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Wellness
fromPractical Ecommerce
4 hours ago

Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com

Wellnesse produces all-natural, fluoride-free toothpaste using micro hydroxyapatite to remineralize enamel, whiten teeth, reduce sensitivity, and replace conventional toxic ingredients.
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
2 hours ago

3 Ways to Make Good Habits That Actually Last

Lasting habit change requires more than willpower; anchoring new habits to existing routines, environmental cues, and identity increases automaticity and motivation.
Digital life
fromZDNET
15 hours ago

This $50 gadget bricked my iPhone and altered my relationship with it (for the better)

Screen time normalizes into multi-hour daily habits that erode time, energy, and wellbeing, causing cyclical app removal and eventual relapse during low-energy periods.
Digital life
fromFast Company
5 hours ago

One year later, I'm gladder than ever I left Twitter

Leaving Twitter reduced engagement and improved well-being as the platform shrinks and loses cultural relevance under current leadership.
Wellness
fromwww.bbc.com
5 hours ago

Wellbeing support for terminally-ill islanders

Les Bourgs Hospice offers a free 12-week wellbeing programme in Guernsey for adults with life-limiting illnesses, providing support, social connection and caregiver respite.
OMG science
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

Scientist believes 3I/Atlas 'acceleration might be the technological signature of an internal engine' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

3I/Atlas is an interstellar object showing unusual behavior, including non-gravitational acceleration and an unexpected blue color possibly from artificial or natural sources.
UX design
fromMedium
3 days ago

Internalize the problem before jumping into the solution

Product thinking centers on understanding user journeys, identifying pain points, and defining clear value propositions to create seamless, user-focused experiences.
Tech industry
fromThe Motley Fool
4 hours ago

Meta Stock Has Taken a Massive Hit. Time to Buy? | The Motley Fool

Meta shows accelerating ad-driven growth but faces investor concern due to unprecedented AI infrastructure and capital spending plans that cut free cash flow.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
2 hours ago

GPU monsters eat supercomputing, legacy storage starves

Nvidia's GPU-driven upheaval fragments supercomputing, forcing storage and infrastructure redesign to avoid costly GPU idle time under AI's metadata-heavy, random I/O workloads.
Privacy professionals
fromComputerWeekly.com
7 hours ago

MI5 made multiple applications for phone data to identify BBC journalist's sources | Computer Weekly

MI5 made multiple unlawful applications for BBC journalist Vincent Kearney's phone data between 2006 and 2009, prompting legal challenges over alleged surveillance.
EU data protection
fromThe Verge
7 hours ago

WhatsApp is launching third-party chat integration in Europe

Meta will enable third-party apps to interoperate with WhatsApp in Europe while maintaining end-to-end encryption to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
1 day ago

Kyndryl takeover of Solvinity leads to Dutch sovereignty scare

Kyndryl's acquisition of Solvinity raises concerns about Amsterdam's digital autonomy, data protection, municipal contract effects, and potential exposure under the US CLOUD Act.
EU data protection
fromeuronews
1 day ago

Ireland launches investigation into Elon Musk's X on content moderatio

Ireland's media regulator is investigating whether X provides effective internal complaint handling and complies with the EU Digital Services Act, with fines and agreements possible.
Privacy professionals
fromMUO
20 hours ago

Microsoft has changed a controversial Teams Wi-Fi location feature - but won't say why

Microsoft Teams will automatically set users' work location based on corporate Wi‑Fi connections, enabling employers to track employee presence in specific office buildings.
Remote teams
fromTheZenParent
56 minutes ago

Employers Need To Understand The Value of Hybrid Work And Here's Why - TheZenParent

Hybrid work increases productivity, supports talent attraction and retention, and demonstrates leadership-aligned flexibility necessary for modern organizational success.
#remote-work
fromBusiness Insider
8 hours ago
Remote teams

7 companies that are embracing remote work amid the RTO push

Some companies maintain remote-work policies and report higher job applicants, retention, and employee satisfaction while others call employees back to the office.
fromThe Conversation
4 hours ago
Remote teams

Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays - and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

Remote-capable professionals increasingly work from home, especially late-week days, and often log off earlier on Fridays as remote work blurs workweek-weekend boundaries.
fromThe Conversation
4 hours ago
Remote teams

Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays - and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

Marketing tech
fromMarTech
4 hours ago

Why your martech still feels like a cost center - and how AI changes that | MarTech

Most organizations underutilize martech; AI can enable promised personalization and automation only if organizational and strategic failures are fixed and C-suite ownership is established.
Information security
fromTheregister
3 hours ago

Akira ransomware starts hitting Nutanix AHV

Akira ransomware now targets Nutanix AHV VMs and exploits VPN bugs (CVE-2024-40766), posing imminent threat to critical sectors including healthcare, finance, and government.
Information security
fromComputerworld
5 hours ago

Be thankful: November's Patch Tuesday has just one zero-day

WSUS removes synchronization error details after installing KB5070879 or later to mitigate CVE-2025-59287 and prevent deserialization-based remote code execution.
Social media marketing
fromwww.forbes.com
18 hours ago

How To Build A Social Media Strategy That Actually Stops Thumbs

Design social content for rapid scrolling: prioritize native visuals, cultural timing, agile production, and human-feeling posts over high production value.
Major League Baseball
fromFast Company
1 hour ago

Baseball United hosts first game in Dubai with its own rules

A new Baseball United league launches in Dubai's desert with novel rules and India-Pakistan teams aiming to attract fans in a cricket/soccer market.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
5 hours ago

Why CTV Belongs At The Center Of Every Omnichannel Strategy | AdExchanger

CTV should be the central platform in media plans, amplified through omnichannel tactics to drive brand awareness and measurable full-funnel performance.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
13 hours ago

Amid search wars, Google touts YouTube, display inventory to advertisers

Google is urging advertisers to shift spend to non-search, upper-funnel channels and AI-driven ad units to capture awareness as chatbot-driven discovery grows.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
14 hours ago

How Anthropic's DIY data centers could accelerate AI's infrastructure frenzy

Anthropic will build proprietary U.S. data centers with a $50 billion investment to scale AI compute, improve workload efficiency, and support rapid customer growth.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
16 hours ago

What insiders anonymously think about the AI race

Attendees predicted OpenAI will reach $30 billion annualized revenue by 2026 and Nvidia will be worth $6 trillion, naming top VCs and leading AI companies.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

It's not all about roasting on an open fire there's so much more you can do with chestnuts

Roasted fresh chestnuts harvested with simple mechanized methods offer a sweet, smoky flavor far superior to vacuum-packed or processed chestnuts.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 hours ago

Telegraph sale collapses as RedBird pulls out of 500m deal to buy newspaper

RedBird Capital withdrew its proposed 500m takeover of The Telegraph, leaving the newspaper's future uncertain amid regulatory scrutiny and internal editorial concerns.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
6 hours ago

How Windows Recall Works-and Whether You Should Switch It On

Windows Recall stores encrypted screenshots locally, requires deliberate opt-in and Windows Hello authentication, and offers options to exclude or delete sensitive captures.
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
6 hours ago

Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows

Excessive attractiveness of fitness influencers can reduce relatability, lower engagement, and decrease viewers' self-esteem, producing a 'beauty backfire effect'.
Social media marketing
fromBored Panda
14 hours ago

100 Times FB Marketplace Shined With The Most Unhinged Posts

Facebook Marketplace attracts Gen Z by offering affordable, sustainable, transparent peer-to-peer transactions and expanded visibility through partnerships like eBay.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

A 1910 Cornish locked-room murder mystery launches a fun series with eccentric family, hidden grudges, twists, red herrings, and a bumbling police officer.
Media industry
fromwww.bbc.com
5 hours ago

US group pulls out of deal to buy Daily Telegraph

RedBird Capital is withdrawing from a £500m proposed purchase of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph amid regulatory scrutiny and foreign investment concerns.
Wine
fromTime Out London
5 hours ago

The 10 best places in London to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2025

London venues host tastings and events to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day, with the 2025 release on Thursday, November 20 and special menus across the city.
Writing
fromwww.thelocal.de
3 hours ago

Seven German-language books newly translated into English to read this autumn

A selection of recent German-language books translated into English across genres, including climate fiction, identity explorations, and works set in Switzerland and Austria.
Books
fromwww.psychologytoday.com
17 hours ago

Can Reading Fiction Actually Make You Happier?

Reading literary fiction increases empathy, reduces stress, broadens perspective, and strengthens creative problem-solving and resilience.
Books
fromPortland Mercury
17 hours ago

Two Former Editors at The Nib Have Made the Only Primer On Ethical Comics Reporting

A practical, accessible guide teaches nonfiction comics techniques, emphasizing reportage, visual decision-making, ethics, and suitability for semester-long instruction.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
7 hours ago

Is "Six Seven" Really Brain Rot?

Children worldwide adopt and repeat nonsensical internet phrases like "six seven," showing how viral content and "brain rot" spread as playful social behavior and distraction.
Wine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Think autumn, think Piedmont wine from the foot of the mountain'

Piedmont red wines, especially nebbiolo and barbera, pair well with smoky, earthy winter foods and command higher prices due to prestige and limited production.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Ukraine suspends justice minister amid energy corruption scandal Europe live

German Galushchenko suspended amid an alleged $100m energy-sector corruption scheme linked to Timur Mindich and now subject to an active investigation.
Wine
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

4 North Bay wines to pair with your Thanksgiving feast

Choose Thanksgiving wines ahead of time; Marin-associated whites and a red pair well with turkey, including Honig Sauvignon Blanc as a crisp, steely option.
Writing
fromFuncheap
3 days ago

Free Poetry Night: Woman Life Freedom w/ Banoo Zan (Berkeley)

Revolutionary poetry readings with Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom at Pegasus Books Downtown, Berkeley, November 14, 2025; free to attend, books for sale.
New York Islanders
fromEyes On Isles
17 hours ago

NY Islanders recall defenseman Travis Mitchell from Bridgeport

Travis Mitchell was recalled from AHL Bridgeport to the Islanders to provide dependable, physical defensive depth while Scott Mayfield attends the birth of his child.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
13 hours ago

Friday's Headlines: More Agenda Items Edition - Streetsblog New York City

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces extensive transportation and public-space policy recommendations including expanded bike lanes, bus rapid transit, car-free streets, and waste and transit reforms.
Online marketing
fromForbes
4 hours ago

Does Your Brand Stand Out Online?

Consistently produce valuable, searchable online content to build and control your personal or business brand and improve discoverability by search engines and AI.
Miami food
fromMiami Food Pug
6 hours ago

Nom News: November 14, 2025 - Miami Food Pug

Frosty's Hideaway returns to InterContinental Miami as an exclusive holiday pop-up offering festive cocktails, themed decor, photo nooks, and limited-capacity holiday evenings.
Marketing
fromThe Hollywood Reporter
11 hours ago

Marketing Campaigns for 'Wicked,' 'Severance,' 'Sinners' Among 2025 Clio Entertainment Winners

The 2025 Clio Entertainment Awards honored standout entertainment marketing campaigns and companies across film, TV, gaming, and digital platforms, with major industry winners and special honorees.
London music
fromTime Out London
6 hours ago

Lorde at London's O2 Arena: timings, set list, last-minute tickets and everything you need to know

Lorde will perform two Ultrasound tour nights at The O2 Arena in London on November 16–17, 2025, with last-minute tickets still available.
#open-mic
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