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Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
9 hours ago

8 things I ignored in my 20s until I hit 40 and realized they determine whether you age well or poorly - Silicon Canals

Daily habits like consistent sleep, healthy diet, and exercise determine aging quality more than genetics or expensive products.
Wellness
fromEntrepreneur
3 hours ago

Why Running Alone Won't Help Your Health After 40

Strength training preserves muscle, improves recovery, and sustains energy and resilience for entrepreneurs navigating physiological decline after age 40.
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
15 hours ago

8 everyday habits that make people in their 60s and 70s seem decades younger than they actually are - Silicon Canals

Daily, simple habits—consistent movement, genuine curiosity, and small routines—produce youthful energy and preserve physical and cognitive vitality.
Digital life
fromwww.mercurynews.com
20 hours ago

Lawyers argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial

A landmark trial alleges Meta and YouTube engineered addictive features that harmed a young woman's mental health, potentially influencing thousands of similar lawsuits.
OMG science
fromFortune
7 hours ago

Two neurosurgeons just raised $25 million betting brain cells can (someday) outcompute silicon | Fortune

Living neurons can process real-world data and offer a path toward energy-efficient biological computing as an alternative to silicon-based AI.
Digital life
fromZDNET
1 day ago

The simple phone habit change that saves your screen time (and your sanity)

Placing a smartphone face down protects privacy, reduces visual notification distractions, improves focus, and helps preserve device health.
Digital life
fromZDNET
1 day ago

Your Windows PC has a secret recovery tool that's seriously useful - here's how to access it

Create a USB Recovery Drive to boot a PC and restore Windows to factory state when Windows cannot launch.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days ago

What 6-7,' demons and The Big Bang Theory tell us about prime numbers

73 uniquely satisfies linked positional, reversal, and digit-product properties; mathematicians proved no other prime shares all these Sheldon Prime properties.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 hours ago

Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers

A covert network of license plate readers in Southern California feeds Border Patrol's predictive domestic intelligence program, prompting calls for investigation and removal.
UX design
fromVue.js Jobs
11 hours ago

UI Software Engineer at Precision Medicine Group - VueJobs

Hands-on UI/UX front-end engineer designs, prototypes, and builds user-centered laboratory applications, leverages AI-assisted tools, and manages third-party UI components for performance and validation.
Tech industry
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
12 hours ago

Financial services CEOs push ahead on AI and M&A despite global uncertainty - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Financial services CEOs are optimistic for 2026, expecting revenue, profitability and productivity growth while prioritizing AI investment, capital discipline, operational excellence and risk management.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
6 hours ago

Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management into the 21st century | TechCrunch

Integrate built a government-grade collaboration platform enabling secure, multi-entity classified project work and secured a $25M Space Force contract plus $17M Series A funding.
UX design
fromSmashing Magazine
21 hours ago

Designing For Agentic AI: Practical UX Patterns For Control, Consent, And Accountability - Smashing Magazine

Design agentic AI with explicit design patterns, operational frameworks, and organizational practices to ensure systems are transparent, controllable, and worthy of user trust.
fromJim-nielsen
1 week ago

Saying "No" In an Age of Abundance

People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.
EU data protection
fromThe Hacker News
1 day ago

Dutch Authorities Confirm Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Exposed Employee Contact Data

Cyberattacks exploiting Ivanti EPMM flaws accessed employee names, business emails, and phone numbers at Dutch agencies, the European Commission, and Finland's Valtori.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
7 hours ago

Breaking free from data prison with a roadmap to unified customer insights | MarTech

End data silos by unifying systems, improving data quality and governance, and aligning marketing, IT, and analytics to enable trustworthy, AI-ready customer data.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
13 hours ago

ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Addressed by Siemens, Schneider, Aveva, Phoenix Contact

Multiple industrial control and OT vendors released Patch Tuesday advisories for critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting ICS/OT products, with patches and mitigations provided.
Wine
fromElite Traveler
8 hours ago

Interesting Wines To Order At Dinner, According To Sommeliers

Sommeliers guide diners to discover lesser-known, special wines, encouraging exploration beyond familiar labels and highlighting unique regional styles and sustainable producers.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
6 hours ago

Over 60 Software Vendors Issue Security Fixes Across OS, Cloud, and Network Platforms

Vendors released critical security patches across Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, and Intel TDX, addressing actively exploited zero-days, code-injection, authorization flaws, and multiple other vulnerabilities.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
5 hours ago

Albertsons' Brian Monahan on What Happens When Retail Media Enters the Chat | AdExchanger

Conversational AI shifts retail media toward contextual, conversational discovery, driving retailers to integrate first-party data, invest in in-store media, and demand trusted measurement.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
7 hours ago

Why marketing automation platforms are becoming decision engines | MarTech

Marketing automation platforms have evolved into AI-driven orchestration and decision engines that adapt in real time, beyond static email workflows.
Privacy technologies
fromTechRepublic
5 hours ago

Google Expands 'Results About You' to Shield IDs, Fight Deepfake Abuse

Google expands Search safety tools so users can monitor personal information and request removal of search results containing sensitive ID data, including driver's licenses and Social Security numbers.
Privacy technologies
fromNautilus
6 hours ago

Your Boss Could Monitor Your Heart Rate With Spy Tech

Millimeter-wave radar and off-the-shelf biometric sensors can enable covert heart-rate, presence, and emotional-state monitoring through work computers, raising significant workplace privacy risks.
Books
fromwww.npr.org
8 hours ago

February may be short on days but it boasts a long list of new books

February brings multiple commemorations and a wave of new, translated and genre‑blending book releases that invite readers to dive into fresh literary work.
Media industry
fromThe Drum
2 hours ago

WAN-IFRA's Thomas Jacob on balancing tech adoption with journalistic integrity

Media companies must diversify revenue, reduce platform dependency, and adopt AI responsibly to deliver authentic, consultative, and hyper-relevant journalism for sustainable futures.
Environment
fromEsquire
3 hours ago

Trump Is Totally Willing to Surrender Us to Environmental Collapse

The Trump administration plans to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, removing the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation and rolling back major EPA climate rules.
Social media marketing
fromPR Daily
9 hours ago

What Sesame Street got right about brand voice on social media - PR Daily

Every social post should be instantly recognizable as coming from your brand through a consistent, relatable, and protected brand voice.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 hour ago

Most Americans don't pay for news and don't think they need to

A large majority of U.S. adults did not pay for news in the past year, viewing news access as free or not a personal responsibility.
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 hours ago

Mediaite One Sheet: Epstein Files Disruption, Bezos' WaPo Confusion, FCC Getting Sued and More!

Newly released Epstein documents implicate business and political figures, prompting bipartisan resignation calls and widespread media and entertainment-sector upheaval.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

Without stronger privacy laws, Australians are guinea pigs in a real-time dystopian AI experiment | Peter Lewis

Bunnings' facial recognition approval exposes inadequate Australian privacy laws enabling widespread biometric surveillance and automated exclusion in public retail spaces.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
16 hours ago

The Mourning Of TikTok's Economic Promise

Creators who built careers on TikTok face fragile leverage as ownership shifts, algorithm retraining, and political scrutiny reshape platform attention and earnings.
Writing
fromOpen Culture
21 hours ago

Jack Kerouac Lists 9 Essentials for Writing Spontaneous Prose

Writing should be a rapid, breath-driven, associative outpouring that privileges rhythm, immediacy, and improvisation over revision and strict grammatical correctness.
Food & drink
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
48 minutes ago

M by The Alinea Group: A Unique Culinary Experience in Big Sky Resort - Food & Beverage Magazine

M by The Alinea Group is a winter residency at Big Sky offering Grant Achatz's avant-garde immersive cuisine integrated with Montana's alpine environment and design.
Books
fromInsideHook
3 hours ago

RIP the Mass Market Paperback, Man's Hottest Accessory

Mass-market pocket paperbacks are vanishing due to digital formats and distributor exits, reducing affordable physical-book access and diminishing books' cultural and aesthetic role.
Food & drink
fromDaily News
4 hours ago

Malls where you can still find Hot Dog on a Stick in Southern California

Hot Dog on a Stick has closed several Southern California mall locations and faces reduced presence amid Fat Brands' Chapter 11 filing and unfavorable leases.
Books
fromDefector
6 hours ago

They Publish Books By "Women And Weirdos" In Their Free Time | Defector

Mandylion Press reissues lost nineteenth-century works by women and eccentric authors with redesigned covers, forewords, visual glossaries, and protective packaging.
Wine
fromApartment Therapy
6 years ago

Martha Stewart's Elaborate 6-Step Method Is the Best for Removing Red Wine Stains

A multi-step red wine stain removal procedure uses common household cleaners and sequential treatments, often requiring multiple products and follow-up to fully remove stubborn stains.
Remote teams
fromDallas News
1 day ago

Dallas among cities leading the return-to-office revolution, data says

Most U.S. jobs have returned to in-office work, with hybrid and fully remote roles declining sharply and RTO requirements becoming dominant.
#remote-work
fromAol
1 day ago
Remote teams

10 Fields Where Fully Remote Work Is Growing Fastest According to New Report

fromAol
1 day ago
Remote teams

10 Fields Where Fully Remote Work Is Growing Fastest According to New Report

Wine
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 day ago

St. Supery Estate is the place to sip Sauvignon Blanc

St. Supery in Rutherford, owned by Chanel, produces complex, juicy Sauvignon Blanc from extensive estate plantings and practices certified sustainable vineyard and winery management.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post

Closing the Washington Post's books coverage diminishes serendipitous literary criticism and reduces diverse cultural engagement for general-interest newspaper readers.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Center-left Socialist candidate wins over populist in Portugal's presidential runoff

Antonio Jose Seguro won Portugal's presidency with 66.7% over Andre Ventura, signaling rejection of hard-right populism and support for moderate, pro-European leadership.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Russia's hybrid attacks throughout Europe are becoming more dangerous

Russia has sharply increased hybrid attacks across Europe, targeting infrastructure and civilians to undermine support for Ukraine and disrupt NATO and allied logistics.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,442

Russian attacks continue to degrade Ukraine's energy infrastructure and cause civilian casualties while frontline control remains contested and Ukraine reports heavy military losses.
English Premier League
fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

'Relegation a blessing' but issues remain - Cardiff's reset

Cardiff City have been revitalized by relegation, now top of League One, playing exciting football under Brian Barry-Murphy with emerging young Welsh players.
Gadgets
fromTechCrunch
3 hours ago

Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a continous developer release plan | TechCrunch

Android 17 adopts a continuous Canary developer channel, adds camera/media and performance improvements, enforces large-screen resizing restrictions, and targets platform stability in Q2 2026.
Manchester City
from101GREATGOALS.COM
2 hours ago

Manchester City vs Fulham: Line-ups confirmed for Premier League clash

Manchester City can move within three points of Arsenal with a win over Fulham, who are themselves pushing for a European spot.
London food
fromTime Out London
9 hours ago

The 7 London restaurants that lost stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide

Several London restaurants lost Michelin stars in the 2026 update, chiefly because they closed or their head chefs left.
New York Mets
fromwww.amny.com
3 hours ago

Kodai Senga hoping to write new Mets chapter after 2 injury-riddled seasons | amNewYork

Kodai Senga's primary goal for 2026 spring training is to avoid injury and reestablish himself as a durable, top-tier starter for the Mets.
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