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Digital life
fromZDNET
2 hours ago

How to find and remove PC viruses for free: 12 reliable methods that work for me

Modern antivirus and browser protections make PC infections rare but still possible; viruses often act stealthily, so quick, free safeguards are essential.
Digital life
fromAol
6 hours ago

This City Was Just Named the Most Affordable in the U.S. for Digital Nomads

Springfield, Missouri is the most affordable major U.S. destination for digital nomads, with average monthly expenses of $2,299 and one-bedroom rents around $925.
Wellness
fromFast Company
14 hours ago

Why career development feels impossible for parents-and what they can do

Parents have only two hours weekly for personal development due to caregiving duties, causing stalled growth and burnout.
OMG science
fromTechCrunch
5 hours ago

Blue Origin delays second New Glenn launch again due to solar storms | TechCrunch

Solar activity prompted Blue Origin to delay New Glenn's second launch due to potential effects on the NASA-bound ESCAPADE spacecraft.
Wellness
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Is the wellness industry just for the privileged?

Wellness industry growth raises tension between holistic, belief-based practices and science-driven, data-based medicine, prompting debate over coexistence or division in future healthcare.
Wellness
fromThe Atlantic
23 hours ago

Now You Can Wear Your Vitamins

Wellness patches offer a cosmetically appealing, convenient transdermal alternative to oral supplements despite unclear efficacy and absorption.
OMG science
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days 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.
OMG science
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

How to see the biggest supermoon of the year over London on Bonfire Night

The Beaver Supermoon on November 5 will be the closest, largest, and brightest full moon of 2025, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter.
#gdpr
fromwww.theguardian.com
16 hours ago
EU data protection

The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles

European regulators plan to weaken the GDPR, undermining digital sovereignty and enabling US tech giants to dominate Europe's AI and data markets.
fromTheregister
1 day ago
EU data protection

EU's leaked GDPR, AI reforms slated by privacy activists

European Commission's leaked Digital Omnibus proposals would weaken GDPR protections, creating loopholes that favor tech and advertising companies over user privacy.
fromwww.theguardian.com
16 hours ago
EU data protection

The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles

EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 hour ago

Hungry for data: Inside Europol's secretive AI programme | Computer Weekly

Europol aims to centralize and analyze mass personal data across the EU using AI and machine learning, risking privacy and expanding surveillance.
Tech industry
fromFortune
9 hours ago

How CEOs are navigating the global economy's 'frog-boiling' conditions | Fortune

CEOs are shifting strategies—investing in AI, retaining talent, diversifying supply chains, and reshoring automation—becoming more optimistic as tariffs have not derailed trade.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
8 hours ago

Exclusive: Microsoft-backed VEIR is bringing superconductors to data centers | TechCrunch

Superconducting low-voltage cables enable 3 MW rack power delivery, reducing heat and space constraints for future multi-megawatt data centers.
UX design
fromMedium
8 hours ago

UI Design with Midjourney

Use a Midjourney prompt template with design-specific vocabulary and system flags (--ar, --v, --style raw) to generate cleaner, functional UI designs.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
11 hours ago

Retail giant Kingfisher rejects SAP ERP upgrade plan

Kingfisher rejected SAP's mandated S/4HANA upgrade, moved ECC to Google Cloud, and hired Rimini Street for support to avoid steep licensing and migration costs.
UX design
fromMedium
1 week ago

Intuitive Interfaces: What Actually Makes Them Clear

Intuitive interfaces require systematic alignment of business goals, product structure, and user mental models, with visual quality and predictability reinforcing clarity.
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
2 hours ago

OpenAI slams court order that lets NYT read 20 million complete user chats

OpenAI stored a 20 million-chat random sample under legal hold and resists public release while offering targeted, privacy-preserving alternatives.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Independent
9 hours ago

Google warns billions of users over critical VPN threat

Fake VPN apps impersonate legitimate services to spy on users and steal financial credentials, cryptocurrency and other sensitive data from Android devices.
Privacy professionals
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

AI's Impact on Social Psychology: Ethical Guardrails Matter

Ubiquitous connected devices and AI-driven personalization erode privacy and autonomy through covert data collection, forced consent, and misuse of personal information.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
9 hours ago

Microsoft Fixes 63 Security Flaws, Including a Windows Kernel Zero-Day Under Active Attack

Microsoft released patches for 63 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows Kernel privilege escalation zero-day (CVE-2025-62215) that can allow local elevation to SYSTEM.
#ai-agents
fromIT Pro
9 hours ago
Artificial intelligence

Appian wants to usher in the age of 'serious AI' where processes are automated in unglamorous places

fromIT Pro
9 hours ago
Artificial intelligence

Appian wants to usher in the age of 'serious AI' where processes are automated in unglamorous places

Marketing tech
fromMarTech
6 hours ago

Hightouch enters the fray for agentic AI for marketers | MarTech

Hightouch Agents connect to data warehouses and marketing stacks to automate marketers' slow workflows using a marketing context layer for precise, purpose-built insights.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
7 hours ago

How to (re)build a playbook that helps people buy | MarTech

Being data-driven is often a pretense; treat data as informed opinion, address FOBO and ownership gaps, and prioritize human-centered, actionable insights over vanity metrics.
Marketing tech
fromRetail Brew
1 hour ago

Coworking with Elizabeth Johnson

Pathformance uses point-of-sale data to measure marketing impact and enable retailers and brands to make smarter, profitable, real-time decisions through unified retail media measurement.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours 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.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Zelenskyy fires ministers accused of involvement in bribery scheme as public outrage grows

Zelenskyy fired two ministers over an alleged $100m energy-sector bribery scheme, urged sanctions against the alleged organiser, and pledged accountability amid public outrage.
Books
fromScary Mommy
6 hours ago

The 20 Best Books Of The Year, According To Amazon Editors

Exceptional 2025 books span family epics, memoirs, and science nonfiction that blend emotional resonance, betrayal, resilience, humor, and surprising twists.
Privacy technologies
fromPrivacy International
5 hours ago

Technology, data and elections: A card game

Data protection is essential during elections to safeguard voter privacy, limit unregulated data-driven practices like micro-targeting, and ensure transparency, accountability, and ethical data use.
#creator-economy
Remote teams
fromBusiness Insider
11 hours ago

Microsoft's AI CEO explains why he wants employees in the office, working at open desks

Mustafa Suleyman requires his Microsoft AI team to work at least four days per week in open-plan offices to maximize in-person collaboration.
Wine
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 hours 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.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Hacker News
11 hours ago

Google Launches 'Private AI Compute' - Secure AI Processing with On-Device-Level Privacy

Google launched Private AI Compute to run Gemini cloud models securely while keeping user data encrypted and inaccessible to Google.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Walrus
9 hours ago

Workplace Surveillance Is Here, Counting Your Mouse Clicks and Bathroom Breaks | The Walrus

Workplace surveillance technologies monitor remote white-collar workers, tracking inactivity and enforcing productivity targets, transforming homes into continuous-measurement work environments.
Food & drink
fromEater NY
6 hours ago

A Masa Protege Opens a 12-Seat Omakase in Midtown With Sky-High Ambition

Eugeniu Zubco opened Yūgin, a 12-seat, $475 2.5-hour omakase in Midtown with European-influenced technique, hinoki counters, and skyline views.
Remote teams
fromIndependent
4 hours ago

Denis O'Brien says graduates are 'entitled' and 'dictate to employers' - is he right?

Graduates' unrealistic expectations clash with critiques that hybrid working hampers productivity and that demanding full-time office work harms work-life balance.
Food & drink
fromEater Atlanta
2 hours ago

The Most Exciting Atlanta Pop-Ups Right Now

Atlanta chefs and entrepreneurs use pop-ups and temporary spaces to launch and grow food businesses, leveraging mobility, markets, festivals, and rotating partnerships to build brands.
Food & drink
fromEater LA
1 hour ago

This Homage to Panda Express Comes From a Top Los Angeles Chef

Jade Rabbit is a casual, affordable Chinese American restaurant serving flavorful, inventive fast-casual bowls—highlighting Sichuan fried chicken, mango-orange chicken, vegetable sides, and Canto steamed salmon.
fromLondon On The Inside
11 hours ago

Pour Decisions | Beaujol-YAY! 'Tis the Season

November, specifically the third Thursday of the month, is a big date in the wine calendar as that's when the first bottles of that year's Beaujolais Nouveau are released, at exactly one minute past midnight. The wine is a vin de primeur, meaning it's sold in the year that it's harvested - in fact there are just weeks between it being produced and being sold, making it very fresh, light and juicy.
Wine
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

Tarot & Wine Night: Tarot Vin Pop Up at Wine Down (SF)

Tarot and wine pop-up in San Francisco offers tarot and astrological readings paired with wine to deepen intuitive palate connection and gather insights.
Writing
fromFuncheap
1 day 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.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

The Art of the Profile

Five New Yorker staff writers and the executive editor appeared onstage at the 26th New Yorker Festival in New York City, presenting conversations and performances.
Writing
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

If we're being truthful, people are saying 'honestly' all the time

Use of the word "honestly" has surged in recent decades and functions as a prevalent marker of authenticity across online platforms and media.
English Premier League
from101GREATGOALS.COM
1 week ago

Newcastle striker Woltemade has been 'first class' says Howe

Nick Woltemade has scored six goals in nine starts after a £69m transfer, showing strong technical ability and team ethic but needing greater consistency.
London music
fromTime Out London
9 hours ago

2025 breakout star CMAT is headlining London music festival LIDO in London in 2026

CMAT will headline LIDO at Victoria Park on Friday 12 June 2026 and will curate a day-long lineup of notable indie artists.
Node JS
fromInfoWorld
11 hours ago

Node.js tutorial: Get started with Node

Node.js is a cross-platform JavaScript runtime for server-side applications, with NPM, modules, and frameworks (http, PM2, Express) for building scalable servers.
SF music
fromThe Bold Italic
3 months ago

I came to Outside Lands tired. I left with a better soundtrack

Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park delivered stirring, diverse performances—punk, pop, and theatrical rap—that briefly lifted spirits during an unusually cold summer.
London music
fromTime Out London
8 hours ago

One of London's best music festivals could double in size in 2026

GALA plans to expand to two weekends in May 2026, adding Afrobeats, Mahrajan and a concert, hosting up to 9,999 and 8,000 attendees.
Golden State Warriors
fromThe Mercury News
7 hours ago

Warriors' veteran leaders demand more selflessness, less 'personal agendas'

The Warriors' surplus of individual agendas and lack of collective sacrifice has undermined fundamentals—turnovers, rebounding, shot creation—leading to poor performance and lost games.
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