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Video: A City on Edge: Protesters Clash in Minneapolis

A small pro-ICE rally led by Jake Lang in Minneapolis quickly drew larger counterprotests and turned violent, with his group outnumbered.

Digital life

fromSocial Media Today

Meta Says That the Science Does Not Support Teen Social Media Bans

Meta contends legal cases misrepresent internal documents while allegations claim its platforms harmed teens and politicians exploit the controversy for votes.

Wellness

9 hours ago

There's no gold medal in the stress Olympics here's how to start resting

Rest replenishes energy, enhances performance, and should be prioritized over constant productivity; active forms of rest often restore more than passive leisure.

Digital life

fromFuturism

Tech Corporations Engaging in "Human Fracking"

Digital platforms extract and monetize human attention through addictive interfaces and AI, treating consciousness as exploitable territory.

Wellness

fromConde Nast Traveler

How a Longevity Clinic in Costa Rica Helped Me Overcome My Grief After a Year of Loss

A wellness retreat and Estée Lauder Skin Longevity Clinic helped reshape attitudes toward aging and supported grief processing.

Wellness

15 hours ago

The 75 hard challenge has come roaring back - but I have my own self-improvement regime | Emma Beddington

Proposes playful alternative self-improvement challenges prioritizing gentle daily pleasures like stroking animals, naps, nostalgic food, and domestic habits over extreme regimes.

Digital life

fromLos Angeles Times

9 hours ago

Social media addiction's surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers

Creators use short videos to interrupt mindless social media scrolling and encourage users to recognize and reduce excessive screen time.

OMG science

fromwww.npr.org

4 days ago

This teenager who wrote a research paper on how AI could impact teen jobs

AI is replacing common teenage jobs like retail and food service through kiosks and self-checkout, reducing summer and entry-level employment opportunities for teens.

OMG science

5 days ago

Wolf's dinner preserved in Siberia for 14,400 years sheds light on woolly rhino

A woolly rhinoceros genome was recovered from partially digested tissue inside a 14,400-year-old mummified wolf cub, providing genetic data from near the species' extinction.

fromNature

1 week ago

Electrochemical defluorinative Matteson-type homologation - Nature

The Matteson homologation, first developed in 1980, elongates carbon chains by insertion into a C−B bond. 1 This versatile reaction traditionally requires three steps: carbanion formation, nucleophilic addition to organoboron, and a thermo- or Lewis acid-promoted boronate rearrangement. These processes often demand exacting conditions, including cryogenic temperatures and handling of air- and moisture-sensitive reagents. 2,3 Here, we report a Matteson-type homologation which integrates these three transformations into a one-pot electrochemical process.

Tech industry

fromTheregister

Microsoft hiring energy strategists for Asian datacenters

Microsoft is hiring senior energy managers in Asia to secure power for expanding datacenters; Vietnam began construction of its first 32nm chipmaking fab.

UX design

fromMedium

5 hours ago

UI Style Exploration with Nano Banana Pro

Visual styles shape product feel, affordances, and interface intent; studying historical OS design reveals visual hierarchy, interaction patterns, and emotional tone.

Tech industry

fromwww.bbc.com

Google appeals landmark antitrust verdict over search monopoly

Google appealed a US district judge's ruling that found it unlawfully monopolized online search and asked to pause court-ordered remedies requiring data sharing and syndication.

UX design

fromMedium

Design tokens with confidence

Aligning design tokens with the W3C standard creates a platform-agnostic single source of truth that propagates updates consistently and reduces maintenance and visual regressions.

EU data protection

fromThe Drum

16 hours ago

How the new EU data privacy laws change the kids and teens ad market forever

EU data laws will remove behavioural and programmatic advertising targeting children and teens across Europe, forcing a shift to cookieless kid-safe advertising models.

Tech industry

16 hours ago

Palmer Luckey says Meta's VR layoffs aren't a 'disaster' - and fix a problem critics aren't talking about

Meta's Reality Labs layoffs reallocate resources from subsidized first-party VR game development toward core technology and platform stability, not a retreat from VR.

EU data protection

fromComputerworld

AWS European cloud service launch raises questions over sovereignty

AWS launched a European Sovereign Cloud operated under EU-only governance to provide data residency and regulatory compliance while claiming separation from non-EU dependencies.

UX design

fromMedium

9 hours ago

Designers as orchestrators, uncertain AI, designing with Cursor, how UX impacts P&L

AI removed the need for designers to translate designs into code, enabling designers to build and ship software directly with AI-assisted workflows.

Privacy professionals

fromLogRocket Blog

11 hours ago

Your security team blocked Cursor and Claude Code-time to switch to OpenCode - LogRocket Blog

OpenCode enables fully local AI code assistance via Ollama so code and prompts never leave local hardware, meeting strict compliance requirements.

Privacy professionals

fromwww.standard.co.uk

16 hours ago

Prince Harry in London for start of celebrity privacy trial against Daily Mail publisher

Prince Harry and other high-profile figures allege Associated Newspapers committed serious privacy breaches including bugging, phone-hacking, and dishonest gathering of sensitive information.

Privacy professionals

fromFuturism

AI Surveillance Systems Are Causing a Staggering Number of Wrongful Arrests

AI surveillance in schools generates many false positive alerts, triggering arrests, involuntary detentions, and traumatic experiences for students.

EU data protection

fromEngadget

TikTok tightens age verification across Europe

TikTok is deploying upgraded age-detection technology plus human specialist review across Europe to identify, ban, and remove under-13 accounts, with appeals and verification options.

Food & drink

9 Hidden Gem Menu Items Worth Seeking Out At Fast Food Chains - Tasting Table

Many fast food chains offer underrated menu items worth trying, such as Five Guys' grilled hot dog with customizable, unlimited toppings.

Books

fromsfist.com

42 minutes ago

Green Apple Books' Sunset Location Finally Gets a New Tenant in Upstairs Mezzanine: A Literary Co-Working Space

Green Apple Books mezzanine now houses Backstory Above, a writers' co-working space offering silent work areas, a soundproof booth, and a small conference room.

Environment

Australia's largest coal power plant to operate an extra two years to support national grid

Eraring power station will remain operational until April 2029 to support grid reliability while more renewable generation, storage and transmission capacity comes online.

Social media marketing

fromSocial Media Today

Threads Continues to Add Users as X Sees Ongoing Declines

Twitter's user growth stagnated so it reclassified as 'News' on the App Store to avoid comparisons while relying on large-scale first-party analytics for its ML.

Food & drink

They ditched fine dining and pharma jobs to open a bakery

Two former scientists turned bakers opened The Weirdoughs in Singapore; their artisan bakery rapidly attracts customers despite demanding production and career pivots.

Major League Baseball

fromDodgers Nation

Mookie Betts to Retire After Current Dodgers Deal Ends

Mookie Betts plans to retire at age 40 when his contract ends in 2032 to be present for his two children.

Food & drink

Shoppers Are Noticing Steep Price Increases On This Sweet Treat, Even At Costco - Tasting Table

Chocolate prices have surged due to reduced West African cocoa harvests, disease, supply-chain strain, and past U.S. tariffs, pushing retail and wholesale costs sharply higher.

#remote-work

fromForbes

Remote teams

Remote-Hybrid Jobs In 2026: Do Experts Predict Sizzle Or Fizzle?

Remote-hybrid jobs remain significant in 2026 with mixed signals: strong remote preferences and productivity data but rising return-to-office mandates and 'hybrid creep'.

Remote teams

Why remote work is quietly thriving in the return-to-office era

Remote work remains prevalent despite rising return-to-office mandates, often occurring via exemptions or unrecorded arrangements.

Remote teams

fromForbes

Remote-Hybrid Jobs In 2026: Do Experts Predict Sizzle Or Fizzle?

Remote-hybrid jobs remain significant in 2026 with mixed signals: strong remote preferences and productivity data but rising return-to-office mandates and 'hybrid creep'.

Remote teams

Why remote work is quietly thriving in the return-to-office era

California wines sweep 26th annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition

California wines dominated the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, winning all top categories across sparkling, rosé, specialty, white, and red from over 5,500 entries.

Wine

fromwww.mercurynews.com

11 hours ago

California wines sweep 26th annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition

All top category winners at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition were from California.

Information security

fromThe Hacker News

Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploits, RedLine Clipjack, NTLM Crack, Copilot Attack & More

Automation and interconnected systems are increasing attack surfaces, enabling attackers to exploit small flaws and remain undetected, outpacing defenders.

Marketing tech

fromMarTech

How to build lasting buyer momentum in B2B marketing | MarTech

Connect sustained brand mental availability to identifiable buying triggers to create long-term B2B buyer momentum instead of relying on short-term campaigns.

Information security

fromThe Hacker News

8 hours ago

Google Gemini Prompt Injection Flaw Exposed Private Calendar Data via Malicious Invites

An indirect prompt-injection allowed Google Gemini to parse malicious calendar-invite descriptions and exfiltrate private meeting data via newly created Google Calendar events.

Information security

fromTheregister

Don't underestimate pro-Russia hacktivists, warns UK NCSC

Pro-Russia hacktivist denial-of-service attacks threaten UK local authorities, critical national infrastructure, and other organizations, causing service disruption and recovery costs.

Marketing tech

fromMarTech

Peter Drucker warned us. Positionless Marketing is the answer | MarTech

Removing structural barriers enables marketing teams to act at customer speed, compressing campaign cycles from weeks to minutes and preserving real-time opportunities.

Wine

The Best Wine Pairings For 10 Popular Types Of Pasta Sauce - Tasting Table

Match pasta sauce acidity and flavor with a complementary wine; for acidic tomato-based sauces like pomodoro or marinara, choose Sangiovese or Chianti.

Artificial intelligence

fromInfoWorld

Edge AI: The future of AI inference is smarter local compute

Edge AI shifts computation from cloud to devices, enabling low-latency, cost-efficient, and privacy-preserving AI inference while facing performance and ecosystem challenges.

Artificial intelligence

fromFortune

I lead IBM Consulting, here's how AI-first companies must redesign work for growth | Fortune

AI value requires redesigning work and enterprise architecture rather than bolting AI onto legacy workflows to achieve distinctive, scalable competitive advantage.

Books

Sex, death and parrots: Julian Barnes's best fiction ranked!

Duffy, The Porcupine and The Lemon Table deliver a bisexual private-eye crime caper, a savage satire of a collapsed communist regime, and stories about ageing.

fromwww.cnbc.com

11 hours ago

65% of workers are interested in 'microshifting' their schedules as an alternative to the strict 9-to-5: It's 'a way to reclaim control'

"short, non-linear blocks based on personal energy, responsibilities, or productivity patterns."

Writing

fromPsychology Today

6 hours ago

Why Stepping Away Makes Writing Come Alive Again

Long pauses and distance renew memory and imagination, allowing ideas to reorganize and prevent repetitive production while rhythm, not constant output, sustains creative development.

Media industry

fromwww.mediaite.com

8 hours ago

New Yorker Goes Deep on Bari Weiss' Rocky CBS News Start

Bari Weiss's early leadership at CBS News clashed with traditional newsroom norms, prompting staff unease and controversial editorial and managerial decisions.

Social media marketing

fromThedrum

SK-II: Beauty, Technology & Art

SK-II created an augmented reality pop-up in Tokyo combining technology, art, and influencers to deliver personalised immersive skincare retail experiences and expand globally.

Media industry

fromDigiday

21 hours ago

In Graphic Detail: Why platforms are turning social video into living room TV

Big tech is shifting focus to living rooms, prioritizing social and short-form video, serialized brand content, and ad budgets away from traditional TV.

Books

fromThe New Yorker

15 hours ago

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

Three new books explore personal transformation through an adventurous treasure hunt, caregiving choices at end of life, and Africa's influence on Europe's self-conception.

Environment

fromHigh Country News

Alaska's public lands are a political battleground - High Country News

Simultaneous federal development proposals in Alaska intensify conflicts between resource extraction and conservation while raising energy-cost, infrastructure, and local-welfare concerns.

Major League Baseball

fromMLB Trade Rumors

The Opener: Top Free Agents, Braves, Catching Market

Framber Valdez and Cody Bellinger remain the top available free agents while Ha-Seong Kim will miss four to five months after hand surgery.

Social media marketing

fromForbes

fromwww.independent.co.uk

A Decade Of Trippin' With Tarte: Inside The Viral Brand Trip Machine

Experiential influencer trips that invest in creators and authentic interactions can generate massive sales growth and reshape marketing strategies for beauty brands.

Media industry

20 hours ago

Matt Damon confirms bleak, bizarre rumour about Netflix original movies

The Independent funds on-the-ground journalism through donations without paywalls; Netflix enforces explicit, repetitive dialogue to accommodate distracted viewers.

Privacy technologies

fromZDNET

Should you be afraid of smart home hacking? What it is, and how experts prevent it

Use strong passwords, enable multi-factor authentication, secure device setup, keep firmware updated, and research brands to reduce smart home hacking risk.

Writing

fromPsychology Today

3 hours ago

Where Loneliness Really Begins

Every hero's journey begins in an ordinary world that feels ordered yet hides an essential absence, prompting a quest for repair and return.

Privacy technologies

fromZDNET

I ditched Google Maps for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps provides privacy-first, open-source, offline-capable maps with no tracking, lower battery usage, voice navigation, and free cross-platform availability.

fromZacks

6 hours ago

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Writing

fromThe Oaklandside

6 hours ago

Who will be Oakland's next youth poet laureate?

Oakland invites teen writers to apply for a yearlong youth poet laureate program representing the city through performances, workshops, and a laureate project.

Europe news

fromwww.aljazeera.com

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,423

Russian forces continued offensive operations, seizing settlements, striking energy and military targets, causing civilian casualties, widespread power outages, and prompting emergency repairs and humanitarian concerns.

English Premier League

fromESPN.com

fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

VAR review: Should Man United's Dalot have been sent off vs. Man City?

VAR upheld a yellow for Dalot because contact was deemed glancing, with referee communication and match timing influencing the VAR review.

Europe news

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Tymoshenko Avoids Detention On Bribery Charges

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko must pay $760,000 bail amid bribery charges, faces travel and communication restrictions while denying wrongdoing and preparing an appeal.

Europe news

fromwww.caughtoffside.com

'Repressionist' artist Pavel Krisevich forced to flee Russia

Young Russian political artists like Pavel Krisevich are being forced into exile after repeated arrests, intimidation by security services, and designation as foreign agents.

English Premier League

5 days ago

Leeds agree to sell first-team striker for only 10m

Leeds may consider offers for Joel Piroe in January, but Piroe wants to stay and fight for a place after injury-limited minutes.

New York Knicks

fromESPN.com

Fans give Knicks earful as struggles continue vs. Mavericks

Max Christie scored 26 as the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks dominated the New York Knicks 114-97, cruising to a 30-point halftime advantage.

LGBT

fromAdvocate.com

How LGBTQ+ people are defending Earth in the climate crisis

Nature provides SJ Joslin refuge free of gender or sexual discrimination, guiding their environmental work despite firing after hanging a transgender Pride flag.

FC Barcelona

fromBarca Blaugranes

Andres Cuenca close to leaving Barcelona for Como

Andres Cuenca is set to join FC Como on loan from Barcelona, with Barcelona retaining a percentage of any future sale.

East Bay real estate

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Single-family home sells for $1.5 million in Fremont

A 1,268-square-foot Fremont single-story home sold for $1,512,000 ($1,192/sqft); three bedrooms, two bathrooms, built 1958, on a 7,700-square-foot lot.

New York Mets

fromBlueJaysNation

Where the Blue Jays can turn to on improving the roster

Blue Jays pursued Tucker and Bichette but lost both as players chose shorter, higher-AAV deals despite Toronto offering longer, larger contracts.

National Hockey League

fromRMNB

Avalanche beat Caps 5-2: What did you expect?

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals as Colorado's top players and Capitals' defensive mistakes decided the game's outcome.

National Hockey League

fromEditor In Leaf

fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

3 Maple Leafs players that won't be back next season

Several Maple Leafs players face potential departure after 2025-26, with Calle Jarnkrok especially unlikely to return due to diminished role and injuries.

Gadgets

52 minutes ago

Ayaneo's Konkr Fit Handheld Packs AMD Ryzen AI 9 And Windows, Targeting the Steam Deck and Legion Go 2 - Yanko Design

Ayaneo's Konkr Fit is a 7-inch Windows handheld powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with an 80Wh battery, targeting real PC gaming.

Arts

fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine

salvaged wood from the LA wildfires becomes functional objects at marta exhibition

Reclaimed Altadena wood has been transformed into functional objects at Marta, commemorating the 2025 wildfires and embodying memory, loss, and potential regeneration.

Mindfulness

fromPsychology Today

31 minutes ago

Hangry Isn't Anger: Understanding Frozen Stress Response

Hunger-induced irritability is an incomplete fight-or-flight stress response, not true anger, and recognizing this helps manage it differently.

Arts

from48 hills

Drama Masks: Stage predictions for 2026 - 48 hills

Bay Area theatre faces uncertainty from reduced funding, political turmoil, and limited January programming, threatening venues, arts institutions, and future productions.

Education

UK ministers scrap foreign students target in shift to overseas hubs strategy

UK abandons numeric international student targets, prioritizes growing education exports overseas and supports universities to open international hubs while enforcing tougher compliance for genuine students.

Gadgets

fromScary Mommy

3 hours ago

65 Genius Things That Have Super High Reviews & Are Incredibly Cheap

Highly rated, budget-friendly household gadgets provide clever, practical solutions for safety, convenience, and everyday tasks, with many starting around $7.

New York City

fromAlleywatch

National Basketball Association

#NYCtech Week in Review: 1/11/26 - 1/17/26

NYC startups secured major funding this week, led by Rain ($250M), Proxima ($80M), WithCoverage ($42M), Flip CX ($20M), GiveCard ($8.9M), Noise Labs ($7.1M).

fromHot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog

Tyler Herro is unlikely to rejoin Heat for entire five-game road trip due to rib injury

Tyler Herro is sidelined by a costochondral rib injury, unlikely to join the Heat on the five-game West Coast trip and with no return timeline.

Gadgets

Loading Your Dishwasher This Way Is Sabotaging Every Wash - Tasting Table

Properly separate and angle dishes in the dishwasher, avoid nesting, skip pre-rinsing, and alternate utensils to ensure thorough cleaning and conserve water.

Los Angeles

fromLos Angeles Times

Photos: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in L.A.

Hundreds gathered in South Los Angeles for a two-mile Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade celebrating his life and legacy, ending at Leimert Park Plaza.

Miscellaneous

fromSocial Media Today

TikTok Adds Teen Safety Measures in EU, Outlines Economic Contribution

Enhanced technology will be rolled out in Europe to detect and remove accounts belonging to users under 13, with specialist moderator review and an appeals process.

Miscellaneous