Tag: Crunch Fitness

Facebook says it accidentally allowed around 5,000 developers to access data from their app’s inactive users, even though that access should have been cut off. The company explained on Wednesday it recently discovered an issue that had allowed app developers to continue receiving this information beyond the 90 days of inactivity that is meant to cut off data access until the user returns to the app and again re-authenticates. In 2018, Facebook announced a change to the way app…

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CLOSE The key to getting in a good weightlifting exercise these days? Improvise. Bodybuilders are utilizing household items to get their workouts in. USA TODAY Some Michigan gym owners are openly defying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order to close during the coronavirus pandemic,  even after police issued a few criminal citations. “We’re open because I think it’s unconstitutional,” said Don Larson, owner of a Gold’s Gym on Hoover Road in Warren, where about a dozen young men were lifting weights early…

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Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell is heading up a new game development house called Mountaintop Studios, joined by colleagues from around the gaming industry. The company aims to leave the crunch and toxic culture pervasive in game studios behind and make one that’s “collaborative, anti-crunch, diverse and inclusive.” The founding team includes Mitchell’s former colleague Mark Terrano, who was creative director at Oculus, Matt Hansen, former COO of Double Fine, and artist Rich Lyons, who worked at Naughty Dog and…

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Remdesivir, the antiviral drug that appears to reduce the recovery time for hospitalized Covid-19 patients, has a price tag: $3,120 for the typical five-day regiment for a patient on private insurance. Gilead, the drug’s manufacturer, announced the news on Monday. The drug has been one of the most promising treatments, reducing the hospital stay for Covid patients by several days in early trials. Remdesivir has been around for a while, but, as you might recall, drug discovery experts have…

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Mental health experts are exploring the use of virtual support groups and other resources to help recovering COVID-19 patients who are grappling with anxiety and depression as a result of their illness. Many of those patients are feeling stressed and isolated as they deal with lingering physical effects of the disease, such as fatigue and shortness of breath. “Some people have been removed from the ability to meet their common human needs — socialization, meaningful work, getting together with…

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Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo recently became the first billionaire footballer, joining Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather as the only athletes to accumulate $1billion. According to Forbes, Ronaldo made $105m (£83m) before tax in the last year, taking his total worth over the $1billion (£789m) mark. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United ace earns plenty on the pitch but he’s also a success off it. “It has taken many years of hard work, dedication and passion to achieve what…

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