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ChatGPT Predicts the Top Side Hustles for Gen Z in 2026

Gen Z increasingly uses side hustles as flexible, career-building income streams, with content creation and user-generated work expected to remain dominant through 2026.

OMG science

fromNature

4 days ago

Daily briefing: Are we about to face a 'super' El Nino?

El Niño strength remains uncertain, nearly half of lab-mouse strains are genetically misidentified, and new evidence supports PSA testing reducing prostate-cancer deaths.

OMG science

fromMail Online

Dark matter may have been detected by accident seven YEARS ago

Dark matter may leave detectable imprints in gravitational waves from black hole collisions, with a possible hint found in a 2019 event.

OMG science

fromJezebel

5 hours ago

A City-Killing Asteroid Will Narrowly Miss the Earth Today. We Discovered It Only a Week Ago.

Near-Earth object 2026JH2 will pass Earth extremely closely with limited discovery time, showing smaller impacts may be detected too late for effective action.

Wellness

fromQueerty

Thicc thighs save lives? Here's why straight guys are boasting about their big booties - Queerty

Strong glutes and good hip mobility are linked to men’s longevity and projecting vitality, making butt-focused training increasingly prioritized by straight men.

Digital life

fromHer Campus

1 day ago

Soft launch culture: how Gen Z is curating relationships online

Gen Z increasingly uses subtle, disappearing, and low-visibility posts to protect intimacy and avoid constant online observation.

Digital life

fromenglish.elpais.com

1 day ago

Life without the internet in Iran

Internet and communications blackouts in Iran disrupt navigation, messaging, business operations, and daily life, driving reliance on satellite TV and VPN services.

Wellness

fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

3 days ago

6 Best Calming Teas For Stress Relief - Tasting Table

Brewing and sipping calming teas provides a pause and may reduce stress through soothing aromas and nervous-system compounds.

Wellness

fromConde Nast Traveler

3 days ago

Would You Go to a Sauna Concert? These Spas Are Banking on It

Sauna rituals combine heat, scent, music, and guided performance to create shared, sensory connection and encourage rehydration and cold plunges.

UX design

This Game-Changing Bench Vise Tilts, Rotates, Locks in Three Modes, and Costs $239 - Yanko Design

AxiGlide bench vise rotates and tilts the workpiece for continuous, repeatable, and locked positioning with modular jaws for varied surfaces.

UX design

fromMedium

3 days ago

AI made everyone a creator, not a designer

Design judgment, not artifact generation, is the real constraint as AI makes interfaces and prototypes easy to produce.

EU data protection

fromeuronews

20 hours ago

The EU's plan to tackle 'cookie fatigue'

A centralized consent system aims to reduce cookie fatigue by using a single machine-readable consent button and limiting re-asking to every six months.

UX design

fromMedium

14 hours ago

Be like water, The death of the empty state, AI for UX

AI adoption should be measured by user outcomes and OKRs, not token usage, and success depends on strong organizational foundations like tests and CI/CD.

Privacy professionals

fromAdExchanger

22 hours ago

'I Don't Think I'm A Data Broker' Is Not A Defense | AdExchanger

California’s Delete Act requires registered data brokers to honor deletion requests via DROP within set timelines or face escalating per-request daily fines.

EU data protection

'Big AI' is subverting regulations just like tobacco and oil firms

AI industry influence shows regulatory capture patterns that prioritize industry interests over citizen protections through discourse, legal evasion, and direct policy influence.

Privacy professionals

fromMail Online

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

Records of 1.8m stolen in attack on largest US public health provider

A cyberattack on NYC Health + Hospitals exposed personal, medical, payment, and biometric data for at least 1.8 million patients.

Privacy professionals

fromNextgov.com

5 hours ago

Federal agencies are rushing into AI without cleaning house first

Copilot accelerates access to already-permitted information, so governance and knowledge management gaps create faster, more visible security and quality failures.

EU data protection

10 hours ago

We Must Not Normalize Digital Surveillance Abuses. EFF's New Guide Underlines Concrete Steps to Fight Back.

Poor accountability, weak controls, and inadequate legal frameworks enable repeated state digital surveillance abuses in the Americas without consistent remedies for victims.

Artificial intelligence

4 hours ago

The big AI companies are going to see their margins disappear

AI training and inference pricing is shifting toward metered usage as frontier model makers seek higher revenue and adoption amid losses.

Information security

Do fear the Reaper - stealer swipes macOS users' passwords, wallets, then backdoors them

Reaper macOS infostealer spoofs major trusted brands, uses Script Editor to bypass Terminal defenses, then steals password-manager credentials and crypto-wallet access.

Marketing tech

fromThe Motley Fool

This Beaten-Down Tech Stock Presents a Generational Buying Opportunity | The Motley Fool

Meta Platforms’ fundamentals and valuation support a generational buying opportunity despite recent underperformance versus the S&P 500.

Marketing tech

fromFuturity

Should you accept internet cookies?

Removing internet cookies cuts publisher ad revenue by more than a third, and privacy alternatives recover only a small portion.

Media industry

fromwww.mediaite.com

Paramount Considering Yanking Some Control From Bari Weiss to Give To More Experienced' Executive: Report

Paramount leadership is considering reducing Bari Weiss’s control over CBS News TV operations and shifting day-to-day management to a more experienced executive.

Food & drink

10 Pizza Chains Where You Can Still Order A Whole Pie For $10 And Under - Tasting Table

Pizza delivery and carryout prices have stayed relatively stable while many fast-food prices rose sharply, and multiple chains offer whole pies for $10 or less.

Media industry

from48 hills

Hero local editor-publisher enters hospice - 48 hills

Michael Durand runs two neighborhood newspapers with dedication and community focus while facing aggressive cancer and hospice care.

Food & drink

Are Trader Joe's Olive Oils Actually Italian? - Tasting Table

Only some Trader Joe’s olive oils are purely Italian; others are Mediterranean blends or come from places like California, with varying origins and processing details.

Remote, purposeful work distinguish top fintech workplaces

Top fintechs attract leaders by offering remote work, meaningful work, and autonomy, while rigid bank back-to-office policies reduce candidate pools.

fromeuronews

How Dropbox makes remote jobs work as more firms return to the office

Dropbox maintains a virtual-first, remote-standard work model, rejecting hybrid arrangements and citing retention, lower costs, and productivity benefits.

fromAmerican Banker

Remote, purposeful work distinguish top fintech workplaces

Top fintechs attract leaders by offering remote work, meaningful work, and autonomy, while rigid bank back-to-office policies reduce candidate pools.

fromeuronews

How Dropbox makes remote jobs work as more firms return to the office

Dropbox maintains a virtual-first, remote-standard work model, rejecting hybrid arrangements and citing retention, lower costs, and productivity benefits.

Your next pipeline miss may start in AI Search

AI-generated answers shape early buyer consideration, so weak positioning prevents inclusion and reduces later evaluation, even when traffic appears stable.

Wine

13 Underrated White Wines Worth Trying In 2026 - Tasting Table

Consumers in 2026 favor fresh, crisp white wines with less oak, balanced acidity, and growing interest in origins, sustainability, and lesser-known regions and varieties.

fromEntrepreneur

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Why Hybrid Work Won't Save You If Your Expectations Are Fuzzy

Hybrid work succeeds when flexibility is paired with clear expectations, accountability, and measurable performance.

Artificial intelligence

fromMarTech

14 hours ago

AI made marketers faster, but organizations stayed the same | MarTech

Enterprise AI adoption remains fragmented, with individual tasks sped up but workflows, handoffs, waits, and approvals largely unchanged.

English Premier League

fromwww.bbc.com

15 hours ago

How overperforming Villa returned to Champions League

Aston Villa secured Champions League qualification with a 4-2 win over Liverpool and overperformed their expected league position by eight places.

English Premier League

fromwww.bbc.com

21 hours ago

Stories, scheduling & spectacle - five takeaways from 2025-26 WSL

Manchester City won the 2025-26 WSL title, ending Chelsea’s six-year dominance and signaling rising league competitiveness.

Social media marketing

Famety Reviews 2026: Honest Test, Pricing, and Verdict - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Famety offers paid engagement boosts across multiple social platforms, aiming to improve credibility and algorithm visibility for sustained follower growth.

Major League Baseball

fromJays Journal

Dylan Cease is building Blue Jays' Cy Young case with unique dominance

Dylan Cease has delivered elite strikeout production early while improving his overall pitching profile, despite ongoing issues with walks and damaging contact.

Social media marketing

fromInman

In an instant, Instagram exposed how much users want control

Instagram’s disappearing Instants feature removes editing and review steps, but user expectations for curated posting create friction and anxiety.

Wine

11 hours ago

Cabernet Sauvignon Vs Merlot: What's The Actual Difference - Tasting Table

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot share Bordeaux roots but differ in flavor, structure, tannins, and aging potential, guiding distinct food pairings.

Social media marketing

fromDigiday

23 hours ago

Influencer boost budgets are throwing gas on social video spending fire

Amplifying influencer social video with paid budgets is becoming essential, driving faster growth in social video spending than CTV through targeting and lower creative costs.

Food & drink

13 hours ago

Diners Think These 3 Old-School Dishes Deserve A Revival - Tasting Table

Shrimp cocktail, meatloaf, and chicken pot pie are returning as diners seek nostalgic classics on more restaurant menus in 2026.

National Football League

fromMusket Fire

16 hours ago

Tom Brady might make Patriots fans wish he wasn't in the booth for Packers matchup

Tom Brady will call the Patriots-Packers Week 9 game at Gillette Stadium in 2026, prompting mixed reactions from fans due to past perceived disloyalty.

Wine

fromElite Traveler

Americans Are Spending More Money on Wine Than Ever

US wine sales hit an all-time high of $115bn in 2025 as consumers spend more on quality despite declining total volume and California imports.

Privacy technologies

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

Utah tells porn sites to take the P out of VPNs, and it's their fault that they can't

Governments cannot effectively regulate VPNs without creating major paradoxes, impractical global compliance demands, or severe internet cutoffs.

Writing

fromPsychology Today

6 hours ago

The Word I Don't Have for What AI Has Done to My Work

More precise naming of feelings predicts regulation success, while AI-assisted work can evoke feelings workplace language cannot yet capture.

Privacy technologies

We Updated Our Privacy Policy. Here's What Changed and Why.

Opt-in email tracking will be offered to measure opens and link clicks, with no tracking if consent is not given or is withdrawn.

Environment

fromEarth911

16 hours ago

When the Lawn Becomes the Fuse: How Climate Change Is Rewiring Grass and Wildfire

Invasive annual grasses spread without fire, then increase fire frequency and intensity across the Great Basin and the broader American West.

Environment

fromBoston.com

10 hours ago

Odds are increasing for a 'super El Nino' this summer. Here's what that means for Mass.

A potentially rare super El Nio could form in the Pacific, shifting global weather patterns and bringing hotter, more humid conditions to Massachusetts.

Privacy technologies

Mozilla warns UK: Breaking VPNs will not magically fix Britain's age-check mess

VPNs are essential privacy and security tools used by millions, and should not be treated as contraband in efforts to enforce online age checks.

Books

fromPsychology Today

10 hours ago

Richly Deserved Love Letters to Misconstrued Wild Neighbors

Understanding misunderstood, sentient wild animals supports rewilding hearts and minds and benefits both animals and people.

National Football League

fromRiggo's Rag

Commanders' faith in Daronte Jones just got a powerful sign from the NFL

Daronte Jones becomes Washington’s new defensive coordinator despite no NFL play-calling experience, backed by elite coaching ties and accelerator program recognition.

Environment

23 hours ago

More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity

UK datacentre projects face National Grid connection delays, prompting plans to use gas generation, potentially permanently, raising climate-target concerns.

Books

fromKqed

5 Books You Won't Want to Put Down This Summer | KQED

A 21st-century influencer gets trapped in an 1855 house, forcing a search for modern life while exposing the cost of curated perfection.

A new novel follows a flawed gay protagonist as he navigates career, romance, and a time-sensitive quest with an elderly baronessa.

A coastal Monterey homicide investigation uncovers fractured community dynamics behind polished appearances, setting up a sequel tied to a TV adaptation.

National Football League

fromThe New Yorker

The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft

NFL drafts are heavily watched and analyzed but remain largely unpredictable, with teams using them as a cost-effective way to build rosters over time.

Books

fromHarvard Gazette

8 hours ago

Want to avoid being replaced by AI? Think fresh verbs. - Harvard Gazette

Use surprising, truthful, human writing with fresh verbs to make work memorable and resist AI-generated blandness.

Writing

fromTiny Buddha

11 hours ago

What Helped Me Heal from a Breakup and Create a Life I Love - Tiny Buddha

Facing one fear each month for a year reveals fear’s control and builds resilience through deliberate action.

Writing

My rookie era: In my 30s, I went for my driver's licence test and failed four times

Driving licence testing required repeated practice after multiple failures caused by different mistakes.

New England Patriots

fromBoston.com

Here's what Patriots could reportedly net in a Kayshon Boutte trade

Kayshon Boutte’s absence from Patriots voluntary workouts raises questions about his future, especially if A.J. Brown joins the roster.

East Bay (California)

fromThe Oaklandside

fromwww.caughtoffside.com

Driver in fatal East Oakland sidewalk crash was going over 50 mph, police say

A 17-year-old driving over 50 mph made a delayed left turn and struck a crowd outside a liquor store, killing three and injuring three others.

Liverpool FC

Eddie Howe makes subtle Alexander Isak claim in final message following West Ham win

Newcastle face a difficult, unpredictable summer transfer window with potential departures, requiring recruitment to strengthen the squad and avoid weakening.

Cryptocurrency

fromnews.bitcoin.com

Standard Chartered Sees $4T in Tokenized Assets Moving On-Chain by 2028

Tokenized assets are forecast to reach $4T by 2028, driving higher DeFi activity through on-chain movement, deposits, and lending.

#long-island-rail-road

New York City

fromNBC News

6 hours ago

Long Island Rail Road strike creates manic Monday commute as negotiators return to the table

A LIRR labor strike shut down service, forcing over 250,000 weekday commuters to rely on alternative plans amid stalled negotiations and warnings of prolonged disruption.

fromwww.amny.com

New York Islanders

BREAKING: MTA and LIRR unions reach deal ending 3-day strike, Hochul says | amNewYork

New York City

fromNBC News

6 hours ago

Long Island Rail Road strike creates manic Monday commute as negotiators return to the table

A LIRR labor strike shut down service, forcing over 250,000 weekday commuters to rely on alternative plans amid stalled negotiations and warnings of prolonged disruption.

fromwww.amny.com

more#long-island-rail-road

New York Islanders

BREAKING: MTA and LIRR unions reach deal ending 3-day strike, Hochul says | amNewYork

Marketing

fromExchangewire

Live Commerce in APAC: The Market is Ready but the Hard Work Begins Now

Live commerce in APAC is rapidly expanding, but brands must build operational infrastructure and creator-focused operating models to capture returns.

Relationships

from24/7 Wall St.

My Spouse Has Been Fired 4 Times and We're $4,000 in Debt: Am I Enabling a Lost Cause?

Unreliable employment from a second earner creates opportunity costs, forces borrowing, and turns “support” into a subsidy that deepens household debt.

Arts

fromThe Haitian Times

Brooklyn artist Jennica Drice captures her hyphenated life in textiles

Blue textile collages and Haitian diaspora artifacts trace a hyphenated life between Haiti and Brooklyn, exploring belonging, memory, and cultural survival through migration.

SF politics

from48 hills

Pelosi endorses Chan. What does that mean for the Congressional race? - 48 hills

Nancy Pelosi endorsed Connie Chan for Congress, creating a major fundraising and momentum boost ahead of a primary two weeks away.

NYC LGBT

fromNew York Post

'Proud trans woman,' 41, murdered inside NYC home by deranged boyfriend: 'You didn't deserve this!'

Eryka Caldwell was found murdered in Bushwick with a slashed throat, and her boyfriend Jonathan Fernandez faced murder charges.

Gadgets

fromThe Verge

LG will release the first 1000Hz, 1080p gaming monitor this year

LG UltraGear 25G590B offers native 1000Hz refresh at 1920x1080 on a 24.5-inch IPS display with AI gaming features and esports-focused design.

Real Madrid

Neymar picked in Brazil squad for 2026 World Cup but Joao Pedro misses out

Neymar named to Brazil’s 26-man World Cup squad after fitness improvement, aiming to help Brazil win first title since 2002.

NYC real estate

fromwww.nytimes.com

Mamdani, the Tax-the-Rich' Mayor, Meets With Titans of Finance

New York City’s tax plan for multimillion-dollar second homes is prompting major bank executives to warn about competitiveness and business flight.

Right-wing politics

fromwww.mediaite.com

Woman SCREAMS at Mayor During Mosque Shooting Press Conference: F***ing Direct Result of Your Leadership!'

Two teenage gunmen killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and the mayor faced angry accusations of leadership during a later press conference.

London politics

Tributes paid as outstanding' soldier who died in fall at Royal Windsor Horse Show is named

Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan died after falling from her horse at the Royal Windsor Horse Show despite immediate medical treatment.

Los Angeles

fromsfist.com