted footage of Johnson and his wife Lauren Hashian posing for photographers outside the Met Gala. “Together, Dwayne and Lauren …

‘Most Masculine Men Wear Skirts’

‘Most Masculine Men Wear Skirts’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Dwayne Johnson is opening up about his decision to wear a skirt as part of his look for the 2026 Met Gala on Monday. The Moana actor made his debut at fashion‘s biggest night, wearing a custom all-black Thom Browne ensemble that featured a mohair tailcoat, white vest and a pleated skirt over trousers. He walked the carpet alongside his wife, Lauren Hashian, who was wearing a white halter-neck dress by the designer. When asked about his look by reporters, Johnson said it was in part inspired by his Polynesian culture, where “the most masculine men wear skirts.” “I feel great!” he replied. “First, [Thom Browne’s team] sent the illustrations over and [asked], ‘Hey, is DJ going to be cool with this pleated skirt?’ And I was like, ‘Look, in our culture, Polynesian culture, we rock lavalavas, we rock skirts.’ The most masculine men, not that I’m one of them, but the most masculine men wear lavalavas and skirts.” Dwayne Johnson at the 2026 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Elsewhere on …

How I Shop with Kim Cattrall: ‘If it’s necessary to wear underwear, I like luxury’ | Kim Cattrall

How I Shop with Kim Cattrall: ‘If it’s necessary to wear underwear, I like luxury’ | Kim Cattrall

Published by Sam Flores

Kim Cattrall shot to fame when she played the sexually liberated Samantha Jones in the TV series Sex and the City. Her film roles span comedy, drama and thrillers including Police Academy, Mannequin and The Ghost Writer. She also appeared to rave reviews in stage productions of Private Lives and David Mamet’s The Cryptogram. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Born in Liverpool, she moved to Canada as a child and now divides her time between New York City, London and Vancouver. Cattrall is the face of a new Designer at Debenhams campaign, a collaboration between the retailer and the British designer Ashish. What’s the last treat you bought for yourself? It’s always got to do with food. We recently went to Norfolk, where we had this incredible fried cod and chips at No1 Cromer. My husband had it with a curry sauce, which was delicious. That’s a real treat for me to eat that much heavy, fried food, but it was …

Saying I Do? We've Found 19 High Street Wedding Outfits Under £500 You Can Actually Wear Again

Saying I Do? We've Found 19 High Street Wedding Outfits Under £500 You Can Actually Wear Again

Published by Sam Flores

Needle & Thread/ Sister Jane We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication. Ah, weddings. The one day of your life that’s actually all about you (other than your birthday) but that everyone and their mum has an opinion on. Sure, you’ll put up with that input for your invites, the cake, and even your jewellery, but what you choose to wear to tie the knot in is completely personal. It’s also, a lot of the time, completely extortionate. The average cost of a wedding dress in the UK is £1,532 in 2026 and, while it’s your prerogative to spend as much as you want on your big day, not everyone wants to spend their life’s savings on something they’ll only wear once.  That is, …