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"Rooted in Wellness" 1 Year Open House w/ Free Food, Yoga & Sound Bath (Concord)

La Concordia Multicultural Wellness Center hosts a free one-year anniversary open house with food, wellness activities, music, and raffles for all ages on Aug 29.

fromTime Out Sydney

18 hours ago

Sydney named one of the hottest digital nomad cities for 2025

Sydney ranks among the top five digital nomad destinations in 2025 for beaches, outdoor lifestyle, work-life balance and high salaries despite high living costs.

fromBustle

LELO's Labor Day Sale Will Take You From Burned Out To Blissed Out

Lelo offers substantial Labor Day discounts through September 7, promoting pleasure-focused recovery with body-safe, thoughtfully designed sex toys that support relaxation and mental wellbeing.

Pop it in front of the TV and run on the spot': 11 simple fitness hacks that work (some are even free)

Getting fit is simple: move more, be consistent, and repeat; affordable gear and small habits enable sustained strength, hydration, and cardio improvements.

fromwww.bbc.com

7 hours ago

Japanese town proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones

Toyoake proposes a non-binding guideline limiting residents' non-work/non-study smartphone use to two hours daily, with no penalties and evening cut-off times by age.

from24/7 Wall St.

With $90,460 in Debt, What Is The Realistic Path Out?

23-year-old bartender faces multiple credit card balances, a high car payment, and tight monthly budget on $3,000–$6,000 monthly income.

fromAeon

1 week ago

Life on Earth emerged fast. Far quicker than we thought | Aeon Essays

The early Earth was not a hellish environment; life formed quickly after the planet solidified.

fromMail Online

2 days ago

Scientists discover origin of mysterious signal sent to Earth

A very bright fast radio burst, FRB 20250316A, originated in nearby galaxy NGC 4141 and may be linked to a faint infrared source called NIR-1.

fromFuturism

2 days ago

Scientist Says Mysterious Object Approaching Earth May Be Alien Artifact

3I/ATLAS is almost certainly an interstellar comet, though some consider it a potential extraterrestrial artifact and assign it a moderate technosignature likelihood.

#design

fromFast Company

52 minutes ago

UX design

Shopify just acquired its own 'Navy SEAL' design squad. It could set off a talent war for designers

fromMedium

UX design

What grief can teach us about the future of design

fromFast Company

52 minutes ago

UX design

Shopify just acquired its own 'Navy SEAL' design squad. It could set off a talent war for designers

fromMedium

UX design

What grief can teach us about the future of design

more#design

fromTechzine Global

4 hours ago

Navigating VMware's transformation under Broadcom

VMware's strategy centers on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) as a unified, subscription-focused platform enabling 'buy once, deploy anywhere' deployments and private AI integration.

fromComputerWeekly.com

24 minutes ago

Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland | Computer Weekly

Microsoft refuses to disclose where and how Scottish policing data in Office 365 will be processed, citing commercial confidentiality.

fromTechzine Global

Financial results: Pure Storage impresses, Nutanix and NetApp disappoint

Pure Storage outperformed peers with notable revenue, subscription and ARR growth, while Nutanix offered weak guidance and NetApp showed lower profits, yielding mixed storage-market results.

fromBusiness Insider

Amazon has mostly sat out the AI talent war. This internal document reveals why.

Amazon's unique pay structure, perceived AI lag, and strict return-to-office policies have hindered recruitment of top AI talent, prompting a rethink of recruiting strategy.

fromMedium

4 days ago

Three hours of vibe design

Rapid hands-on prototyping with alternative tools can bypass Figma constraints and designer bandwidth while ensuring input quality to avoid garbage outputs.

fromTheregister

20 hours ago

OVHcloud legal eagle on Microsoft's sovereignty admission

OVHcloud warns that reliance on foreign cloud providers risks customer data exposure to US government access, exposing unresolved data sovereignty and trust issues.

fromZacks

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fromwww.twincities.com

After Trump's DOGE action, 300 million people's Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says

Department of Government Efficiency uploaded Social Security data for over 300 million Americans to an unmonitored cloud, potentially exposing sensitive personal and financial information.

fromClickUp

11 Best HIPAA Compliant Form Builders for Secure Data Collection

HIPAA-compliant digital form builders secure PHI, reduce administrative burden and compliance risk, enable device-agnostic patient submissions, and replace inefficient paper forms.

Artificial intelligence

fromTNW | Deep-Tech

Opinion: Trusting an unverified AI agent is like handing your keys to a drunk graduate

Widespread deployment of AI agents in critical sectors poses oversight gaps, unequal training, and systemic risks of manipulation and catastrophic failures.

Social media marketing

fromOK Magazine

I Tried Marketerum: The Social Media Growth Secret Everyone Is Whispering About

Social media growth can be artificially accelerated using SMM panels like Marketerum that sell followers and engagement through easy online purchases.

Artificial intelligence

fromComputerworld

AI PCs to surge, claiming over half the market by 2026

AI PC adoption is accelerating despite headwinds, reaching 77.8 million units (31%) in 2025 and expected to exceed 50% of sales by 2026.

#remote-work

fromYahoo News

Remote teams

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

fromAol

Remote teams

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

fromUSA TODAY

Remote teams

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

fromYahoo News

Remote teams

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

fromAol

Remote teams

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

fromUSA TODAY

Remote teams

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

more#remote-work

fromRAIN News

14 hours ago

Free and easy: Radio's key assets as audience metrics tread water (Jacobs Media TechSurvey)

Broadcast radio is treading water: aging with some stable metrics but erosion in others; younger audiences show lower AM/FM listening though most tune in.

fromIT Pro

57 minutes ago

Watch out for fake Zoom invites - hackers are abusing ConnectWise ScreenConnect to take over devices

A spear-phishing campaign uses fake Zoom and Microsoft Teams invitations to get victims to install ScreenConnect RMM, enabling remote device takeover and credential theft.

fromwww.bbc.com

Salah, Fernandes and Wood - FPL tips & team of week

Select a 100m-budget Free Hit squad prioritizing favourable fixtures, reliable defenders, and form attackers to maximise gameweek three Fantasy Premier League points.

fromTechzine Global

Over 21,000 Citrix systems vulnerable to active attacks

A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler (CVE-2025-7775) affects over 21,500 systems worldwide and is actively exploited.

fromExchangewire

Media & Marketing Financials - August 2025

Ad tech rose through August but faces volatility after The Trade Desk decline; big tech benefits from AI, CTV and digital publishers gain while agency performance diverges.

fromMiami Herald

17 hours ago

The 7 elements of an effective cold email

Hyper-personalized, targeted cold emails with unique subject lines and one-to-one value drive higher reply rates and start valuable business conversations.

fromExchangewire

BidMachine Boosts Mobile Ad Performance with Intent IQ Integration

Intent IQ's identity resolution integrated with BidMachine enriches MAIDs with alternative IDs, improving mobile ad targeting and boosting performance on Android and iOS.

fromBoston.com

5 can't-miss restaurant openings and dining updates in Boston this week

Greater Boston is experiencing many new and varied restaurant openings in 2025, including taquerias, bakeries, and cafes across multiple neighborhoods.

fromTasting Table

47 minutes ago

8 Napa Valley Wineries You Should Visit For Lunch - Tasting Table

Napa Valley offers compact, diverse terroir with hundreds of wineries and elevated, culinary-focused tasting experiences pairing estate wines with locally sourced foods, commanding rising fees.

fromZDNET

How to disable ACR on your TV - and why it makes such a big difference

Smart TVs use automatic content recognition to continuously monitor viewing, collect personal data, and enable highly targeted advertising that can expose sensitive information.

Nate Landman on life as an African NFL player: People don't believe me at first'

Nate Landman, born in Harare and raised in California, is the only active NFL player with Zimbabwe roots, balancing African heritage and American upbringing.

fromDigiday

7 hours ago

Media Briefing: Here are the hurdles to Perplexity's pitch as the publisher-friendly LLM

Perplexity's revenue-share Comet Plus offers usage-based publisher compensation but faces low adoption, vague payment terms, limited transparency and legal risks.

fromFast Company

How Book of the Month club survived 100 years of a turbulent publishing industry

Book of the Month was revived as a curated subscription, offering five recent hardcovers monthly to solve choice overload and target millennials, especially women.

Vice Is Broke review epic levels of hubris on show in downfall of millennial media darling

Vice rose from a punk magazine to a $6bn media empire by selling cool to millennials, then collapsed into bankruptcy from hubris and lost authenticity.

What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you said

High school-assigned books profoundly shaped readers' perspectives, careers, identities, and enduring attachments, with To Kill a Mockingbird cited most frequently.

fromCbsnews

4 hours ago

Wrongful arrest sparks criticism of NYPD's use of facial recognition technology

A Brooklyn father says he was wrongfully arrested because the NYPD used facial recognition technology.Advocates are now calling for a ban on the technology in the city.

fromCbsnews

Facial recognition technology error led to wrongful arrest, Brooklyn father says

Facial recognition misidentified a Brooklyn man, causing a wrongful arrest, prosecution, and renewed calls to ban NYPD use of the technology.

fromAxios

15 hours ago

Reading for pleasure is going out of style

Pleasure reading on an average day fell from 26% in 2003 to 16% in 2023.

6 hours ago

I'm proud of them going out into the world': Young naturalists on their quest to save harvest mice

Two 13-year-old girls bred and released 250 harvest mice in Devon to replenish a declining local population harmed by modern farming and habitat loss.

fromIrish Independent

6 hours ago

'I wouldn't go looking for one' - what Irish shoppers really think of the Labubu craze

Celebrity- and TikTok-driven Labubu dolls from Pop Mart have become an expensive global fad that provokes mixed reactions among young Dublin shoppers.

fromwww.archdaily.com

16 hours ago

TACT.T Bridge / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

TACT.T Bridge advances decarbonization by using commercially available small-diameter timber and eco-friendly concrete in bridge architecture.

fromBusiness Matters

5 hours ago

National Wealth Fund commits 200m to UK battery storage push

The National Wealth Fund will invest up to £200 million to co-fund battery storage projects to increase grid-scale storage and support clean energy transition.

A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews review a memoir of great scope and intimacy

A fragmented personal narrative confronts suicide, guilt, silence, family demands, and cancelled opportunities with dark humor and emotional acuity.

fromBusiness Insider

My advice to Taylor Swift after her engagement: don't stop writing about your heartache

Publishing candid memoirs about past breakups revived a writing career and strengthened a mid-30s marriage despite spouse's initial concerns.

fromTasting Table

How To Choose The Absolute Best Rose For Spiked Gummy Bears - Tasting Table

Dry, darker-hued rosé yields the best wine-soaked gummy bears because its higher acidity balances the candy's sweetness and deepens the jellies' color.

fromThe Mercury News

San Jose: Devine Cheese & Wine closing its doors

Devine Cheese & Wine in San Jose will close after service on Saturday, Aug. 30, while its cheese club and catering services will continue.

fromForbes

What's The Difference Between A Thought-Leadership Article And A Blog?

Thought-leadership articles focus on teaching complex subjects, building credibility, and strategic positioning, while blogs prioritize flexibility, immediacy, and varied, often inconsistent content.

fromESPN.com

Which of the top 10 2025 recruits will play big roles? We have intel on each player

Top 2025 recruits, including multiple five-stars, are positioned to assume immediate starting roles and high-impact contributions for their programs this fall.

fromwww.bbc.com

How much have Arsenal spent under Arteta?

Arsenal's transfer spending under Mikel Arteta will exceed £900m if Eberechi Eze signs, with this summer's outlay around £250–270m including add-ons.

A Russian airstrike hits a U.S. factory in western Ukraine

A Russian missile struck an American electronics factory in Mukachevo, western Ukraine, causing extensive damage and injuring at least 15 people during a large airstrike.

This Kyiv woman survived a 9-story fall from her home during a Russian missile attack

Veronika Osintseva survived being thrown nine stories when Russian drone hit her Kyiv apartment; her parents were killed and she became symbol of hope.

1 week ago

Why a 113-year-old, wooden church in Sweden was rolled away

A 113-year-old, 600-ton wooden church was moved three miles in Kiruna to protect it from advancing iron ore mining, preserving its central role in community heritage.

New York Mets

fromESPN.com

McLean spins gem, makes history in Mets' sweep

Nolan McLean dominated in his third major league start, posting a sub-1.00 ERA and high strikeout totals while helping the Mets sweep the Phillies.

Arts

fromThe American Conservative

The taste of fall: The return of the pumpkin spice latte

Starbucks has brought back the Pumpkin Spice Latte for its annual fall run.

But why are people so obsessed with the drink?

Experts say it's a matter of marketing and food science.

Right-wing politics

7 hours ago

The Democrats' Crime Convulsion

Democratic leaders underplay urban crime, risking electoral losses by appearing indifferent to public safety in major blue cities.

Arts

Is his new album, Trombone Shorty pays tribute to his hometown of New Orleans

Trombone Shorty celebrates New Orleans' resilient, joyous musical culture and his late mother through Second Line Sunday, a collaboration with New Breed Brass Band.

France news

fromwww.thelocal.fr

5 hours ago

PODCAST: Does France realise the 'imminent danger' it is in?

France faces a political crisis around François Bayrou's confidence vote, potential government collapse, citizenship rule changes for foreigners, and severe heat-driven wildfires harming vineyards.

fromDevOps.com

6 hours ago

AI Agent Onboarding is Now a Critical DevOps Function - DevOps.com

DevOps must own AI agent onboarding with defined environments, scoped permissions, monitoring, versioning, and guardrails to avoid operational and security failures.

fromwww.amny.com

Francisco Alvarez injury: Mets C hit in left hand during rehab start | amNewYork

Francisco Alvarez left a Triple-A rehab game after being hit on his left hand (pinky) while returning from a sprained right-thumb UCL.

fromMission Local

4 hours ago

In a stunner, S.F. Democratic Party takes no position on Engardio recall

The San Francisco Democratic Party deadlocked 11-11 and took no position on the recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio.

fromwww.dw.com

Germany updates: Merz takes a look at Baltic naval base DW 08/28/2025

Friedrich Merz toured naval operations in Rostock aboard frigate Bayern while Johann Wadephul sought closer Baltic security cooperation with Estonia and Denmark.

Football transfer rumours: Newcastle in for Roma's Dovbyk? Ederson to Galatasaray?

Manchester City may swap Ederson for Gianluigi Donnarumma from PSG while multiple Premier League clubs pursue goalkeepers, defenders, and strikers in ongoing transfer activity.

fromnews.bitcoin.com

Bali Hosted Coinfest Asia 2025, Welcoming 10,000 Crypto Enthusiasts to the World's Largest Crypto Festival Press release Bitcoin News

Discover Coinfest Asia 2025, Bali's crypto event.

Explore Web3 adoption with 300 speakers and 10,000 attendees.

Learn more!

fromwww.dw.com

9 hours ago

German government passes military service bill DW 08/27/2025

Germany approved a draft to reintroduce voluntary military service to bolster the Bundeswehr amid an 80,000-soldier shortfall while creating a National Security Council.

fromInfoWorld

From Teradata to lakehouse: Lessons from a real-world data platform modernization

A Databricks lakehouse on Azure Databricks and ADLS Gen2 modernizes pharma data platforms to enable real-time analytics, scalable governance, and compliance-ready operations.

fromSimplilearn.com

2 years ago

Machine Learning Engineer vs. Data Scientist: How Do They Differ? | Simplilearn

Nearly every industry is being disrupted by Machine learning and data science.

They're so prevalent that many of us don't even realize how much they've changed our world.

fromBusiness Insider

Less traffic and easier restaurant reservations: Life in Silicon Valley slows down as techies attend Burning Man

Burning Man draws many Silicon Valley leaders away, creating quieter Bay Area streets, easier reservations, and reduced business activity for those who remain.

fromLos Angeles Times

After lengthy delay, Bass names new city film liaison

Mayor Karen Bass named Steve Kang city film liaison to streamline permitting and support local productions, assisted by Dan Halden and Amy Goldberg.

fromBusiness Matters