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Boston – October 16, 2026 -- The Withings BodyScan 2, a $599.95 at-home scale that tracks more than 60 biomarkers, has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.

Withings calls it the world's first at-home longevity station. It turns the daily weigh-in into a cardiometabolic check, meant to show whether everyday habits are adding years to a person's healthy life or taking them away.

The Daily Scan takes seconds each morning

Every morning, the Daily Scan captures weight, body composition, visceral fat, heart rate and vascular age in seconds.

Boston – October 15, 2026 -- MacPaw's new AI assistant Eney is available now for Mac and iPhone, free to try for 14 days with 10,000 AI credits. It watches your apps, files and calendar, prepares the next step and waits for your approval before it acts.

Eney is built for people whose days fill up with chasing documents, catching up on threads or prepping for calls. According to MacPaw, it needs no complicated setup or AI know-how.

Eney asks before it sends, changes or moves anything

MacPaw's own research of US Mac users (July–August 2026) found that 81% had used an AI tool in the previous three months, but only 39% said AI was embedded in how they work. Eney is designed around that gap: proactive, never autonomous. By default it asks before sending a message, changing an event or moving a file, and users decide how much it can do alone.

MacPaw founder and CEO Oleksandr Kosovan describes it as "a careful colleague" rather than a chatbot.

United States – October 13, 2026 -- Members of the coaching service Future can now get DEXA body composition scans through BodySpec: Core members receive one scan per year, and Premium members receive one every quarter.

Additional scans can be bought directly in the Future app. The scans measure body fat, visceral fat, lean muscle mass and bone density, and they join Future's existing bloodwork, sleep tracking and mobility assessments.

BodySpec covers 15 metro markets

BodySpec is Future's preferred partner across 15 metropolitan markets, including Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Los Angeles, Denver, San Diego and Seattle. BodySpec says it scans more than a thousand people a day across the U.S.

Roxbury – October 07, 2026 -- CVS Health has opened a new pharmacy-focused store at 32 Warren Street in Roxbury, part of a national rollout of nearly 20 smaller, pharmacy-only locations launching in select communities in 2026.

The Roxbury store ditches the traditional front-of-store layout for a compact, 3,000-square-foot footprint.

Unlike CVS's typical full-service stores, the new format carries a customized selection of over-the-counter products rather than a full retail aisle lineup. Patients who need items not stocked in-store can order them for free home delivery instead.

The location adds a medication disposal bin and a needle collection site for community use.

Residents can safely dispose of unneeded, unwanted or expired medications, as well as used sharps, directly at the pharmacy.

Boston – October 06, 2026 -- Life Time has announced plans to open a 45,000-square-foot athletic club and wellness destination inside Commonwealth Pier in Boston's Seaport District, with a target opening in late 2027.

The club will be Life Time's eighth location in Greater Boston since 2015

Life Time entered the Boston market with Life Time Westwood in 2015 and now operates clubs in Burlington, Chestnut Hill, Framingham, Medford and Peabody, along with The Prudential Center location that opened in October 2025. Commonwealth Pier will mark the company's first waterfront club in the region.

The space will overlook Boston Harbor with 40-foot ceilings

The destination will feature floor-to-ceiling glass windows and panoramic harbor views. Planned amenities include boutique studio fitness formats, personal training, a co-ed rejuvenation wet suite with sauna and thermal experiences, recovery-focused spaces, and a LifeCafe and bar.

Boston – October 05, 2026 -- Tickets for a new immersive experience exploring how the brain creates meaning from ordinary objects sold out shortly after going on sale, organizers confirmed.

The Perception BoxTM Adventure will run from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, at Boston's SoWa Power Station. The event is a collaboration between nonprofit Unlikely Collaborators and Boston cultural group The Jar, which has been a grantee of Unlikely Collaborators for the past two years.

Elizabeth R. Koch leads a night built around a simple object test

Elizabeth R. Koch, founder and CEO of Unlikely Collaborators, will lead the evening, which blends neuroscience, storytelling, live music and personal reflection. Guests will examine a collection of curious objects, toys and trinkets and track the assumptions, memories and emotional associations their minds generate in response.

Philadelphia – September 23, 2026 -- Zahav Foods has launched two new hummus flavors, Zahav Hummus Matbucha and Zahav Hummus Harissa, now stocked at 185 Whole Foods Market locations across 20 states, including Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles and San Diego.

The brand was co-founded in 2024 by five-time James Beard Award-winning restaurateurs Chef Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, the team behind Philadelphia's Michelin-recommended Zahav and Laser Wolf. Each 10 oz package retails for $7.99 and is Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Kosher, and Seed Oil Free.

Boston – September 21, 2026 -- Wayfair Inc. launched a new brand platform called "Wayfair Delivers," fronted by championship-winning quarterback Matthew Stafford, his wife Kelly, and their four daughters.

The campaign's debut ad aired during Monday Night Football on ESPN and ABC, showing the Stafford family navigating everyday home life with Wayfair's help. The spot will also roll out across CBS and NBC.

Wayfair boosts its football advertising spend fivefold

Wayfair is increasing its ad investment across networks airing football games to five times its previous spend. The company is sponsoring and outfitting the set for CBS Sports' Sunday morning football pregame show, which streams on Paramount+, CBS Sports HQ and YouTube.

Through a partnership with Bleacher Report, Wayfair will also sponsor B/R NFL Draft Live, scheduled to air in April 2027.

Boston – September 17, 2026 -- Menu-Order AI has launched Daily GLP-1 Habits, a feature that lets users log meals, macros, steps and behavior changes tied to GLP-1 weight-loss medications, expanding the app beyond its original restaurant-menu tool.

The feature was built with Founding Medical Advisor Dr. Leigh-Anne Dale and arrives as federal GLP-1 coverage expands. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opened its Medicare GLP-1 Bridge on July 1, 2026, giving eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to certain GLP-1 drugs, alongside its BALANCE model pairing medication access with lifestyle support for Medicaid recipients. In December 2025, the World Health Organization issued its first global guideline on GLP-1 therapies, recommending the drugs be paired with diet, physical activity and structured behavioral support.

Los Angeles – September 17, 2026 -- CardVault by Tom Brady will open its 18th nationwide location at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles on September 16, marking the company's third store in California.

The store sits next to Din Tai Fung inside the mall

Located at 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Level 2, Space 2455, the new location offers a curated selection of single cards, sealed boxes, packs and collectibles from brands including Topps, Panini, Upper Deck, Pokémon and Fanatics Authentic. As an authorized dealer for PSA, Beckett and SGC, the store will provide on-site grading submission services alongside options to buy, sell and trade cards.