Today Briefly

Today Briefly

Bari Weiss postponed a critical 60 Minutes segment on Venezuelan deportations, angering CBS News staff and prompting partial public release of the story.

Two or more hours per week outdoors in natural environments significantly improve health and psychological well-being by increasing positive emotions and reducing negative feelings.

Mark Wahlberg eats a daily high-protein breakfast of hard-boiled and scrambled eggs with turkey, salmon with lemon/olive oil, and blueberries to support longevity and mobility.

Pay attention to details, take initiative, complete unfinished business, keep documents and payments current, and pursue goals fearlessly to avoid setbacks.

In 2003 blogging, RSS, social networking, and digital media services matured, with Google and Apple driving mainstream adoption and monetization.

Physical menus enhance dining by preserving tactile pleasure, reducing screen intrusion, and signaling attention to detail compared with QR-code menus.

Earth continuously intercepts a diverse cosmic-ray flux, including protons, antiparticles, and heavy nuclei, sometimes reaching energies well above the expected GZK cutoff.

Claire experienced prolonged, life-threatening stalking and terror by an unidentified large, human-like creature, resulting in lasting psychological trauma and narrow survival.

A Mobius strip is a nonorientable band with a single surface and edge, producing unique mathematical, physical, and practical implications such as slower-wearing conveyor belts.

Facts alone do not motivate teams; designers must frame problems with context, emotion, and narrative to drive action.

AI-written police reports are unproven, opaque, and risk undermining justice when bundled by dominant vendors like Axon that erase draft provenance.

EFF sustained long-term digital-rights advocacy: launching Take Back CTRL, litigating government attacks, opposing age-verification censorship and facial-recognition privacy harms, and planning a 2026 leadership transition.

LLM context should be managed as layered human memory—semantic, working, and long-term—to preserve conversation continuity, relevant history, and evolving meaning.

AI can turn scattered user research into functional personas that provide consolidated, multi-perspective, on-demand user feedback to inform decisions across an organization.

Passwd offers a Google Workspace–focused, zero-knowledge enterprise password manager providing AES-256 encryption, centralized admin controls, granular permissions, audit logs, and compliance readiness.

Europe's digital sovereignty is undermined by reliance on US cloud infrastructure and the US CLOUD Act, creating legal conflicts that prevent GDPR-compliant data control.

Google recalibrated ad strategy in 2025, retreating on Privacy Sandbox and cookies while accelerating AI integration and YouTube TV-style monetization.

Intentional, empathic behaviors and conscious attention are essential to build trust and engagement in dispersed hybrid and remote teams.

Programmatic CTV buys deliver precise targeting and cost-efficiency but lack unified national presence; direct buys—especially in live sports—provide fast, large-scale reach and contextual impact.

Silicon Valley AI proponents view public skepticism as misguided, emphasizing rapid advances and productivity gains while many outsiders perceive threat and plagiarism.

A two-way privacy screen protector preserves on-axis clarity while blocking side views but can interact with auto-brightness and cause unexpected dimming.

Two malicious Google Chrome extensions named 'Phantom Shuttle' intercept traffic, inject credentials, act as MITM proxies, and exfiltrate data after paid subscriptions.

ESPN will broadcast 30 MLB games in 2026, starting with Mets vs. Dodgers on Jackie Robinson Day, and will stream more than 150 out-of-market games.

Frequent journaling can be both therapy and a legitimate path to memoir; questioning whether the work is self-serving or intended for readers is normal.

Marlins bullpen weakened further as Ronny Henriquez will miss 2026, forcing urgent, potentially costly additions in free agency.

Major New York City food news in 2025 included a Top Chef winner closing a restaurant, stolen-credit-card reservation fraud, and Brighton Beach grocery's Manhattan debut.

Many office and remote workers continue working through Christmas–New Year's due to client demands, managerial behavior, time-sensitive tasks, and job-security fears.

Favorite books of 2025 span genres and eras and left lasting impressions long after the final page.

Stable Wines is a candlelit basement wine bar in Islington offering expertly selected low-intervention wines, a short changing menu of snacks, and mostly walk-in service.

Private DNS on Android encrypts DNS queries to prevent network eavesdropping and tracking, improving privacy and online security.

Upcoming 2026 releases feature Nigerian children's picture books, a children's debut by Elnathan John, and paperbacks like Dwight Thompson's novel exploring complicity, masculinity, and justice.

Meta is testing a limit that allows Facebook business accounts only two free external links per month, requiring a Meta Verified subscription for more.

2025 was the year creators went mainstream as major media deals, platform partnerships, and surging advertising spend transformed the creator economy.

Gary Sheffield ranked No. 19 for the Dodgers after delivering elite offensive seasons from 1998–2001 but never reached the playoffs in four seasons.

TK Maxx offers affordable, eclectic, quality goods that provide small joyful treats despite occasional messiness.

Maggie O'Farrell and Chloé Zhao condensed a 400-page novel into a 100-page screenplay, blending Zhao's voice-note-driven approach with O'Farrell's solitary, prose-focused sensibility.

Audience-tailored social media marketing generates high-intent real estate leads and builds relationships that close deals, outperforming other technologies for lead attraction.

Buttery chardonnays gain creamy, buttery flavor primarily through malolactic conversion, producing aromas of brioche, ripe yellow apples, and pears.

Ukrainian and Russian strikes killed civilians, devastated energy infrastructure leaving 180,000 without power across regions, and Russia deployed a new Oreshnik hypersonic missile.

Wine trends for 2026 include preservation technology, low/no-alcohol options, and Zebra Drinking habits that support varied, moderated consumption.

Short turnarounds and injuries made Gameweek 14 difficult for FPL managers; five free transfers will help manage AFCON-related absences.

Al Horford is sidelined with right sciatic nerve irritation and may return by Christmas after missing 17 of Golden State's first 30 games.

Pixel Call Assist features like Hold for Me, Call Notes, and converting calls to text reduce spam, automate summaries, and handle on-hold waits.

LinkedIn advertising costs more upfront but delivers higher-quality B2B leads, larger deal sizes, and superior ROI for designers and studios.

Macroscope detected the most real-world AI code-review bugs with fewer false positives, particularly excelling on Python.

Massachusetts removed foster-parent non-discrimination rules protecting LGBTQ+ youth; the FDA warned chest-binder sellers; a Texas judge sued to challenge marriage equality; related political and cultural controversies continued.

Islanders rested Ilya Sorokin and Bo Horvat for the holiday break, starting David Rittich and recalling Marcus Hogberg as emergency insurance to prioritize long-term health.

Athletics added contact hitter Jeff McNeil to diversify a power-heavy lineup; Mets continue a broad roster reset; early outfield moves included Rob Refsnyder signing.

Real Madrid's Bernabéu is turned into 'Mavidad' from Dec. 23–31: a sold-out winter village with ice rinks, rides, food market and giant slide.

Compassionate responses require pausing, assuming others are doing their best, setting healthy boundaries, and choosing kindness to transform reactive behavior.

OnePlus Turbo (PLU110) is a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 gaming phone with 16GB/512GB, 165Hz OLED, LPDDR5X/UFS4.1, 9,000mAh battery, 100W charging.

New York State's new energy roadmap keeps fossil fuels, delays some clean-energy mandates, likely hindering New York City's ability to meet its carbon-reduction goals.

A regional power outage caused traffic-signal failures that led Waymo robotaxis to stop at many intersections, prompting a temporary suspension and later resumption of service.

Google is expanding Pixel 10's Magic Cue to all Android devices as Contextual Suggestions, offering on-device, encrypted, routine-based AI suggestions that auto-delete after 60 days.

Twelve standout East Bay food stories of 2025 spotlight reopenings, new restaurants, Michelin recognition, community-driven ventures, and expanded local food awards.

Barcelona are considering a January defensive signing using 80% of Andreas Christensen's salary, evaluating Premier League options like Nathan Ake and Axel Disasi.