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Blue SkyWellness
fromBuzzFeed
19 hours ago"I Didn't Discover It Until My 40s": Adults Over 40 Are Sharing The Life-Altering Habits They Wish They'd Formed When They Were Way Younger
Older adults adopted healthier habits later in life—improved diet, sobriety, intentional friendships, and reading—leading to better health and well-being.
fromwww.nature.com
6 days agoAuthor Correction: Brahma safeguards canalization of cardiac mesoderm differentiation
Following publication of this article, we were alerted via PubPeer to an inadvertent image duplication in Extended Fig. 7b in our paper. Upon carefully examining all the figures, we have discovered another duplication error in Extended Fig. 3g. The errors occurred during figure preparation by using placeholder images originating from similar areas of a well. The errors do not compromise the results or the conclusions of our work.
Tech industry
fromBenzinga
6 hours agoInvestigating Meta Platforms's Standing In Interactive Media & Services Industry Compared To Competitors - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)
Meta Platforms has massive global reach and ad-driven revenue, with a low debt-to-equity ratio (0.26) indicating relatively low financial leverage.
Privacy professionals
fromPrivacy International
48 minutes agoHMRC 'function creep' means spying on your travel plans to block benefits
UK tax agency used passenger travel surveillance to suspend child benefit payments, wrongly accusing residents of leaving the country and causing unjustified cancellations.
EU data protection
fromDigiday
3 days agoThe EU's Digital Omnibus offers relief for ad tech, but hands more power to Big Tech and AI agents
EU proposes Digital Omnibus to simplify digital rules, reduce administrative burdens, clarify data definitions, and ease compliance for businesses and AI development.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 hours agoWeekly Recap: Fortinet Exploit, Chrome 0-Day, BadIIS Malware, Record DDoS, SaaS Breach & More
Widespread exploitation of FortiWeb and Chrome zero-days, plus supply-chain and SaaS compromises, forced major vendors into rapid incident response and urgent patching.
Privacy technologies
fromsfist.com
8 hours agoTSA Launches Expedited eGates at SFO, For Elite Travelers Who Hand Over Their Personal Data
San Francisco International Airport is among the first to deploy Clear's real-time biometric eGates in partnership with the TSA, raising privacy and regulatory concerns.
Books
fromIndependent
11 hours ago'It was a racket. But it was a racket RTE started.' Myles Dungan on freelance contracts, losing 'Late Date' and moving into fiction writing
Myles Dungan combines sardonic self-deprecation and imagination to create The Red Branch, a 19th-century San Francisco espionage thriller about Fenians, with agent support.
Social media marketing
fromAdExchanger
10 hours agoMeta's Ad Platform Is Going Haywire In Time For The Holidays (Again) | AdExchanger
Meta's ad platform experienced widespread, recurring technical failures in 2025 causing major ad delivery issues, AI product failures, and advertiser frustration during the holiday season.
Remote teams
fromSan Diego Union-Tribune
2 days agoCompanies have found employees can be just as productive when working remotely. And they're happier too
Hybrid and remote work have become permanent features of the labor market as employers refine flexible arrangements to boost productivity, morale, recruitment, and retention.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoAfter 10 years talking to knights, squires and wizards, I understand why ren fairs are booming
Medieval re-enactment and live-action roleplay provide physical camaraderie, identity exploration, and emotional escape, helping participants build community and cope with loneliness.
English Premier League
fromBavarian Football Works
1 week agoPundit says it's too early to say Liverpool's Florian Wirtz is biggest Premier League transfer flop
Florian Wirtz's early Liverpool struggles should not be labeled the biggest transfer flop after 11 Premier League games; a full season is needed to judge adaptation.
New York Mets
fromwww.amny.com
2 hours agoMets trade rumors: Who follows Brandon Nimmo out of Queens? | amNewYork
Brandon Nimmo was traded to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien, triggering a Mets offseason retool that makes several infielders expendable and prioritizes pitching and left field upgrades.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
11 hours ago'The Permanence Agenda': Paint and Plastic Won't Deliver Real Street Safety - Streetsblog New York City
New York should convert temporary, quick-build street improvements into permanent, high-quality public space infrastructure to match world-class cities and enhance transportation safety.
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