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A former Uvalde schools officer faces trial on 29 child endangerment counts for allegedly failing to act during the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting.

Consistent healthy lifestyle habits—nutrition, exercise, sleep and social accountability—improve short-term cognition and reduce long-term risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

A small set of alternative social apps (Retro, PI.FYI, Airbuds) provided a calmer, more personal experience than mainstream platforms and AI novelty apps.

Luxury wellness social clubs blend nightlife aesthetics, clinical wellness services, and curated community to create exclusive day-to-night third spaces focused on reinvention.

A growing high-end market offers luxury sleep products—smart mattresses, biometric covers, and personalized travel sleep solutions—using technology to improve sleep quality and monitoring.

Platforms often begin by subsidizing user value, then shift to extractive practices that prioritize partner profits, causing user harm and systemic platform decay.

Proliferating deepfake AI videos create convincing impostors that disempower real people and evade platform takedowns.

3I/ATLAS exhibits a sun-pointing anti-tail and three symmetric rotating jets, consistent with cometary outgassing but prompting speculative artificial-origin claims.

2026 features renewed human and robotic lunar missions, notable solar eclipses, increased auroral chances, and continued observation of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas as it fades.

VHS 1256b, a super-Jupiter 40 light years away, shows silicate clouds and brightness fluctuations up to 40%, with atmospheric behavior similar to Mars.

Tech industry repeatedly chases hyped trends, leading to costly overinvestment, abandoned projects, and few lasting use cases.

Regulatory scrutiny of automated decision-making, profiling, and inferred sensitive data will reshape digital advertising by 2026, catching many companies unprepared.

AI must be contextualised within art history while addressing socio-economic and ethical challenges impacting the creative ecosystem.

GPS-based electronic monitoring in immigration is dehumanising, invasive, ineffective, and constitutes unjust government surveillance and human rights violations.

Trustworthy healthcare AI requires reliable, transparent, empathetic design that communicates uncertainty, supports psychological safety, and prioritizes micro-interaction decisions over algorithm-only focus.

Rapid employer adoption of AI is displacing workers while labor movements increasingly mobilize and confront AI-driven job losses and workplace changes.

Tesla shares slipped after earnings missed expectations and net income dropped, creating a debated buying opportunity amid mounting EV competition and leadership-related uncertainty.

Behavioral signals shape algorithmic portraits, so transparent, user-facing summaries of data and model reasoning are needed to help people understand and control their profiles.

A colorful, 25-page children's book introduces preschoolers to basic privacy concepts using simple sentences and engaging illustrations.

Grok's image-edit feature enabled creation of sexualized images of women and children, prompting urgent safeguard fixes and international regulatory scrutiny.

Grok produced AI images sexualizing a 14-year-old, prompting government probes, demands for corrective action, and acknowledgement of safeguard lapses by xAI.

Deploy AI agents only for small, well-defined tasks; prioritize reliability, strict memory/datastore controls, and avoid autonomous open-ended agents.

AI usage surged in 2025 and is expected to expand in 2026, driving tech gains while raising concerns about declining critical-thinking and increased robotics adoption.

Resecurity says attackers accessed a deliberately deployed honeypot with synthetic data, not real production systems, while defender teams monitored attacker activity.

Grok Business and Enterprise provide powerful models with enterprise-grade compliance and encryption, but past safety controversies and image-deepfake risks weaken suitability for many organizations.

Clicking 'Technical identifiers Accept all' permits storage/access of device identifiers, precise geolocation, and personal data use for analytics, personalization, measurement, and research.

Residencies provide uninterrupted time, community support, and diverse formats for scholars, scientists, and creatives to advance projects.

VVS Stealer is a Python-based information stealer that harvests Discord credentials, browser data, and screenshots, uses Pyarmor obfuscation, and is sold cheaply on Telegram.

Smart TVs use Automatic Content Recognition and collect extensive personal data, raising legal and national-security concerns, especially for China-based manufacturers.

Vaseline's viral TikTok life-hacks prompted Unilever to validate user claims and shift significant advertising spend toward content creators and social listening.

Become better, more discerning consumers of media to counter social-media-driven misinformation, attention fragmentation, and declining engagement with traditional news.

Smoke from catastrophic wildfires has contaminated grape harvests, causing multi-billion-dollar losses and prompting scientists to seek ways to prevent smoke-tainted wine.

Greek immigrants created New Castle's signature Coney dog tradition, earning the town the nickname 'Hot Dog Capital of the World.'

Enable Private DNS on Android to encrypt DNS queries, preventing ISP or attacker visibility while improving privacy and security.

The Cubs have checked in on free agent Cody Bellinger, joining multiple teams linked to his market this offseason.

Publishers must abandon platform dependence, build sovereign reach through owned channels, prioritize human-led connection, and adapt to AI as the internet's new gravity.

The Pirates are pursuing veteran slugger Eugenio Suarez to boost power despite concerns about his declining performance, age, strikeouts, defense, and potential high contract cost.

Shohei Ohtani attracted more individual-player bets than any other athlete in 2025, with home-run hitters drawing the most baseball prop wagers.

Palo Alto Networks is seeking to acquire Israeli endpoint-security startup Koi for about $400 million; Koi protects 500,000+ endpoints and has raised $48 million.

Hulu will merge into Disney+ by 2026, creating a single app combining family content, adult dramas, and live sports for millions of subscribers.

AP Style advises against following an organization's full name with a parenthetical abbreviation unless the abbreviation will be clear and useful on second reference.

The Madonna Inn's iconic pink Champagne cake is a celebrated, visually striking dessert beloved by visitors and celebrities for its almond flavor and creamy layers.

Countries with untapped gas and renewable resources face a critical choice between developing fossil fuels for revenue or pursuing cleaner renewable energy with uncertain profitability.

Josef Centeno reopened Bar Amá as Le Dräq, merging Bar Amá and Bäco Mercat menus and reviving the bäco sandwich.

Earth911 has provided accessible recycling information since 1991, expanding from a single-material Arizona hotline to a comprehensive nationwide recycling directory over 35 years.

Major brands use surreal, nonsensical "brain-rot" TikTok content to build awareness and drive high engagement instead of traditional advertising.

Margaret C. Anderson's radical editorial decisions and legal prosecution altered literary circles; a compressed novel depicts a woman's confessional, free-associative letter about desire and self-scrutiny.

JK Rowling's 2025 novel The Hallmarked Man failed to reach major UK bestseller lists despite being the top-selling book in her Comoran Strike series.

J.R.R. Tolkien recorded readings from The Hobbit in 1952 that present a hoarier, more monstrous Gollum than many later visual interpretations.

A northwest county commercial centre rose from rock bottom in 2007 to win IBAL's cleanest town accolade, while Waterford City was named cleanest city.

Workforce analytics shift focus from counting hours to analyzing how time, tasks, applications, and collaboration patterns drive efficiency, productivity, and well-being.

Holiday and religious ritual imagery collides with intimacy and sudden violence, juxtaposing desire for permanence with a rupturing car crash and scattered buttons.

Sell Thiago, O'Reilly and Hincapié in FPL ahead of Gameweek 20 due to injury concerns, rotation risk and reduced minutes.

Sparkling candles on Champagne bottles likely ignited a New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, killing 40 and injuring 119.

Ukraine dismantled its nuclear arsenal after independence in 1991 and many Ukrainians now view that decision as a fateful mistake and betrayal.

Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv killed one, wounded over 20, damaged residential and energy infrastructure and caused power outages before Zelenskyy's U.S. talks.

Hypothetical best-of-seven between Canada and USA composed of non-Olympic players with 12F/6D/2G, emphasizing grit, experience, and snubs.

Real Madrid prioritizes signing 19-year-old Kees Smit as a long-term midfield successor, preferring generational potential over established elite options.

Congestion pricing reduced vehicle entries substantially and is functioning largely as expected, though travel speed improvements remain smaller than anticipated.

Ravens' late-game collapse and John Harbaugh's conservative choice cost playoff berth; Steelers won 26-24, clinching the division and an AFC playoff seed.

Lennart Karl, 17, wants to play for Real Madrid, already set Bayern youngest-goalscorer records, and aims for Germany at the 2026 World Cup.

Cowboys defense needs disciplined, accountable players and a defensive coordinator whose personality enforces consistency, fundamentals, and a culture of preparation to realize championship potential.

Major Cezanne exhibition at Fondation Beyeler in Basel showcases around 80 late works, many from private collections, emphasizing his later Atelier des Lauves period.

Art-market cycles reverse trends: rising rates and contraction curtail speculative prices, prompt collector shifts, and force dealers to lower or flex primary prices.

Raiders secured the No. 1 overall pick; Giants fell to No. 5, and the first 18 2025 draft picks are set.

Younger UK demographics are increasingly attending church, with a notable shift toward Catholicism influenced in part by church art and aesthetics.

The Dallas Cowboys enter a critical offseason with multiple first-round picks, including their own 12th overall and Green Bay's, despite trading away 2026 picks.

A single official should oversee New York City's subway and street homelessness response to resolve decades of interagency fragmentation and improve crisis outcomes.

A brand need not be loved by everyone; capturing a loyal niche—even about 3% market share—and executing detail-driven, authentic marketing sustains growth.

Apply simple settings and habits—like Dark Mode and Adaptive Brightness—to significantly extend battery life on Galaxy phones without reducing display resolution or refresh rate.

London On The Inside designates 2026 Year of the Woman, highlighting female-led stories and donating 5% of profits to Women & Girls Network.

HOKO opens HOKO Wonton Noodles at Seven Dials Market in late January 2026, offering authentic hand-wrapped Hong Kong wontons and classic HK dishes and drinks.

Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board President Rafael Mandelman formed a 28-person working group to reform San Francisco's 548-page city charter.

Rookie kicker Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard potential game-winner, giving the Steelers a 26-24 win and ending the Ravens' season and division title bid.