High-end fitness clubs are attracting families with child care, swimming lessons, homework help and activities for older children, Bloomberg Pursuits writer Hannah Howard said on Bloomberg This Weekend, according to Bloomberg. Parents are willing to pay hundreds or even more than $1,000 a month for clubs that combine workouts, activities and family time under one roof.

According to ChainCatcher, Strive CEO Matt Cole posted a chart of the company’s Bitcoin holdings with the caption, “The hurdle rate is orange,” hinting that Strive will disclose additional BTC purchases next week. Strive holds 43,124 BTC, with an average purchase price of $80,526 per bitcoin.

On Polymarket’s “Dota 2: Power Rangers vs. PlayTime – DreamLeague Division 2 Group A” market, the “Yes” option for “Both Teams Defeat Roshan” climbed to 90% from 50% one hour earlier, a 40% increase. According to ChainCatcher, the odds were monitored on the prediction market.

On Polymarket’s “Texans vs. Chargers” event, the Texans option in the “4Q Spread -6.5” sub-market fell to 34% from 52% an hour earlier, a drop of 18 percentage points. According to ChainCatcher, the probability is currently 34%.

Bloomberg senior sports reporter Randall Williams said potential NBA expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas could generate billions of dollars, while raising questions about financial returns for existing owners, according to Bloomberg. He also examined competition among prospective ownership groups, LIV Golf’s struggles and a labor battle threatening Major League Baseball’s next season.

Amazon has formed a new home robotics team in recent months to develop a “world-first robot product.” According to Sina Finance, Jeff Bezos directed a group of senior device executives in 2017 to build a home robot, and the team developed Astro, priced at $1,450, within a few years. First shown at Amazon’s fall 2021 event, Astro is a wheeled tablet with Alexa that can navigate a home, recognize faces and serve as a mobile security monitor. It remained invite-only and shipped to only a few thousand customers. Amazon also launched a business-focused Astro in 2023 but discontinued it less than a year later. A recently deleted engineering job listing said, “Robots are about to leave the movies and enter our homes,” and described a product that could navigate “dynamic home environments” and “operate autonomously alongside family members.” Amazon has continued pursuing Bezos’s home robotics ambition despite Astro’s setbacks. CEO Andy Jassy wrote in his latest annual shareholder letter that AI and robotics are “one of the biggest inflection points of our lifetime,” adding that Amazon seeks to anticipate what will make customers’ lives easier and better and invent the next inflection point. Barclays forecast in a January report that the global humanoid robot market, currently valued at $2 billion to $3 billion, could reach about $40 billion by 2035, or as much as $200 billion in the most optimistic scenario.

Ukraine’s national power company said Russian attacks on energy infrastructure caused emergency power cuts in Kharkiv, Sumy and Poltava regions on the 8th. According to Sina Finance, DTEK said Kyiv and the surrounding region also experienced emergency cuts that morning, while more than 600,000 residents in Dnipropetrovsk region, including in Pavlohrad, lost power; Zhytomyr region reported outages affecting 312,000 households and heating disruptions in more than 100 apartment buildings in the city. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russian forces launched three missiles and 164 drones between the evening of the 7th and early morning of the 8th, and that Ukrainian forces had intercepted or suppressed 137 drones by 8:00 on the 8th. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it struck energy infrastructure supporting Ukraine’s armed forces, including a substation in Zhytomyr region serving Ukrainian defense-industry companies, and a vessel in the Black Sea carrying military supplies for Ukraine.

According to CNBC, Poppi founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth are launching Jetty, a hydration beverage brand positioned to compete with PepsiCo’s Gatorade. Starting Monday, Jetty’s drinks and ready-to-mix electrolyte packets will be available at Whole Foods and online at Target and Amazon. The self-funded brand launches with five flavors and has $2.5 million in funding. Allison Ellsworth described Jetty as a product for everyday hydration, with less sugar and fewer electrolytes than traditional sports drinks. Each 15.2-ounce bottle or 15-gram packet contains 100 milligrams of sodium, 310 milligrams of potassium, 100 milligrams of magnesium, 3 grams of fiber and 6 grams of sugar. Gatorade holds about 60% of the U.S. sports drink market, according to Numerator data.

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