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Verge newsletter highlights quiet luxury in wearables and Rivian's new captain's chairs

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The Verge's weekly newsletter, Optimizer, is focusing on the quiet luxury trend in wearables, noting the increasing number of copycats emerging for products like Whoop. Separately, Rivian is introducing a long-requested feature for its R1S SUV: second-row captain's chairs, addressing owner feedback. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operators; discusses trends in wearables and automotive features.

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Verge newsletter highlights quiet luxury in wearables and Rivian's new captain's chairs

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Quiet luxury has come for wearables Whoop has no shortage of copycats now. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song

    Quiet luxury has come for wearables Whoop has no shortage of copycats now. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change yo… https://www. theverge.c…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/optimizer-screenless-weara…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rivian is finally getting a long-requested feature — and no, it’s not CarPlay Rivian R1S owners, rejoice. Rivian has heard your pleas for second-row captain's c

    Rivian is finally getting a long-requested feature — and no, it’s not CarPlay Rivian R1S owners, rejoice. Rivian has heard your pleas for second-row captain's chairs. For years, Rivian owners have lamented the absence of captain's chairs in the R1S, noting that the three-row SUV …

    LINKS theverge.com/…/rivian-r1s-r1t-2027-captai…

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