Ultrahuman, Oura Ring's Competitor, Will Fulfill Ring AIR Orders in US
Ultrahuman, Oura Ring's competitor in the growing world of smart rings, soon plans to fulfill all orders at its Plano, Texas facility, UltraFactory. Ultrahuman also plans to scale production to 500,000 smart rings annually. The facility is in partnership with SVtronics and has been operating since November 2024.
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"With expansion plans underway, the facility aims to serve 100% of US demand for the Ring AIR and will soon scale its production to more than half a million units annually," the company said in a statement. No date was given for the change.
President Donald Trump's administration is imposing tariffs on imported goods from other countries, so the Texas-made products would not face such tariffs.
The Ultrahuman Ring Air first came out in June 2023, and the company teamed up with Verizon to be the first carrier to sell a smart ring. The light ring, which costs $349, is available for iOS and Android and uses sensors to track sleep, recovery, stress levels, caffeine intake, calories burned, steps and women's health issues, including ovulation.
CNET chose the Ultrahuman Ring Air as the best smart ring for fitness enthusiasts, while also noting that the ring is thicker than competitors, and its app interface could be better designed.
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Analysis-Global economy's 'sugar rush' defies trade drama
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -For all the drama surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, the world economy is holding up better than many had expected. The latest data from the United States, China and, to a lesser extent, Europe are showing resilience and the global economy as a whole is still expected to grow modestly this year. This is in part due to U.S. buyers and foreign sellers bringing forward business while many of the import duties unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump remain suspended. While that effect may prove short-lived, Trump's decision to pause tariffs and some glimpses of progress in trade talks, particularly between the United States and the European Union, have fuelled cautious optimism. "We are seeing a bit of a sugar rush in industry, with manufacturers bringing forward production and trade," said Holger Schmieding, an economist at investment bank Berenberg. "The other thing is that we have evidence that Trump pedalled back on tariffs. The bet in markets and to some extent in the economy is that he barks but doesn't bite." Investment banks and institutions generally expect the United States to avoid a recession this year and the global economy to keep growing. The International Monetary Fund downgraded its global GDP growth forecast by just 0.5 percentage points last month to 2.8%. This is roughly in line with the trend over the past decade and a far cry from the downturns experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 financial crisis or even the turmoil that followed the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001. No one is venturing a prediction on where the trade negotiations will eventually settle, particularly with a U.S. president who sees himself as unstoppable. This week alone, separate U.S. courts first blocked and then reinstated Trump's tariffs - creating a degree of legal uncertainty that will do little to facilitate trade deals between the United States and those threatened with the levies. While the EU celebrated "new impetus" in its trade talks with the United States, negotiations with China were "a bit stalled" according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Companies are counting the cost of the ongoing impasse. A Reuters analysis of corporate disclosures shows Trump's trade war had cost companies more than $34 billion in lost sales and higher costs, a toll that is expected to rise as ongoing uncertainty over tariffs paralyses decision making at some of the world's largest companies. Car-makers from Japan's Toyota to Germany's Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are bracing for lower, or lower-than-previously expected profits if they have not given up making predictions altogether, like Volvo Cars and Dutch-based Stellantis. This is likely to result in a hit especially for Japan. The United States is Japan's biggest export destination, accounting for 21 trillion yen ($146.16 billion) worth of goods, with automobiles representing roughly 28% of the total. "While the worst shocks may be over, there's still a lot up in the air," Xingchen Yu, a strategist at UBS's Chief Investment Office, said. "We don't really know what a new normal for tariffs would look like, unfortunately." PAYBACK But so far the global economy has held up pretty well. China's output and exports are resilient as its companies re-route trade to the United States via third countries. Even in Europe, manufacturing activity was at a 33-month high in May, rebounding from a slump induced by more expensive fuel following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Confidence was also buttressed by the prospect of greater fiscal spending in Germany, a missing ingredient for European growth for the past couple of decades. 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The 2025 hurricane season, which runs June 1-Nov. 30, is predicted to have above-normal activity — with 17 named storms, including nine hurricanes, four of which could be major. Colorado State University's early predictions show a 65% probability of a hurricane making landfall in Florida and a 35% chance of it being a major hurricane, over a Category 3. CSU further broke down the probabilities and Florida's East Coast, including the Florida Peninsula, has a 26% probability, which is 5% higher than the average. Last year, there were 18 named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service. Five were major hurricanes with winds over 111 mph; 11 were hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or greater; and Florida got hit with three hurricanes: Debby, Helene and Milton. Leading up to Hurricane Milton's landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast, at least 14 tornadoes spawned throughout the Treasure Coast, resulting in six people dying at Spanish Lakes Country Club Village in St. Lucie County. Leading up to this hurricane season, over 880 workers were cut from NOAA in February, which includes the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, USA Today reported. Another 1,000 employees were later included in President Trump's plan to cut costs in fiscal year 2026. Whether you're a lifelong or longtime Floridian or recently moved to the Sunshine State, here's what you need to know about preparing for hurricane season. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. The season peaks around mid-August and late October because the waters in the equatorial Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico get warm enough to help support tropical wave development. (President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.) 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Before that, the National Weather Service issued hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings for inland counties, but the National Hurricane Center's maps didn't show them, only those for coastal counties. Based on feedback, the National Hurricane Center decided to add a symbol this year — diagonal pink and blue lines — for counties where both a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning are in effect. Since 1953, the National Hurricane Center has released a list of names in alphabetical order for Atlantic tropical storms before each season begins, which it recycles every six years. But it retires names of storms that are excessively deadly or costly, if it would be insensitive or inappropriate to use them again. These are the 2025 Atlantic tropical cyclone names: Andrea Barry Chantal Dexter Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Imelda Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy Knowing if you live in an evacuation zone and where your evacuation routes are is vital if you need to leave quickly. Each county has designated evacuation zones, typically on barrier islands and in low-lying, flood-prone areas, especially for mobile homes and other unsafe structures. If you're unsure if you live in one, each county has an interactive map on its website showing evacuation zones and the best routes to take, whether an evacuation is ordered or if you're just being precautionary to relocate somewhere safer. Just type in your address to see if you fall within an evacuation zone in Indian River, Martin or St. Lucie. Hurricane shelters are opened if a storm threat is imminent, but they should be considered a refuge of last resort. The Treasure Coast has 39 shelters, which include four animal-friendly one and three for special needs. The shelters are designed to house residents of the barrier islands, low-lying or flood-prone areas, evacuation zones, mobile or manufactured homes, or those without shelter. Pre-registration for special needs shelters is available online on each county's website. The special-needs shelter is at Anderson Middle School, 7000 S.E. Atlantic Ridge Drive in Stuart. The pet-friendly shelter is at Willoughby Learning Center, 5150 S.E. Willoughby Blvd in Stuart. There are eight others: Port Salerno Elementary School at 3260 S.E. Lionel Terrace Warfield Elementary School at 15260 S.W. 150th St., Indiantown Jensen Beach Elementary School at 2525 N.E. Savannah Road Palm City Elementary School at 1951 S.W. 34th St. J.D. Parker Elementary School at 1050 S.E. 10th St., Stuart Citrus Grove Elementary School at 2527 S.W. Citrus Blvd., Palm City Indiantown Middle School at 16303 S.W. Farm Road Jensen Beach High School at 2875 N.W. Goldenrod Road The special-needs shelter is at the Havert L. Fenn Center, 2000 Virginia Ave. in Fort Pierce, and the two pet-friendly shelters are at Fort Pierce Westwood High School, 1801 Panther Lane in Fort Pierce, and Treasure Coast High School, 1000 S.W. Darwin Blvd. in Port St. Lucie. There are 11 others: Lakewood Park Elementary School at 7800 Indrio Road Fort Pierce Central High School at 4101 S. 25th St. Parkway Elementary School at 7000 N.W. Selvitz Road, Port St. Lucie Samuel S. Gaines Academy K-8 at 2250 S. Jenkins Road, Fort Pierce West Gate K-8 at 1050 N.W. Cashmere Blvd., Port St. Lucie Chester A. Moore Elementary at 827 N. 29th St., Fort Pierce Floresta Elementary at 1501 S.E. Floresta Drive, Port St. Lucie Bayshore Elementary at 1661 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port St. Lucie Oak Hammock K-8 at 1251 S.W. California Blvd., Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie Community Center at 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Morningside Elementary at 2300 S.E. Gowin Drive The special-needs shelter is at Treasure Coast Elementary School, 8955 85th St. in Sebastian, and the pet-friendly shelter is at Liberty Magnet Elementary School, 6850 81st St. in Vero Beach. There are 13 others: Sebastian Elementary School at 400 Sebastian Blvd. Fellsmere Elementary School at 50 N. Cypress St. Sebastian River Middle School at 9400 County Road 512 Sebastian River High School at 9001 90th Ave. Pelican Island Elementary School at 1355 Schumann Drive, Sebastian Storm Grove Middle School at 6400 57th St., Vero Beach Gifford Middle School at 4530 28th Court VBHS Freshman Learning Center at 1507 19th St., Vero Beach Glendale Elementary School at 4940 8th St., Vero Beach Oslo Middle School at 480 20th Avenue S.W., Vero Beach Osceola Magnet School at 1110 18th Avenue S.W., Vero Beach Indian River Academy at 500 20th Street S.W., Vero Beach Vero Beach Elementary School at 1770 12th St. Tornadoes can strike at any point during the year, but Florida twisters are most common in spring and summer. They are categorized by the Enhanced Fujita Scale based on their winds: EF0: 65-85 mph EF1: 86-110 mph EF2: 111-135 mph EF3: 136-165 mph EF4: 166-200 mph EF5: Over 200 mph The Treasure Coast was hit with at least 14 tornadoes before Hurricane Milton made landfall, which resulted in six deaths in the Spanish Lakes Country Club Village mobile home community northwest of Fort Pierce. The most destructive tornado was an EF3 with winds from 136-165 mph that touched down in St. Lucie and Indian River counties. People living in manufactured homes and low-lying, flood-prone areas should have a storm emergency plan and disaster kits ready to go if tornado, flood or hurricane threats hit the area, said St. Lucie County Public Safety Director Ron Guerrero. Here's what the different tornado alerts mean and tornado safety tips to follow, in the event of one: Tornado watch: Possibility of tornadoes in or near the watch area. Tornado warning: A sighting or weather radar indicating a tornado. Try to move to an interior room on the lowest level in a sturdy building and stay away from windows. Tornado emergency: Issued when a violent tornado has touched down in the watch area. Here are some safety dos and don'ts if you find yourself caught in a tornado, according to NOAA: Seek shelter immediately, especially if in a mobile home, vehicle or outdoors. Move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. If you're driving, it is recommended to find shelter in a ditch or remain in your vehicle and cover your head. If in a mobile home, get to a sturdy shelter as soon as possible. If not, take shelter in a nearby ditch, low spot or underground culvert. Make sure to lie flat covering your head with your hands. Stay as low as possible by moving into an interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building, making sure to stay away from windows, doors and outdoor walls. Interior rooms can be bathrooms, closets or halls with no windows. Use your hands, pillows, heavy coats, blankets, quilts, or helmets to shield your head from flying debris. Leading up to a storm, make sure to be prepared with an emergency kit with these items, according to NOAA: Backpack or storage tub to hold your supplies Bottled water, one gallon per person is recommended Non-perishable food and a can opener for canned foods Flashlight with extra batteries First aid supplies Bandages Ointment Disinfectant wipes Any daily or prescription medication taken Tissues Toilet paper and bags with ties for personal sanitation Paper and pen or pencil (to take notes, play games, etc.) Sleeping bag or warm blanket Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities Personal hygiene items Whistle to signal for help Important documents (identification, insurance information, banking information, wills, etc.) Emergency reference materials such as a first aid book Battery-powered radio and a NOAA weather radio Formula and diapers for infants Extra pet food A dust mask or cotton T-shirt to help filter the air Plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place Cups and utensils A change of clothes for each person in your home Rain gear Cash Paper towels Fire Extinguisher Cards or games Do not stay outside; get to shelter as quickly as possible Avoid being by windows, doors and outside walls Do not wait until you see or hear the tornado Do not open windows or doors Do not take shelter under a highway overpass if you're caught in a tornado while in your car You can sign up for emergency alerts on your phone at Check with your service provider to find out if your cell phone or mobile device is compatible with receiving wireless emergency alerts. 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US goods trade deficit narrows sharply in April as imports plunge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in April as the boost from the front-running of imports ahead of tariffs faded. The goods trade gap contracted 46.0% to $87.6 billion last month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Friday. Goods imports decreased $68.4 billion to $276.1 billion. Exports of goods increased $6.3 billion to $188.5 billion. A rush to beat import duties pushed the goods trade deficit to a record high in March. The front-running of imports is probably not over. Higher duties for most countries have been postponed until July, while those for Chinese goods have been delayed until mid-August amid negotiations between President Donald Trump's administration and trade partners. Economists said that could see some businesses trying to bring in more imports given the lack of clarity about what happens after the 90-day pauses. Adding to the uncertainty, a U.S. trade court on Wednesday blocked most of Trump's tariffs from going into effect in a sweeping ruling that the president overstepped his authority. They were temporarily reinstated by a federal appeals court on Thursday. A record trade gap accounted for a large part of the 0.2% annualized rate of decline in gross domestic product in the first quarter. (Reporting By Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
