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Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Fitness fraud: gym goers warned over fake deals on memberships and personal trainers

Scammers exploit New Year fitness promotions with cloned ads, fake trainers, and counterfeit apps to steal payments and harvest user data.
Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

We cut through the online ocean of advice': the rise of adult sleep coaching

Adults increasingly hire one-to-one sleep coaches because online sleep advice can overwhelm and fail to resolve new, sudden disordered sleep patterns.
fromWIRED
4 hours ago

2 Minutes Is Fine for Cold Plunging, the Experts Say

Depending on your disposition, a minute in an ice bath can feel like agony or ecstasy. Perhaps you wince at the thought of stepping foot in an ice bath, or maybe you're an experienced cold plunger who can't get enough of the endorphin-releasing sensation. Either way, sitting in an ice bath isn't simply an endurance game. How long you cold plunge for matters.
fromZDNET
4 hours ago

This little-known Gmail trick gave me back 15GB and fixed my inbox chaos for free

Every new Google email account comes with 15GB of free storage -- a solid offer at no cost. However, that space can fill up fast, especially since it also covers files in Google Drive and Google Photos. If your inbox is cluttered with unread newsletters and sneaky spam, there's a way to clean house without losing important messages. With the right approach, you can preserve what matters while giving yourself a fresh start.
fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community
1 week ago

Did you jump ship from X (ex-Twitter) and found a new social network?

twitter/X is a cesspool of AI and political nonsense. Especially when they realized grok could do images and the immature abuse they can lay on that feature Threads is not only bad UI but is almost as big of a cesspool as X, just not QUITE as skeevy - at least there isn't a question on legality. There is just clickbait extraordinaire
Digital life
fromReason.com
1 day ago

How to build your own internet in 2026

Individuals can opt out of algorithmic feeds and reclaim their internet experience through deliberate choices and alternative platforms.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 days ago

The biggest explosions in the universe, ranked

Powerful cosmic explosions—from solar flares to coronal mass ejections and beyond—release immense energy that can damage satellites, cause blackouts, and threaten planetary safety if nearby.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
4 days ago

Why did that cancer cell become drug-resistant? - Harvard Gazette

TimeVault records and stores cellular gene-expression history inside living cells, enabling retrieval of past gene-activity information to study differentiation, stress responses, adaptation, and drug resistance.
OMG science
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

This teenager who wrote a research paper on how AI could impact teen jobs

AI is replacing common teenage jobs like retail and food service through kiosks and self-checkout, reducing summer and entry-level employment opportunities for teens.
Privacy professionals
fromWhoWhatWhy
22 hours ago

Saturday Hashtag: #TheDataEconomyThreat - WhoWhatWhy

Many popular smartphone apps collect and sell precise personal data, enabling commercial brokers and government agencies to access Americans' private digital activities without consent.
fromThe Drum
8 hours ago

'I'm interested in what a world designed by me looks like': experts' metaverse hopes

I'm deeply skeptical of anyone who calls themselves an expert in the metaverse,
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
1 hour ago

China Opens Door to Nvidia H200 Chips But Questions Outnumber Answers

China signaled conditional approval for NVIDIA H200 imports, likely with restrictions, complicating NVIDIA's China market recovery amid rising AMD competition and geopolitical pressures.
fromYahoo
1 hour ago

Your privacy choices

When you use our sites and apps, we use Cookies Cookies (including similar technologies such as web storage) allow the operators of websites and apps to store and read information from your device. Learn more in our cookie policy. cookies to: provide our sites and apps to you authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and Measurement
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

To shred or not to shred? Is it OK to throw out sensitive documents?

Shred or destroy mail containing name and address to reduce risk of identity theft from discarded documents, despite claims that all information is digital.
Tech industry
fromFuturism
1 hour ago

OnlyFans Rival Seemingly Succumbs to AI Psychosis, Which We Dare You to Try Explain to Your Parents

ManyVids' official channels posted bizarre AI-driven spiritual content; creators fear CEO Bella French is suffering AI psychosis, risking platform stability and creators' income.
fromMedium
5 days ago

How a 2,500-year-old story explains why UX findings get ignored

Those words, from a Senior Director of Product Design, brought to mind an old Aesop fable. A father is trying to get his sons to stop arguing, so he hands them a bundle of sticks and asks them to break it. They try, but they can't. Then he unties the bundle and asks them to break each stick individually. They snap them in half, one by one. Moral of the story? Individually weak, together strong.
UX design
fromMedium
21 hours ago

From Design to Code: Copiloting the Future of Design Systems

AI automation requires structurally unambiguous design systems, explicit behavioral rules, and strict process enforcement to reliably generate UI components.
UX design
fromMedium
21 hours ago

How to Be the Solo Designer in the Room (and Not Lose Your Mind)

Solo UX designers frequently feel powerless when stakeholders prioritize implementation, business, or client goals over user-centered design.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
3 days ago

Regulator investigates Kyndryl's acquisition of Dutch Solvinity

BTI is investigating Kyndryl's proposed acquisition of Solvinity to assess potential risks to DigiD's accessibility and data security under national-security rules.
EU data protection
fromInfoQ
3 days ago

AWS Launches European Sovereign Cloud Amid Questions About U.S. Legal Jurisdiction

AWS launched a EU-only European Sovereign Cloud with physically and logically separated infrastructure under a German parent company to address regulatory and geopolitical data concerns.
EU data protection
fromAdExchanger
3 days ago

Privacy Enforcement Crossed A Line In 2025 - And There's No Going Back | AdExchanger

Regulatory enforcement in 2025 ended the cookie-banner gray zone, making specific opt-out, UX, and downstream data-use failures financially actionable.
#first-party-data
fromThe Drum
1 hour ago
Marketing tech

How building a holistic customer view will help publishers thrive in a post-cookie world

Publishers must develop proactive, diversified first-party data strategies to succeed as third-party cookies and universal identifiers are deprecated.
fromThe Drum
9 hours ago
Marketing tech

Brands not owning their data "keeps me awake at night", says Mondelez VP of media and consumer engagement

Brands must own and manage long-term first-party data strategies to prepare for programmatic, agency-controlled media and maintain control over media buying.
fromThe Drum
1 hour ago
Marketing tech

How building a holistic customer view will help publishers thrive in a post-cookie world

fromThe Drum
9 hours ago
Marketing tech

Brands not owning their data "keeps me awake at night", says Mondelez VP of media and consumer engagement

fromThe Drum
8 hours ago
Marketing tech

Facebook's Dunnhumby deal makes the case for attribution

Marketers must implement true multichannel attribution by connecting digital and offline data to measure each channel's contribution and improve ROI, with mobile as a priority.
fromInfoQ
16 hours ago

Two Missing Characters: How a Regex Flaw Exposed AWS GitHub Repos to Supply-Chain Risk

Wiz Security's research team identified that a subset of repositories configured regular expressions for AWS CodeBuild webhook filters intended to limit trusted actor IDs, but these filters were insufficient, allowing a predictably acquired actor ID to gain administrative permissions. The four affected repositories that put the AWS Console supply chain at risk were the AWS SDK for JavaScript v3, the general-purpose cryptographic library aws-lc, amazon-corretto-crypto-provider, and awslabs/open-data-registry, a repository of publicly available datasets accessible from AWS resources.
fromThe Drum
1 hour ago

WeAre8 will pay you to watch ads in the name of saving the planet

Australian-born Sue Fennessy has spent the last 30 years at the coal face of digital media. After creating the data aggregation tool Standard Media Index, she says she became increasingly frustrated by the lack of effectiveness of digital media platforms and the increasingly negative impact of social media on our day-to-day lives. Her next endeavor, the social media app WeAre8, was born after asking herself one question:
fromThe Drum
15 hours ago

Future of Media: Daily Mail charm offensive, Inside Dugout and TikTok threat

Conservative newspaper the Daily Mail enlisted a top creative agency to help position it as a 'powerful positive force'. Many titles are embracing marketing to sell subscriptions and alter perceptions, but the 124-year-old title's efforts inspired a bit more attention. The paper's detractors, to put it kindly, made sure I knew how difficult a brief the agency had. Expletives were shared. Some questioned why the newspaper was even 'platformed' by The Drum. It's a brand that stirs strong emotion...
fromCN Traveller
7 hours ago

The tables, pit stops, ice cream parlours and tempura maestros to know on Japan's tastiest island

My friend Megumi, a classical musician from Tokyo who really likes to eat, takes trips to Sapporo "just for the food". She is not alone: the route between Tokyo's Haneda and Sapporo's New Chitose airports is one of the busiest domestic flight paths in Japan. Before I visited Sapporo, I called her. "Make sure to bring two stomachs," she advised. The city is the capital of Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan's main islands, which contains more than 20 per cent of the country's landmass, but only about four per cent of its population. The island's cold waters are home to some of the world's most prized sea urchins and crabs, as well as much of the fish used by top sushi chefs. Fed by mountain springs, its unspoilt valleys are home to remarkably flavourful produce. And with its swathes of grazing land, Hokkaido is also the country's leading producer of beef, lamb and dairy: the last two ingredients are rarely used elsewhere in Japan, something that accounts for the character of eating in Sapporo.
fromForbes
16 hours ago

Microsoft Starts Sharing Your Location With Your Employer

As explains, "if you are late for work, do some work from home, or do anything on Teams and Outlook from any network that is not your organization's, your employer would know about this. This obviously did not sit well with workers who either work in hybrid setups or do not appreciate this type of invasion of privacy."
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

Brooklyn Beckham and Prince Harry are the canaries in the coalmine. The children of Instagram will be next | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Children are exposed and monetized from before birth on social media, normalizing performance, eroding privacy, and treating them as subjects in a widespread social experiment.
Books
fromIndependent
10 hours ago

'I don't see there is any point retrospectively criticising people for the way that they behaved' - 'Butcher Boy' novelist Patrick McCabe

Patrick McCabe remains rooted in Irish counter-culture while engaging with communal rituals and symbols.
Food & drink
fromBoston Herald
1 hour ago

The most exciting restaurants opening across the US

Pedigreed chefs are creating walk-up counters, elevated comfort-food concepts, tasting menus, and premium Japanese outposts to meet changing diner preferences in 2026.
Social media marketing
fromNew York Post
11 hours ago

Paige Spiranac debuts new look after 3-month Instagram exile

Paige Spiranac debuted bangs and curly hair on X after a media hiatus, prompting positive fan reactions while she continues as a golf-focused content creator.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
2 hours ago

Give Your Team Their Time Back with 1min.AI for Life, Now for $75

1min.AI consolidates multiple leading AI models into a single platform offering multimodal generation, team workflows, and a discounted lifetime subscription for up to 20 users.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Tin Roof Cafe, Maldon, Essex: Come for topsoil, stay for the shortbread' review

Tin Roof Cafe in Maldon is a popular, family-run, affordable all-day cafe offering bakery goods, hearty brunches and crowd-pleasing dishes in a bustling, dog-friendly setting.
fromThe Drum
14 hours ago

How brands should try and mirror the success of Young Turks News

Both YouTube's size and its ability to distract are a result of its most important feature - that it allows anyone to become a broadcaster. Because of this strategy, and the digital media revolution in general, there has been a shift in how we all consume media over the past few years. For example, with regards to broadcast media, CNN has 61,000 subscribers on YouTube, yet the otherwise unknown Young Turks news channel (the bombastic, longest standing all online American politics show),
#remote-work
fromZDNET
5 hours ago

10 ways AI can inflict unprecedented damage in 2026

In 2026 and beyond, threat actor use of AI is expected to transition decisively from the exception to the norm, noticeably transforming the cyber threat landscape, noted security leaders at Google's Mandiant and Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). We anticipate that actors will fully leverage AI to enhance the speed, scope, and effectiveness of operations, building upon the robust evidence and novel use cases observed in 2025. This includes social engineering, information operations, and malware development.
Wine
fromelitetraveler.com
10 hours ago

Do You Need an AI Wine Cellar?

AI-driven wine cellars use sensors, cameras, and software to track inventories, optimize storage conditions, and provide pairing and consumption guidance.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
5 hours ago

Asset Manager Warns That OpenAI Is Likely Headed for Financial Disaster

OpenAI faces massive spending with uncertain revenue, burning billions while scaling costly AI infrastructure, raising skepticism about sustainability and promised AI outcomes.
fromSlate Magazine
5 hours ago

One of Our Most Acclaimed Writers Is Back With His First Novel in a Decade. It Doesn't Go Quite Where You'd Expect.

K.J. Boone, the exec, is a bad man. In the 1970s he made a famous speech to a gathering of his fellow petroleum magnates that provided the blueprint for climate change denial, and he takes credit for the U.S.'s decision to abandon the Kyoto Protocol. This doesn't matter much to our narrator, Jill "Doll" Blaine, who has so far comforted 342 dying souls, each equally
fromThedrum
11 hours ago

LoopMe announces the launch of its AI Academy

With 12 years' heritage in AI as well as multiple patents granted and pending, LoopMe is at the forefront of applying AI to advertising. As the first to apply AI to brand advertising solutions, LoopMe has long been at the cutting edge of bringing the power of this technology to solve industry challenges. The AI Academy builds on LoopMe's commitment to making AI accessible to all through education and provides an opportunity to share its expertise with the wider industry.
Major League Baseball
fromLos Angeles Times
3 hours ago

Prep talk: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jack Flaherty honored at Harvard-Westlake

Harvard-Westlake honors nine alumni major leaguers by posting their jerseys on the outfield wall, with more recent and future MLB players expected to be added.
Major League Baseball
fromJays Journal
1 hour ago

How the Freddy Peralta trade tree links back to the Toronto Blue Jays

Freddy Peralta joined the New York Mets, a transaction traced back through prior trades to the Toronto Blue Jays' deal that sent him to Milwaukee.
Environment
fromFast Company
6 hours ago

How coal mine waste could power America's next clean energy movement

Acid mine drainage in Appalachia contains recoverable rare earth elements that can be extracted to supply critical minerals while simultaneously cleaning contaminated waterways.
Environment
fromChicago Tribune
1 year ago

Letters: Our climate is in trouble. Chicago needs a ban on methane gas in new buildings.

Banning methane gas in new Chicago buildings would cut greenhouse gas emissions and save residents money through electrification.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

UN backs boost in nature-saving business

Global harmful investments total US$7.3 trillion, about 30 times higher than the US$220 billion invested in nature-positive finance.
Books
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

'Crux' author Gabriel Tallent says taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net

Two teenage climbers confront mental illness, working-class tensions, intense friendship, and the perilous, cooperative risks and exhilaration of rock climbing.
Information security
fromeLearning Industry
2 hours ago

Does Your Mandatory Training Change Behavior Or Just Get Completed?

Mandatory training should shift from compliance checklists to capability-building that prepares employees to apply policies confidently in real, complex workplace situations.
Media industry
fromWorld Economic Forum
1 day ago

Understanding Value in Media: Perspectives from Consumers and Industry

Consumers pay for subscriptions because subscriptions signal higher content quality and stronger personal data protection, building trust in established news and streaming brands.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
18 hours ago

ICE Asks Companies About 'Ad Tech and Big Data' Tools It Could Use in Investigations

ICE is soliciting info on Big Data and ad tech products, including location data services, to support investigations while omitting regulatory and vendor specifics.
Privacy technologies
fromMashable
17 hours ago

A $40 ad blocker is protecting families for life

AdGuard Family Plan lifetime subscription blocks ads, protects privacy, adds parental controls, and covers up to nine devices for a one-time $39.99 sale price.
fromTasting Table
22 hours ago

The 7 Best Oregon Wines To Add To Your Tasting List - Tasting Table

The history of winemaking in Oregon dates back over 150 years, but it wasn't until the 1960s that things really started to take off. The state - particularly the Willamette Valley region - became known for producing pinot noir, and more vineyards were planted to expand the local wine industry. While California produces the lion's share of American wine, Oregon is still considered a leader in the domestic industry, ranking fourth nationally for wine production by volume.
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

You See Your Crush. You Lock Eyes. You Hold Your Gaze. Then You Do the Most 2026 Thing Possible.

The English language is a marvelous thing. In just the past few years, we've been treated to the invention of words or terms that have captured new technologies or given voice to how it feels to be alive in 2026: rage bait, rizz, slop, hard pants, nepo baby, brain rot. But occasionally, new phrases arise that describe something much older-perhaps even ancient-to which no one has given a name.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked': Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood

Childhood sensory intensity and constant household objects produce a bittersweet longing distinct from a desire to return to the past.
Wine
fromTasting Table
2 days ago

The One Whiskey Barrel Aged Wine We'll Always Add To Our Cart - Tasting Table

1924 Whiskey Barrel Aged Red Blend delivers a fruity, smooth profile with candied berry, vanilla, maple, subtle spice, and a long, lingering finish.
English Premier League
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
2 days ago

Grab a VIP ticket for just 72 as Everton take on Leeds this Monday Will Dominic Calvert-Lewin return to haunt his old club?

Everton host Leeds Monday night; both seek three points as Everton chase Europe and Leeds fight relegation, with key players returning and notable injuries.
#yulia-tymoshenko
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago
Europe news

Tymoshenko vs Zelenskyy: Political clash over graft rocks wartime Ukraine

Yulia Tymoshenko faces bribery charges and is accused of obstructing cabinet appointments, clashing with President Zelenskyy and potentially weakening wartime governance.
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 week ago
Europe news

Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Tymoshenko Avoids Detention On Bribery Charges

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko must pay $760,000 bail amid bribery charges, faces travel and communication restrictions while denying wrongdoing and preparing an appeal.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,423

Russian forces continued offensive operations, seizing settlements, striking energy and military targets, causing civilian casualties, widespread power outages, and prompting emergency repairs and humanitarian concerns.
English Premier League
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

VAR review: Should Man United's Dalot have been sent off vs. Man City?

VAR upheld a yellow for Dalot because contact was deemed glancing, with referee communication and match timing influencing the VAR review.
New York City
fromNew York Daily News
2 years ago

Adams, Hochul mostly avoid each other at West Indian Day festivities amid friction over NYC migrant crisis

Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul largely avoided each other during the West Indian Day celebrations amid an ongoing feud over handling New York’s migrant crisis.
fromBloomberglaw
3 weeks ago
NYC politics

Mamdani Taps Ex-Paul Weiss Pro Bono Chief as NYC Law Leader (1)

Steve Banks will serve as New York City corporation counsel, bringing decades of public-interest litigation experience defending homeless people and low-income tenants.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
8 hours ago

London housebuilding rates fall by 84% in a decade

Private-sector housebuilding in London fell 84% since 2015, far below the capital's requirement of roughly 88,000 new homes per year.
fromThe Drum
3 hours ago
Marketing

WPP double deal shows influencer agencies are top network M&A target

Major holding companies are acquiring specialist influencer agencies, signaling the influencer sector has become a strategic, competitive, and maturing part of advertising.
France news
fromThe Local France
9 hours ago

On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week

This week in France: farmer blockades, school strikes risking closures, court appeals and rulings, Brigitte Bardot memorial, film festival, football fixtures, and ending regional sales.
New York City
fromNew York Daily News
3 years ago

N.Y. politicians demand fixes at NYCHA complex in Brooklyn where more than 100 units have water damage, mold

A six-decade-old Williamsburg public housing development is severely deteriorated, with pervasive mold, water damage, vermin infestations, and chronic uncompleted repairs making many units uninhabitable.
fromGSMArena.com
1 hour ago

Asus exits phone making, more Galaxy S26 news, Week 4 in review

This week, Asus confirmed that it won't be making any more smartphones. The company will instead focus its energy on R&D on commercial PCs and physical AI (i.e., robotics and smart glasses). The company will continue to support existing smartphones, however. Per Ice Universe, Samsung will unveil the S26 series on February 25. Pre-orders will begin on February 26 and end on March 4. Then a pre-sale period from March 5 to March 10, and then general sales from March 11.
fromThe Drum
10 hours ago

People on the move including Smart Energy, The Open University, McDonald's, and Vice

This week has seen another wave of appointments and departures at brands, media owners and agencies. The Drum has rounded up the key moves from the EMEA, APAC and North America regions below. This week includes moves from Smart Energy, The Open University, McDonald's Vice, and Walgreens. Smart Energy Gavin Sheppard, chief marketing officer at Smart Energy GB, the government-backed joint venture of the British Energy industry, is to step down at the end of this year.
Manchester City
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
8 hours ago

How to watch London City Lionesses vs Man City Live streams as WSL newbies host leaders

Manchester City, six points clear, face London City Lionesses with new signing Delphine Cascarino and new head coach Eder Maestre at Hayes Lane.
FC Barcelona
from101GREATGOALS.COM
2 hours ago

Barcelona vs Oviedo: Line-ups confirmed for La Liga clash

Barcelona aim to reclaim La Liga top spot at Camp Nou against rock-bottom Real Oviedo, who seek an upset to boost survival chances.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
3 hours ago

Sunday Puzzle: All In

Insert the letters A-L-L into the answer to the first clue to create the answer to the second clue.
Real Madrid
fromwww.caughtoffside.com
6 hours ago

English media refutes Trent Alexander-Arnold claim made by Spanish report

Real Madrid deny claims that Trent Alexander-Arnold was told to leave, insisting he remains a long-term part of the club's plans.
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