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Today Briefly

8 hours ago

Out-of-network and on your own? What to do if your insurer drops your doctors

Contract disputes between hospitals and insurers can abruptly render doctors out-of-network, leaving families facing high out-of-pocket costs, delayed care, and few local alternatives.

Digital life

fromBuzzFeed

37 Products That'll Help Your Home Office Feel Less Like A Disaster Zone

A stylish undated daily planner and a three-in-one wireless charger simplify daily life by organizing tasks, tracking health habits, and eliminating charging clutter.

Digital life

fromIt's A Long Road

Why Following the Crowd Destroys Your Edge

Following the crowd eliminates competitive advantage and leads to mediocrity; deliberate contrast and distinct habits are required to stand out and achieve excellence.

Wellness

fromSlate Magazine

It Was Supposed to Revolutionize Female Pleasure. Then It Took a Dark Turn No One Saw Coming.

Nicole Daedone staged explicit public orgasmic meditation demonstrations that helped propel OneTaste into a fast-growing sexual-wellness company.

Wellness

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Horoscopes Oct. 26, 2025: Seth McFarlane, choose what makes you happy

Choose activities that spark imagination, trust your abilities, and pursue your own goals to gain momentum and lead rather than follow.

Digital life

fromGamintraveler

Thinking Of Living Abroad? 15 Countries That Let Americans Stay VisaFree For 1 Year

Over a dozen countries allow U.S. passport holders visa-free or long-stay entry up to a year, enabling affordable, flexible living abroad with careful planning.

Wellness

fromBusiness Insider

After giving birth, I was too focused on getting my pre-baby body back. I regret not being more focused on my son.

Postpartum fixation on losing 80 pounds led to excessive exercise and restrictive eating that overwhelmed recovery and distracted from bonding with the newborn.

OMG science

fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

6 days ago

An unsolved mystery of science': why do I dream about my teeth falling out?

Teeth-falling-out dreams are common worldwide and likely reflect normal dreaming processes and psychological processing rather than literal personality traits.

OMG science

fromBig Think

6 days ago

The next revolution in biology isn't reading life's code - it's writing it

Scientists aim to write a complete, functional human genome to enable transformative advances in medicine, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.

OMG science

from24/7 Wall St.

2 weeks ago

Genetically-Engineered Pets Are Here and You Can Buy One for $7

GloFish are genetically modified ornamental aquarium fish expressing fluorescent proteins that glow under blue or ultraviolet light and are commercially available for low cost.

UX design

fromMedium

6 days ago

Designers often do invisible work that matters. Here's how to show it

Design must partner with data and make processes visible to demonstrate measurable business impact and build trust across the organization.

UX design

fromMedium

4 days ago

Purple

Large language models default to homogenized design choices like purple-gradient rounded buttons, and design systems with tokens can constrain them to follow specific constraints.

UX design

23 hours ago

How to Build a Cult Brand on Your Own Terms: The Black Badger Playbook - Yanko Design

James Thompson founded Black Badger after a university expulsion and built a cult EDC studio famed for unconventional materials, luminous rings, and luxury watch collaborations.

Tech industry

Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together

A cascading failure in ageing internet protocols or targeted attacks on datacentres and cables could cause widespread outages, disrupting cloud services, communication, and daily life.

Tech industry

fromInsideHook

When Is a Vandalized Cybertruck Not a Vandalized Cybertruck?

Residue from factory protective film left initials on Cybertruck windows, which owners mistook for anti‑Tesla vandalism; Tesla will fix the issue if reported.

Tech industry

fromThe Verge

The next legal frontier is your face and AI

AI-generated imitations of celebrities' voices and faces create legal and cultural conflicts over likeness rights, copyright, and platform moderation.

Privacy professionals

fromThe Verge

The rise of "catch a cheater" apps exploits our worst human tendencies

Apps use facial recognition to locate dating profiles, enabling peer-to-peer biometric surveillance that invades privacy and normalizes dangerous behavior.

Privacy professionals

fromLos Angeles Times

L.A. County moves to limit license plate tracking

L.A. County supervisors urged the Sheriff to restrict license‑plate reader use: limit retention to 60 days, require yearly privacy training, and bar immigration‑enforcement use.

Privacy professionals

fromTech Times

Microsoft Teams' New Wi-Fi Tracking Feature Could Expose If You're Really Working from Home

Microsoft Teams can optionally auto-record employee work location by detecting company Wi‑Fi connections, enabling administrators to track onsite versus remote status.

EU data protection

fromEuractiv

Apple threatens to drop 'Ask App Not to Track' privacy pop-ups in EU | Euractiv

Apple warns it may withdraw App Tracking Transparency in parts of Europe due to ad industry complaints and regulatory pressure.

Artificial intelligence

fromPsychology Today

23 hours ago

The Maternal Machine: When AI Pretends to Care

Apparent maternal instincts in AI will be simulated fluency, not real care, and the real danger is human susceptibility to being shaped by convincing imitation.

English Premier League

from101GREATGOALS.COM

Aston Villa 1-0 Man City: Report, result, goals as controversial Cash strike earns hosts fourth straight Premier League win

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1-0 at Villa Park as Matty Cash's 19th-minute long-range goal ended City's nine-match unbeaten run.

Artificial intelligence

fromFuturism

AI Is Even Putting Animal Actors Out of Work

AI and CGI are increasingly replacing animal performers and related jobs in Hollywood, reducing work opportunities for animal actors and industry trainers.

Marketing tech

fromTalkMarkets

22 hours ago

Is Meta Platforms Stock A Smart Buy Before Q3 Earnings Report?

Meta expects Q3 2025 revenue of $47.5–$50.5 billion, driven by strong AI-fueled ad demand but facing margin pressure from Reality Labs losses.

Remote teams

fromBlack Enterprise

22 hours ago

Corporations Continue To Roll Back Remote-Work Policies, Slowly But Surely

Microsoft requires employees to return onsite at least three days weekly, citing AI-driven need for real-time collaboration and prompting other firms to reinstate office expectations.

Privacy technologies

fromFuturism

Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

A smart iLife A11 vacuum transmitted telemetry to distant servers without consent and became permanently disabled after the owner blocked that data transmission.

Wine

fromTasting Table

Why Winemakers Aren't Feeling Divine About The 2025 Harvest Season - Tasting Table

California vineyards face declining demand, acreage removals, shifting consumption and unpredictable weather jeopardizing the 2025 harvest.

Privacy technologies

fromWIRED

Browser Password Managers Are Great, and a Terrible Idea

Browser password managers provide strong protection for many users, but third-party password managers still offer additional security and features.

Books

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Boat Baby' author to speak at benefit for San Jose libraries

Vicky Nguyen appears Nov. 15 in San Jose to share her Vietnam refugee family journey; proceeds support San Jose Public Library Foundation; autographed copies available.

Privacy technologies

fromwww.pcworld.com

Silence pop-ups, banners, and trackers for life with this $19 tool

AdLock Premium provides lifetime ad, popup, and tracker blocking across major platforms for a one-time $18.99 purchase, improving privacy and browsing speed.

English Premier League

fromRush The Kop

Liverpool's defeat at Brentford shows their midweek revival was a mirage

Liverpool suffered a fourth successive Premier League defeat, exposing tactical, defensive and fundamental issues in Arne Slot's new-look side.

Writing

Under the stuff I can't throw out is the stuff my parents couldn't throw out': novelist Anne Enright on the agony of clearing her family home

A childhood garage wall painting of a woman in a kimono triggers memory, family history, and reflections on deterioration and mortality.

Writing

fromThe New Yorker

fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News

Nathan Blum on Education, Inside and Outside the Classroom

Present-tense narration conveys immediacy and uncertainty, allowing non-inevitable, offstage climaxes and varied story forms to feel immediate and plausible.

Books

Vajra Chandrasekera's 'Rakesfall' wins 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction * Oregon ArtsWatch

Vajra Chandrasekera won the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation Prize for Fiction for his 2024 science-fiction novel Rakesfall.

Books

fromThe New Yorker

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Gideon Lewis-Kraus on Rebecca West's "The Crown Versus William Joyce"

Rebecca West's wide-ranging, psychoanalytically inflected reportage reshaped trial coverage into dramatic, anthropological performances and influenced later journalists such as Janet Malcolm.

Media industry

How theft of France's dusty Crown Jewels could benefit the Louvre

Accessible, on-the-ground journalism covering reproductive rights, climate change and investigative reporting requires reader support to fund reporters and avoid paywalls.

Social media marketing

fromMiami Herald

Starring in videos is no longer a job just for the social media team

Companies are recruiting and promoting employees as social-media influencers to leverage perceived authenticity, insider credibility, and cost-efficiency for brand marketing.

Social media marketing

fromSfgate

How B2B Influencers Are Shaping the Future of Marketing

B2B influencer marketing is rapidly growing as brands invest in authentic creators to reach decision-makers through engagement, not follower count.

Remote teams

fromFast Company

Why you should kill the standing one-on-one meeting

Replace routine weekly 1:1s with as-needed written updates and quick focused huddles to improve timely access, reduce context switching, and preserve creators' freedom.

#generative-ai

fromwww.cnbc.com

Marketing tech

Oreo-maker Mondelez to use new generative AI tool to slash marketing costs

fromAxios

Information security

AI is about to supercharge cyberattacks

fromwww.cnbc.com

Marketing tech

Oreo-maker Mondelez to use new generative AI tool to slash marketing costs

fromAxios

Information security

AI is about to supercharge cyberattacks

more#generative-ai

Marketing tech

fromTipRanks Financial

AppLovin's Stock Soars: What's Driving the Surge? - TipRanks.com

AppLovin's advanced AI ad technology and expansion into e-commerce are driving rapid revenue growth and a strong buy consensus, lifting the stock significantly.

Remote teams

fromIslands

Florida's Coziest Destinations To Work Remotely With Urban Comforts And Amenities, According To Research - Islands

Remote work growth drives digital nomads toward Florida cities offering year-round sunshine, beaches, active outdoor lifestyle, and strong climate, culture, and connectivity.

Information security

fromFortune

I helped design rocket engines for NASA's space shuttles. Here's why businesses need AI as trustworthy as aerospace tech | Fortune

Trust and rigorous security processes must be built into AI deployments from day one to enable safe adoption and accelerate business growth.

Information security

fromFuturism

If You're a Tech Worker With an Attractive Girlfriend, We Have Extremely Bad News

Foreign intelligence services allegedly use romantic relationships to extract secrets from Western tech professionals, reviving Cold War-era "honey trap" tactics.

Wine

fromInsideHook

4 days ago

24 Days of Wine? Yes, Please.

Total Wine's Wine Adventure Advent Calendar offers 24 mini, globally sourced wines for a festive, shareable tasting experience for adults.

Wine

fromABC7 Los Angeles

Brooklyn's Vanderbilt Avenue Wine Merchants fosters community through wine

Vanderbilt Avenue Wine Merchants democratizes wine through community events, a themed Direct Press Wine Club, and a creative zine to make wine approachable.

Europe news

3 weeks ago

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.

Europe news

3 weeks ago

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.

Europe news

fromThe American Conservative

1 month 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.

East Bay (California)

fromThe Oaklandside

3 hours ago

Alameda County will invest $10M in food assistance programs

Alameda County allocated roughly $10 million to local food programs, including $8.3M to the community food bank and $1.7M for senior meals, to address CalFresh shortfalls.

Right-wing politics

14 hours ago

'No Kings' Was Just as Empty the Second Time

No Kings marches united mostly older, liberal protesters around intense personal hatred of one political figure while presenting diverse grievances and no clear policy roadmap.

Arts

2 hours ago

Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor

Cameron Crowe began as a teenage music journalist at 15, translating early interviews into a filmmaking career.

FC Barcelona

1 hour ago

Rage against the Lamine: Real Madrid revel in clasico win after cheap talk | Sid Lowe

Lamine Yamal faced intense abuse after a Clasico loss as on-field tensions erupted into a tunnel melee amid mounting hostility between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Arts