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fromwww.npr.org
11 hours agoThailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire ending weeks of border combat, prohibiting military movements and airspace violations, and requiring repatriation of 18 Cambodian prisoners after 72 hours.
Wellness
fromFortune
1 day agoSeniors relive their days of wanderlust and thrill-seeking with virtual reality. 'It's about all the memories that it brings back' | Fortune
Virtual reality programs let elderly retirement-community residents experience immersive travel, rekindle memories, and strengthen cognition and social connections.
OMG science
fromDiscover the Best Podcasts | Discover Pods
1 week agoBest Sasquatch Chronicles Episodes: From Skeptic to Believer
Claire experienced prolonged, life-threatening stalking and terror by an unidentified large, human-like creature, resulting in lasting psychological trauma and narrow survival.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
9 hours agoNvidia's Groq deal rattled Silicon Valley. Here are 5 other AI startups split apart in Big Tech's new deals.
Nvidia secured a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Groq, taking its founder and top engineers while Groq remains independent and many employees face uncertain outcomes.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 weeks agoFrom Speakeasies to DEF CON-Celebrating With EFF Members: 2025 Year In Review
EFF engaged members through nationwide Speakeasy meetups, conferences, livestreams, and events while pursuing lawsuits and legislative efforts to protect online privacy and free expression.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week agoStates Take On Tough Tech Policy Battles: 2025 in Review
State legislatures advanced repair, location, health, and consumer data privacy while debating AI oversight and blocking proposals that weaken encryption or impose invasive age verification.
EU data protection
fromThe Hacker News
3 days agoItaly Fines Apple 98.6 Million Over ATT Rules Limiting App Store Competition
Italy fined Apple €98.6 million for App Tracking Transparency rules that disproportionately burden third-party developers with duplicative consent requirements and restrict App Store competition.
EU data protection
fromThe Hacker News
4 days agoPasswd: A walkthrough of the Google Workspace Password Manager
Passwd offers a Google Workspace–focused, zero-knowledge enterprise password manager providing AES-256 encryption, centralized admin controls, granular permissions, audit logs, and compliance readiness.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
4 hours agoI pioneered machine teaching at Microsoft. Building AI agents is like building a basketball team, not drafting a player | Fortune
Agent practice—structured, repeated training of multi-agent teams—is essential for enterprises to achieve reliable autonomous systems beyond testing and demos.
Remote teams
fromBusiness Insider
9 hours agoThe state of media RTO: Here's what companies from Paramount to Netflix are telling workers heading into 2026
Major media companies are reversing remote-work allowances, with NBCUniversal and Paramount Skydance mandating in-person work four to five days weekly starting early 2026.
Artificial intelligence
fromMedium
1 month agoBridging AI and AWS: A Deep Dive into Using Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Intelligent Cloud...
Integrating the Model Context Protocol with AWS enables AI models to securely access real-time infrastructure data and provide contextual, actionable insights.
Major League Baseball
fromDodgers Nation
4 hours agoDodgers Notes: Trade Target Linked to Red Sox, Shohei Ohtani Kind Gesture, More
Red Sox continue aggressive offseason moves, including trade links to Cardinals' Brendan Donovan, while Dodgers highlight Shohei Ohtani's off-field kindness and strong organizational recognition.
Privacy technologies
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week agoLocal Communities Are Winning Against ALPR Surveillance-Here's How: 2025 in Review
2025 ALPR refusals relied on council procurement power, grassroots 'no cameras' mobilization, and shared technical research to cancel vendor contracts and stop surveillance.
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Environment
fromThe Mercury News
7 hours agoScientists are learning how noise affects Bay Area wildlife as they work to conserve wetland birds amid a roaring urban soundscape
Urban and industrial noise significantly disrupts bird behavior, stress responses, and vocalizations, reducing abundance and complicating conservation efforts.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 day agoCritical LangChain Core Vulnerability Exposes Secrets via Serialization Injection
LangChain Core has a critical serialization injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-68664, CVSS 9.3) that allows attackers to instantiate objects and exfiltrate secrets via 'lc' keys.
Wine
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 days agoIn Australia's Clare Valley, a New 6-Day Trail Connects Historic Vineyards, Luxury Cottages, and Wild Lavender Fields
Clare Valley's new Wine & Wilderness Trail pairs a six-day, 62-mile wilderness hike with acclaimed Shiraz and dry Riesling, wildlife viewing, and upgraded wine-focused accommodations and experiences.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
9 hours agoHow taboo-breaker Robert Crumb's surreal cartoons mock an absurd world-and himself
Robert Crumb’s taboo-breaking, satirical cartoons reshaped cartooning, drawn from a troubled family background, provoking piracy and enduring criticism for sexism and racism.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Universal
1 hour agoBarcelona teenage target reaches agreement over 3.5-year deal with club; snubs Bayern, AC Milan - report | Barca Universal
Barcelona aim to sign 17-year-old Al Ahly striker Hamza Abdelkarim for Barça Atletic in January; deal depends on Al Ahly president approving a loan-to-buy offer.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
9 hours agoRemembering Christian Caujolle, a seminal figure in French photography, who has died aged 72
Photography functions as an interpretive art where photographers act as auteurs, proposing perspectives that balance realism and fantasy while fostering emerging talent.
NYC politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours agoAll the Controversial Celebs Named to Mamdani's Committee
Zohran Mamdani's inaugural committee features high-profile entertainers whose outspoken politics, especially anti-Israel stances, prompted public backlash and scrutiny from groups like StopAntisemitism and the ADL.
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