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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

The New Housing Reality. Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Affordability is the primary housing headwind while wellness and a mismatch between housing products and current lifestyles drive consumer choices.

Wellness

This Sleep Lamp Tackles Digital Sleep Disruption - Yanko Design

Wake is a hand-glazed ceramic bedside lamp with programmable circadian lighting and a tactile dial, designed to reduce screen-driven bedtime disruption and support healthier sleep.

Digital life

fromwww.wanderwithjo.com

9 hours ago

Work Remotely from Paradise: 9 Best Island Countries Offering Digital Nomad Visa

Island nations now offer digital nomad visas allowing remote professionals to live, work, include family, and boost local economies under specific income and residency requirements.

Digital life

fromIndependent

17 hours ago

Tanya Sweeney: I've found a corner of the internet filled with compassion and kindness... Facebook's Photoshop edit groups

Free Photoshop edit Facebook groups form unexpectedly kind, human pockets where strangers edit, airbrush, and rework photos, restoring connection amid algorithm-driven friend absence.

Wellness

fromThe Atlantic

The Ultimate Happiness Workout

Starting the day with vigorous exercise and meeting modest federal exercise guidelines significantly improves well-being and helps manage low mood.

Digital life

fromenglish.elpais.com

8 hours ago

A study by former Meta employee claims Instagram's teen protection measures don't work well

Most Instagram protections for minors fail: 30 of 47 tested features don't work or are easily bypassed, nine have limitations, and only eight work as intended.

OMG science

fromTravel + Leisure

October Has 6 Night Sky Wonders Including a Supermoon and 2 Meteor Showers

October's night sky offers visible meteor showers, planet–moon conjunctions, the Milky Way core near the horizon, and peak northern lights activity.

OMG science

fromFuturism

5 days ago

Scientists Say They May Have Just Detected a Wormhole From Another Universe

GW190521 may be an echo from a black hole merger in another universe that briefly formed a postmerger wormhole connecting to ours.

OMG science

fromsfist.com

6 days ago

Fireballs Seen In Evening Sky Thursday Over the Bay Were Just More Space Trash From Elon Musk

Disposable Starlink debris reentered over the Bay Area around 7:45 PM, producing a multi-piece fireball-like trail widely observed across the region.

UX design

fromLogRocket Blog

How we turned a broken order form into a 95% ticket reduction - LogRocket Blog

A full redesign of the online order form grounded in customer feedback and UX principles reduced related support tickets by over 95%.

UX design

fromEqual Entry

3 weeks ago

Accessible Content for People with Limited English Proficiency - Equal Entry

Language-aware, inclusive content and design preserve independence and dignity for people with limited English proficiency while preventing exclusion of up to half of potential users.

Privacy professionals

fromSecuritymagazine

22 hours ago

145,000 Healthcare Records Exposed

A publicly exposed healthcare database containing 145,596 files with sensitive Archer Health patient data was left unprotected and unencrypted.

Privacy professionals

fromAdExchanger

Advertisers Probably Shouldn't Target Teens At All, Cautions Former FTC Commissioner | AdExchanger

Advertisers should reconsider monetizing kids' and teens' attention online and reevaluate targeting and data practices as AI chatbots and platforms lack safety guardrails.

Tech industry

fromTheregister

19 hours ago

New Zealand's Institute of IT Professionals collapses

The Institute of IT Professionals is insolvent and will enter liquidation, suspending activities while members vote at a Special General Meeting on 23 October 2025.

Tech industry

fromBig Think

9 hours ago

The beauty of writing in public

AI models can homogenize thought by profiling and nudging users into similar conceptual pathways, risking collapse of intellectual diversity and weakening democratic discourse.

UX design

fromBusiness Insider

17 hours ago

Figma's CEO said his software won't replace the work of a world-class designer

Figma's AI tools won't replace world-class designers but will remove drudgery, lower barriers, and expand designers' capabilities.

Tech industry

fromExchangewire

13 hours ago

Digest: Spotify CEO Exit Brings Dual Leadership; Epic Says Apple's Install Changes Slash Drop-Offs; The Trade Desk Overhauls Digital Ad Data Marketplace - ExchangeWire.com

Leadership shifts, app-install simplification, and an AI-driven data marketplace aim to boost company governance, user access and engagement, and advertising efficiency.

EU data protection

fromEuractiv

Ireland's data scandal put homes, clinics, and bases on the map - for sale | Euractiv

Weak GDPR enforcement in Ireland allowed near-real-time phone location data of tens of thousands to be sold online, enabling tracking from sensitive sites back to likely homes.

EU data protection

fromComputerWeekly.com

EU Chat Control plans pose 'existential catastrophic risk' to encryption, says Signal | Computer Weekly

Mandating client-side scanning of encrypted communications would introduce severe security vulnerabilities and pose an existential, catastrophic risk to encryption.

Information security

fromTalentLMS Blog

15 hours ago

10 Essential Cybersecurity Topics for Employee Training

Comprehensive cybersecurity training for all employees prevents breaches, protects data, preserves customer trust, and reduces financial, legal, and reputational damage.

National Football League

fromFortune

The NFL is launching professional flag football leagues for both men and women, Commissioner Roger Goodell says | Fortune

The NFL will launch men's and women's professional flag football leagues within the next couple of years, targeting a debut before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Marketing tech

fromAdExchanger

17 hours ago

The Big Story LIVE: AI Unleashed | AdExchanger

AI adoption is driving experimentation across programmatic advertising, increasing focus on measurement and attribution while prompting regulatory scrutiny and industry adjustment.

Marketing tech

fromwww.exchangewire.com

22 hours ago

Onetag & Lotame Partner to Scale Global Audience Activation

Onetag partners with Lotame to integrate Lotame Data Exchange into the Onetag Smart Curation Platform, enabling validated, cookieless audience targeting and Deal ID activation at scale.

Privacy technologies

fromGeeky Gadgets

11 hours ago

Is Your iPhone SPYING On You? The Settings You MUST Turn Off!

Adjust iPhone privacy settings—disable app tracking, analytics sharing, and personalized ads—to limit data collection and protect personal information.

Social media marketing

fromForbes

5 Tactics To Generate High Value Leads On LinkedIn, Without Being Salesy

Use strategic commenting, irresistible hooks, and a conversion-focused profile to generate high-value LinkedIn leads without sounding salesy.

National Football League

fromTime Out London

12 hours ago

NFL London Games 2025: the full schedule, dates, kick off times and last-minute ticket info you need to know

NFL returns to London in October 2025 with three games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley featuring six teams and live UK broadcasts.

Social media marketing

fromTheregister

22 hours ago

Meta will listen into AI conversations to personalize ads

Meta will use users' AI chats and interactions to generate personalized posts, recommendations, and ads across its apps starting December 16, 2025 (excl. EU/UK/South Korea).

Information security

fromTechzine Global

fromFood & Beverage Magazine

Red Hat hit by GitHub breach: 570GB stolen, including client info

Crimson Collective stole nearly 570GB from Red Hat, including data from 28,000 internal projects and about 800 Customer Engagement Reports containing sensitive credentials.

Social media marketing

fromVariety

9 hours ago

Discord Launches 'Arena Quests' Ad Product Tied to Length of Time Spent Playing Sponsored Games (EXCLUSIVE)

Discord launches Arena Quests, enabling brands to sponsor curated games and reward players for playtime with in-app items like Orbs and avatar decorations.

Food & drink

Brass Poppy Unveils Bold New Cocktail Menu at Hotel Van Zandt, Austin - Food & Beverage Magazine

Brass Poppy at Hotel Van Zandt launched an ambitious, craft-forward cocktail menu balancing vintage-meets-modern style with accessible innovation to stay competitive in Austin's hospitality scene.

Wine

fromThe Infatuation

Chambers - Review - Tribeca - New York - The Infatuation

Chambers in Tribeca is a wine-forward bar offering seasonal small plates, about 20 by-the-glass wines, affordable draft pours, and a convivial marble-bar atmosphere.

Information security

fromTechCrunch

Oneleet raises $33M to shake up the world of security compliance | TechCrunch

Oneleet provides an integrated security and compliance platform combining penetration testing, code scanning, cloud data security and training, delivering real security rather than compliance theatre.

Writing

frombeehiiv Blog

The Best Website Builder for Authors in 2025

Authorship requires claiming and sharing work via a reliable platform; beehiiv simplifies audience growth, monetization, and site maintenance for authors.

Food & drink

fromTime Out London

7 hours ago

This hyped east London wine bar is opening its first permanent restaurant

Oranj opens a permanent Shoreditch wine bar on Dray Walk featuring seasonal European-inspired dishes by Yuto Fujimoto and a focus on natural, low-intervention wines.

Food & drink

fromCN Traveller

8 hours ago

The 29 best restaurants in Dubai

Dubai's dining scene spans Michelin-star fine dining, street-food institutions, homegrown bistros and innovative Emirati restaurants like Gerbou.

Media industry

fromFortune

Gen Z, millennials and Republicans drive trust in media to the lowest ever recorded, a shocking collapse of 50 percentage points since 1972 | Fortune

Public trust in U.S. news media has fallen to a record-low 28%, with 70% expressing little or no confidence and historic lows across demographics.

Books

fromGameSpot

5 hours ago

SNES RPGs Get The Definitive Treatment In Bitmap Books' New Volume

Bitmap Books will publish The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs, a deluxe visual guide available for preorder at $40, shipping later this month.

Books

fromwww.theguardian.com

8 hours ago

I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally audiobook review the life of a hospitality legend

Keith McNally, a British-born restaurateur, survives a stroke and suicide attempt and reflects on his career, health, regrets, and nostalgic joys.

Books

fromwww.theguardian.com

fromwww.independent.co.uk

What we're reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in September

Namanlagh, Tom Paulin's first poetry collection in ten years, meditates on illness, recovery, partnership, violence, historical neglect, and a late-style sense of unfinished business.

Media industry

11 hours ago

Pregnant women and pensioners massively underrepresented in TV adverts

Pensioners, pregnant women and disabled people are markedly under-represented in UK TV advertising despite their population shares, while Black people are notably over-represented.

Media industry

fromNieman Lab

2 hours ago

Don't dwell on "democracy," and other new findings about how to market local news

American adults largely value and prefer 'local' news, many are willing to pay modestly, while older and lower-income groups resist paying.

fromFood & Beverage Magazine

5 hours ago

Frank Schindler Appointed Director of ProWein Dusseldorf, Leading Vision into the Future - Food & Beverage Magazine

The wine and spirits industry is witnessing a pivotal leadership change as Frank Schindler prepares to take the helm of ProWein Düsseldorf, the world's premier trade fair for wines and spirits. This strategic appointment signals a new era of innovation and global expansion for an event that has long been considered the heartbeat of the international beverage industry. A Strategic Leadership Transition Effective October 15, 2025, Frank Schindler will assume the role of Director of ProWein

fromFood & Beverage Magazine

5 hours ago

Frank Schindler Appointed Director of ProWein Dusseldorf, Leading Vision into the Future - Food & Beverage Magazine

The wine and spirits industry is witnessing a pivotal leadership change as Frank Schindler prepares to take the helm of ProWein Düsseldorf, the world's premier trade fair for wines and spirits. This strategic appointment signals a new era of innovation and global expansion for an event that has long been considered the heartbeat of the international beverage industry. A Strategic Leadership Transition

Remote teams

fromForbes

Why Microshifting Signals The End Of The Traditional 9-To-5

Microshifting replaces the traditional 9-to-5 as employees break days into flexible segments to balance work, family, education, and multiple jobs.

Remote teams

fromFortune

There are 3 key reasons why remote work is actually bringing you down, according to top management experts | Fortune

Remote work's long-term effects weaken organizational functioning, disadvantaging junior employees and diminishing office value, making a return to the office increasingly necessary.

Remote teams

fromInc

The Top 5 Countries Where Hiring Is a Game-Changer in 2025

Hiring globally combines diverse cultural strengths and specialized skills to accelerate innovation, customer excellence, and scalable growth beyond single-market limitations.

Writing

fromJezebel

Ready to Be Freaked Out? It's Scary Story Contest Time!

Submit true, frightening real-life stories in October via comments; no AI, brevity preferred, winners published after judging.

Europe news

fromwww.caughtoffside.com

Greetings from Kyiv, where you might stumble across Zelenskyy taking a stroll

Kyiv's Maidan sparked two mass revolutions against Kremlin influence, reshaped Ukrainian politics, and helped propel Volodymyr Zelenskyy into leadership and wartime prominence.

English Premier League

Sources: Premier League club leading contender to sign Marc Guehi, it's not Liverpool

Marc Guehi is likely to leave Crystal Palace in January with multiple top clubs including Tottenham, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City and United interested.

Writing

fromwww.theguardian.com

My petty gripe: not only am I losing my livelihood to AI now it's stealing my em dashes too

Em dashes are being treated as signs of AI, forcing writers to remove them and alter natural punctuation, risking personal style and grammatical loss.

Europe news

With no guarantee of U.S. weapons, Ukraine races to make its own

Ukraine is rapidly expanding a domestic drone industry producing low-cost disposable and higher-end reusable drones to offset depleted Soviet-era stockpiles and reduced U.S. assistance.

English Premier League

fromSoccer News

4 days ago

Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal: What Were The Main Talking Points As The Gunners Mount A Sensational Last-Gasp Comeback At St. James' Park? - Soccer News

Arsenal mounted a late comeback to beat Newcastle 2-1, moving within two points of Liverpool and demonstrating strong mental resilience.

English Premier League

fromwww.amny.com

1 week ago

GOAL USA's The Rondo podcast connecting American soccer fans | amNewYork

GOAL USA's The Rondo hosted large Premier League watch parties at The Ground NYC, featuring interactive fan engagement, British food, and a strong local soccer community atmosphere.

Europe news

1 week ago

German and Swedish jets intercept Russian military plane over Baltic Sea

German and Swedish fighters intercepted and monitored a Russian IL-20M reconnaissance plane that entered neutral Baltic Sea airspace after NATO scrambled quick reaction alert forces.

NYC politics

fromtherealdeal.com

The Daily Dirt: Real estate remains split on mayoral race

Andrew Cuomo's campaign received a last-minute fundraising push after Mayor Adams withdrew, raising about $80,000 and potentially over $500,000 with public matching funds.

SF politics

from48 hills

20 hours ago

Booing the mayor isn't political violence - 48 hills

Political protests and historical political assassinations in San Francisco are not equivalent; activism advanced rights without lethal violence, and threats or killings are never acceptable.

France news

fromThe Local France

16 hours ago

PODCAST: France shamed by Sarkozy and is the Champs-Elysees now the worst street in Paris?

Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy and sentenced to five years in prison, potentially becoming France's first postwar leader to be jailed.

Manchester City

fromSoccer News

12 hours ago

Prediction: Brentford vs Manchester City - Betting Tips, Team News, Key Facts - Soccer News

Igor Thiago likely to record at least one shot on target as Brentford hosts Manchester City, after scoring four goals in five top-flight appearances.

Mindfulness

fromPsychology Today

3 hours ago

How to Stay Mindful in an Increasingly Mindless World

Small, device-free changes to routine and single-tasking foster mindful eating, increase enjoyment and satiety, reduce stress, and restore focus.

Manchester City

fromSoccer News

14 hours ago

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola refuses to comment on late Monaco penalty (Video) - Soccer News

A late penalty converted by Eric Dier denied Manchester City a win in the Champions League, costing them two points.

East Bay (California)

fromThe Oaklandside

3 hours ago

Farm fresh food delivered to your doorstep: A guide to the East Bay's CSAs

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) delivers regular local produce, supports farmers with upfront payments, reduces carbon footprint, and can offer cost savings and seasonal variety.

Arts