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Blue SkyWellness
fromSilicon Canals
3 hours agoIf you're a Boomer who does these 8 things daily, you're living better than wealthier peers - Silicon Canals
Consistent daily habits—movement, social connection, purpose, sleep, gratitude, mental engagement, moderation, and lifelong learning—drive boomer wellbeing more than wealth.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours agoIn the end, you feel blank': India's female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Remote content moderators in India, often women, endure repeated exposure to violent and sexual content, causing emotional numbing and serious psychological harm while training AI.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Matters
1 day agoThe Technology Stack Behind Modern Gaming: Payment Infrastructure as Competitive Moat
Payment infrastructure quality determines competitive advantage in modern gaming, acting as a decisive moat through API-led design, security, cloud scalability, and reduced legacy costs.
EU data protection
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours agoCondemnation of Elon Musk's AI chatbot reached tipping point' after French raid, Australia's eSafety chief says
Global regulators reached a tipping point demanding accountability from X over AI-generated sexualised images, prompting investigations and platform restrictions to curb child sexual abuse material.
Privacy professionals
fromSilicon Canals
1 hour agoWhy your social media quiz answers are being harvested and the security questions they're stealing - Silicon Canals
Social media quizzes and nostalgic prompts harvest profile and friend data to build psychological profiles that enable account takeover and identity theft.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
21 hours agoThe European offensive against encrypted phone evidence | Computer Weekly
Massive law-enforcement hacks of encrypted crypto-phone networks yielded seized messages but face increasing legal challenges leading courts to demand disclosure and potentially exclude evidence.
UX design
fromLogRocket Blog
17 hours agoUX designers don't need to be data scientists - but they must challenge data - LogRocket Blog
Designers must combine usability insights with product analytics and business metrics to understand real-world user behavior and the design's impact on business outcomes.
Privacy professionals
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 day agoMountain View police turn off license plate cameras after breach - San Jose Spotlight
Mountain View police disabled all license plate cameras immediately after discovering widespread unauthorized access to ALPR data and vendor-controlled data access settings.
Information security
fromArs Technica
11 hours agoMicrosoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.
Russian-state hackers weaponized Microsoft Office vulnerability CVE-2026-21509 within 48 hours to deploy encrypted, fileless in-memory backdoors against diplomatic, maritime, and transport organizations.
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
4 hours agoHow to harness user generated content (UGC) to build your brand
User Generated Content increases brand authenticity and engagement by letting real customers create trusted, relatable content that influences purchase decisions more than traditional advertising.
fromThe Drum
3 hours agoIs video still king, given the latest Facebook algorithm change?
Loyalty and intent: repeat viewership is an important factor when delivering videos to audiences in the News Feed. Going forward, Facebook will add more weight when ranking videos that people seek out and return to week after week. Prepare to see more serialised content such as Nas Daily pushed on your news feed, and we are already seeing brands such as Harley-Davidson regularly sharing videos as part of their 'Freedom Stories' content pillar.
Food & drink
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
5 hours agoHaagen-Dazs Partners with Family Style for 2026: Savoring the Sweet Moments of Culture - Food & Beverage Magazine
Häagen-Dazs will partner with Complex's Family Style series in 2026 to embed premium ice cream into major cultural events and communal experiences.
Food & drink
fromBusiness Insider
5 hours agoI've been traveling across Asia for 10 years. These are the 3 cities with the best food - and one that disappointed me.
Sophie Steiner, based in Shanghai, prefers Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Chengdu as top food cities and finds Tokyo overhyped compared with Osaka.
Environment
fromIrish Independent
4 hours agoMajor flood fears as Status Orange warning issued for two counties with nine others under Status Yellow alert
Heavy rain on already saturated ground is creating significant flood risk and travel disruption across Munster, Leinster and Ulster, with Wicklow and Waterford worst affected.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
18 hours agoIs your Roku TV tracking you? It's likely, but here's how to put an end to it
Roku, Fire, and Chromecast TVs collect viewing, usage, and screen-content data; privacy/ACR settings can limit collection, but full privacy requires disconnecting TV from the internet.
Wine
fromTravel + Leisure
21 hours agoI Live in California, and This Is the No. 1 Wine Region in the Country-and No, It's Not Napa
Suisun Valley is a small, underrated Northern California wine region offering diverse, high-quality wines, family-owned tasting experiences, fewer crowds, and reasonable prices.
Europe news
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 week agoRussian State TV Host, Famed Ballet Dancer Hit By New EU Sanctions
The EU imposed sanctions on prominent Russian state TV figures and other pro-Kremlin individuals under measures addressing Russia's destabilizing activities, including asset freezes and visa bans.
SF politics
from48 hills
7 hours agoSupes approve affordable senior housing project-but discussion raises larger issue - 48 hills
Unanimous Board approval lets an affordable senior housing project at Bernal Hill proceed despite neighborhood opposition, while SB 35 removes hearing rights for compliant projects.
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