Target Taps Wellness, AI Personalizes Food, Sports Become AI-Proof

August 20, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Target adds 4,600 new food items in a grocery overhaul leaning into discovery and emerging brands, targeting over $2B in growth over the next few years
• SUMMITS and Hyphen combine nutrition software with automated makelines to personalize institutional food service using wearable and sleep data
• Josh Kushner and Bob Iger buy the Lakers for a record $12.5B as sports and wellness merge into a shared identity economy for Gen Z

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