{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66475af9e1c79600121736a4/6adf341c677cf6f87d5ebc04?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#186 The MAGIC AI Mirror & Does Reading Make You Live Longer?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66475af9e1c79600121736a4/1792738407237-e7d2308d-1a1a-49de-ae55-ae77d3f6cae5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fittest of them all? </p><p><br></p><p>We start with the news that the initial backers of Soho House and Monica Vinader are backing an AI company. In a story that sounds like something out of a modern day fairytale, MAGIC AI, the London business behind the award-winning MAGIC AI Mirror, has closed an $11 million Series B round to launch in the United States, and capitalise on the surging $35 billion AI fitness market.</p><p><br></p><p>The MAGIC AI Mirror was named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2024 and was a recipient of the King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category in 2026 joining Dyson, Rolls Royce and ARM – with King Charles himself giving the AI company his Royal Seal of Approval this year. Read more at <a href=\"https://insider.fitt.co/press-release/investors-behind-soho-house-back-magic-ai-in-11-million-round-to-scale-its-ai-fitness-mirror-in-the-us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fitt Insider</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>Up next, research from Yale University has shown that book readers experienced a 20% lower risk of dying over the 12-year follow-up period compared to non-book readers. </p><p><br></p><p>The study showed that reading up to 3.5 hours per week (about 30 minutes a day) reduced mortality risk by 17%, and reading more than 3.5 hours per week reduced mortality risk by 23%. They’re pretty incredible stats, but what’s driving these benefits?</p>","author_name":"Adrienne Adhami, Sammi Adhami, Oli Patrick"}