Today Briefly

Today Briefly

Do not forage for wild mushrooms in California now due to multiple death cap poisonings causing fatalities and severe liver damage.

Google Photos adds music-synced premade video templates and faster mobile video editing tools, available mostly on Android and iOS.

The digital age is an Information Crisis reshaping social, political, and epistemic relations much like writing and the printing press did.

Jess King, a former professional dancer and Peloton instructor, balances motherhood and DJing while prioritizing strength training, protein recovery, dumbbells and sunscreen.

Joey Zwillinger and his wife co-founded Biologica, a women's hormone health supplement brand offering stage-specific powdered fizz sachets with targeted ingredients.

Gaby Ortega transitioned from adult-content performer to wellness advocate, rebuilding her brand by rejecting sexualized roles and growing community through slow, authentic content.

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shows anomalous comet-like behavior prompting speculation about possible non-natural origins, including deliberate seeding by advanced life.

Galaxy Cluster Abell 209 contains over 100 galaxies about 2.8 billion light-years away whose combined mass gravitationally lenses and stretches background galaxies.

The European Commission proposed targeted amendments and a Digital Fitness Check to reduce overlap, smooth implementation, and assess cumulative impacts on EU digital regulation.

Meta will let EU users choose full data sharing for personalised ads or reduced data sharing for less personalised ads from January 2026.

Nvidia is developing software that infers the country location of its AI GPUs using telemetry and network signals to help prevent indirect export-restricted transfers.

Non-custodial software developers are not money transmitters because users retain control of funds and no third party takes possession or control.

Scale AI's contractor workforce is shrinking amid client losses, lowered valuations, Meta's investment, and contractors leaving over pay cuts, unpaid onboarding, and reduced workloads.

Google's Gemini is rapidly gaining users while regulatory scrutiny may force limits on Google's search-driven data advantage over ChatGPT.

Figma added AI-powered image editing — object removal, isolation, image expansion, and a unified image-editing toolbar — available now in Figma Design and Draw.

Playwright integrated with Axe automates WCAG-focused accessibility testing and report generation, enabling CI integration and avoiding false positives by excluding external elements.

Defaulting to icons in every menu item creates unnecessary visual noise and cognitive load; icons should be added thoughtfully only when they aid understanding.

Eighty percent of major US retailers embed tracking pixels in marketing emails, enabling location, device, and open-time monitoring while sending billions of promotional messages daily.

Teams will automatically update and display employees' work location via Wi‑Fi or desk peripherals, showing whether users are in the office or not.

Agentic AI transforms marketing into a workforce of decision-making agents, requiring strict identity, access, scope and provenance governance to protect brand and scale safely.

Josh McDaniels' return to the Patriots and his work with quarterback Drake Maye are major factors in the team's 2025 offensive turnaround to an 11-2 record.

Prioritize proactive personal-branding actions—teach your primary AI tool about you, humanize your LinkedIn, and use short-form video to increase visibility and emotional connection.

New Lower Manhattan openings include Randy's Donuts, Homie's Donuts, a 34-seat bookstore café at 170 Avenue A, and James Beard Foundation holiday dinners.

Video is a strategic imperative for hybrid and remote organizations, delivering superior engagement, measurable ROI, and serving as a proxy experience in high-trust industries.

99 Ranch Market's Eat Up food court in Flushing offers diverse, high-quality Asian regional dishes with standout handmade noodles, drinks, and pork trotters.

Michael Mina launched a flamboyant Bourbon Steak and a quieter PABU-Chan tasting room, offering high-profile celebration and intimate sake-focused experiences in San Francisco.

Android devices save Google search history used for ad personalization; users can manually clear it or set auto-delete to protect privacy.

Seven-day French rail wine tour visits Champagne, Alsace, and Burgundy, offering tastings of more than 35 wines, private transfers, rail travel, and luxury accommodations.

The European Commission proposes allowing member states to exempt datacentres, AI gigafactories and affordable housing from mandatory environmental impact assessments.

Instagram introduces a "Your Algorithm" feature letting users add or remove topics to directly influence Reels and Explore recommendations using AI.

Reading many newly released novels early delivers intense pleasure; annual top-ten lists prioritize emotionally powerful, often disturbing fiction that resists conventional criticism.

The Independent funds on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism across major issues while the McCann family accuses parts of the UK media of harassment and interference.

Americans increasingly prefer YouTube and TikTok over traditional studio franchises, driving consolidation, layoffs, rising streaming costs, and fewer theatrical releases.

Madeleine Wickham (pen name Sophie Kinsella), bestselling novelist of Confessions of a Shopaholic, died aged 55 after a glioblastoma diagnosis.

Gerry McCann says intrusive, sensationalist press coverage and interference with investigation severely harmed his family and calls for tougher press regulation and Leveson inquiry revival.

Phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and PFAS drive cancer, neurodevelopmental harms, infertility, agricultural degradation, and economic losses exceeding $2.8 trillion annually.

For the first time, anyone can find definitions of Irish words without relying on English dictionaries.

Helis carries unresolved trauma from Daoud while continuing hazardous fieldwork and isolation, receiving quiet, imperfect support from Isla over many years.

Ukraine plans to send an updated peace plan to the United States while Zelenskyy engages European and Vatican leaders amid ongoing military developments.

Personalized, AI-driven devices simplify hybrid work for SMBs by automating tasks, improving accuracy, and enabling seamless collaboration across locations.

Leaders must communicate transparently and consistently through small, repeated signals to build psychological safety and trust across hybrid teams.

Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant opened a second retail location at Marin County Mart in Larkspur, expanding beyond its long-standing Berkeley storefront.

Use two or three words from a favorite song to evoke images, memories, and positivity during the winter holiday season.

Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant will open a second retail store at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur on Dec. 9, 2025, offering French and Italian wines.

Belgium rejected using frozen Russian assets as collateral for a reparations loan, citing major economic, financial and legal risks and potential legal action.

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

Belarus-launched balloons repeatedly closed Vilnius airport, causing major disruptions and prompting Lithuania to call the incidents deliberate hybrid attacks amid Belarus-Russia tensions.

Clearing app and browser caches on Android improves performance, frees storage, and boosts responsiveness without requiring hardware upgrades.

Germany faces persistent hybrid warfare requiring expanded intelligence powers, increased online surveillance, IP storage, and easier inter-agency data exchange to counter sabotage, espionage, and disinformation.

A judge ordered removal of the 31st Street protected bike lane, prompting business-backed celebrations and safety advocates to rally for an appeal and continued protection.

Bronze statue of Walter Lübcke placed outside CDU headquarters protests the party's accommodation of racist politics and warns against cooperation with the far-right AfD.

Pandas 3.0.0 introduces a dedicated string dtype, copy-on-write semantics, and pd.col expressions, while typos improves spellchecking in code with LSP support.

Jeffrey Deitch presents That Was Then, This Is Now at the Miami Design District, organized by (american art projects) and featuring numerous contemporary artists.

The New York Islanders' fourth line of Casey Cizikas, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle MacLean offers energy, puck protection, and scoring impact.

A federal appeals court ruled for the Trump administration, advancing efforts to remove transgender people from military service.

AI improves marketing efficiency, but human connection, authenticity over perfection, and community demand are paramount across industries.