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Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
5 hours ago

People who age beautifully tend to avoid these 8 invisible stressors, according to psychology - Silicon Canals

Unconscious stressors like age obsession and grudges accelerate biological aging; avoiding them and shifting perspective supports more graceful aging.
Wellness
fromCN Traveller
4 years ago

Where to find the world's best spas in 2026

Top global retreats, medi-clinics, health centres and spas drive 2026 wellness travel trends, from sound baths to mental-health, longevity and recovery-focused experiences.
Wellness
fromCN Traveller
4 years ago

Europe's top wellness escapes: These are the spas to visit for your 2026 wellness fix

Europe's top spas combine cutting-edge technologies, world-class therapists, groundbreaking treatments, and tailored programs to reboot physical and emotional well-being in natural settings.
Digital life
fromInfoWorld
1 hour ago

Windows PCs fade away

Personal PC ownership is being replaced by cloud-subscription models and AI-managed systems, reducing user control and shifting agency to cloud providers.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours ago

Psychology says people who prefer texting over phone calls aren't antisocial-they typically have these 8 unique strengths - Silicon Canals

People who prefer texting often have strengths—thoughtful communication, boundary-setting, clearer expression, improved work and lower anxiety—rather than being antisocial.
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
6 hours ago

People Are Sharing Simple "Cheat Codes" For Everyday Life That Go A Long, Long Way

Practical everyday hacks—clean dryer vents with used dryer sheets, use a scrap bowl when cooking, offer specific help, and use printable recipe links—save time and reduce clutter.
OMG science
fromNature
2 days ago

Regulatory grammar in human promoters uncovered by MPRA-based deep learning - Nature

Massively parallel reporter assays provide cell-type-specific causal training data enabling more direct inference of DNA sequence effects on promoter activity than epigenomic maps.
OMG science
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Is It Better to Learn a Second Language as a Child or Adult?

Children gain pronunciation and implicit-learning advantages, while adults offer stronger explicit learning strategies and cognitive control for successful second-language acquisition.
OMG science
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

The Divided Brain: How Two Halves Create One Mind

Brain hemispheres are structurally and functionally specialized yet continuously communicate via the corpus callosum, with contralateral control enhancing perceptual and motor efficiency.
Tech industry
fromComputerworld
6 hours ago

What enterprises should really watch at HP this year

CIOs should require HP to prove AI PC ROI, control endpoint costs, and execute differentiated edge use cases while balancing pricing and technology advances.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
8 hours ago

AWS to spend $200 billion to double capacity by end of 2027

AWS is rapidly expanding AI datacenter capacity, monetizing compute as installed, and plans to double capacity by the end of 2027 to meet surging cloud demand.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
7 hours ago

Atlassian swears it can deliver AI without blowing out costs

Atlassian scaled Rovo AI to five million seats while improving gross margin by optimizing cloud operations and accelerating customer migrations to cloud products.
UX design
fromblog.logrocket.com
17 hours ago

Linear design vs. minimalism, brutalism, and neumorphism - LogRocket Blog

Ensure theming enforces WCAG 2.2 contrast across light, dark, and high-contrast modes using consistent tokens or UI-library support.
UX design
fromIshadeed
21 hours ago

The Too Early Breakpoint

Avoid switching to a mobile layout before available space requires it to preserve design integrity and ensure truly responsive CSS.
EU data protection
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Condemnation 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 day ago

Why 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.
Privacy professionals
fromPCMAG
18 hours ago

Check Your Phone Now: These 20 Popular Apps Are Killing Your Privacy

Many popular mobile apps collect and share far more personal data than they need, often for advertising or sale, sometimes without user consent.
EU data protection
fromBusiness Matters
21 hours ago

ICO fines Imgur owner 247k over children's data failures

Imgur owner MediaLab.AI fined £247,590 for failing to protect children's personal data by lacking age checks and processing data of under-13s without parental consent.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime

Bunnings may use facial recognition to prevent serious retail crime and protect staff and customers, but the company failed to properly notify shoppers their faces were being scanned.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

The 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.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 hours ago

Critical SmarterMail Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

Critical unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-24423) in SmarterMail's ConnectToHub API is actively exploited; update to build 9511 to patch and mitigate ransomware attacks.
Marketing tech
fromThedrum
1 hour ago

Hyper-local measurement to optimise catalogue effectiveness

A multinational retailer eliminated 22% of paper catalogues using postal-code and persona-based machine learning, preserving €294 million in sales and increasing digital support.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
5 hours ago

WPP Media beefs up its sports insights prowess with new partnership with Genius Sports

WPP Media will integrate Genius Sports' FanGraph first-party data to build a Brand Sports Momentum Score guiding advertisers to effective, non-tentpole sports audiences.
#remote-work
fromAol
12 hours ago
Remote teams

How To Think About 15 High-Paying Jobs That Let You Work From Home

fromAol
12 hours ago
Remote teams

How To Think About 15 High-Paying Jobs That Let You Work From Home

Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
54 minutes ago

Teads Partners with Google TV to Expand CTV HomeScreen Availability Globally

Teads partnered with Google TV to expand premium CTV HomeScreen Masthead inventory, unlocking high-attention placements and amplified reach across global and APAC markets.
Major League Baseball
fromMarlin Maniac
6 hours ago

Miami Marlins Best To Wear Jersey Number Series No. 17: A.J. Ellis

A.J. Ellis is the best performer to wear Miami Marlins No. 17 with a 0.6 WAR; Mike Jacobs showed power but produced poor defense and on-base metrics.
Social media marketing
fromThedrum
5 hours ago

SOCIAL 2020 FACTS AND FORECASTS

Space & Time is a growth marketing agency partnering with clients to optimize customer experience and marketing investment through media, technology, performance creative and training.
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
10 hours ago

Ad blocking alive and well, despite changes to Chrome

Manifest V3 causes no significant drop in ad-blocking or anti-tracking effectiveness compared to Manifest V2 and can sometimes slightly improve tracker blocking.
Food & drink
fromDigiday
5 hours ago

How food and beverage giants like Ritz and Diageo are showing up for the Super Bowl this year

Food and beverage brands use Super Bowl ads to launch products, promote healthier snacks, and showcase strength-themed branding tied to San Francisco and celebrity cameos.
Books
fromSilicon Canals
6 hours ago

Psychology says people who would rather read a book than attend a party usually have these 9 intellectual advantages - Silicon Canals

Preferring reading over partying correlates with stronger concentration, deeper intellectual development, and higher likelihood of curiosity-driven success.
Food & drink
fromBuzzFeed
5 hours ago

Only 9% Of Food Experts Can Get 15/15 On This Snack Knowledge Test

A trivia quiz celebrates snacking as an essential, enjoyable part of life while testing knowledge of popular sweet and salty snack varieties.
Environment
fromThe Nation
12 hours ago

The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors

Top winter sports athletes urge the IOC to stop accepting fossil-fuel industry sponsorships, criticizing partnerships with companies such as ENI.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
1 hour ago

What's needed to protect sage grouse? Less grazing. - High Country News

Sagebrush habitat loss from farming, cattle grazing, drought, and wildfires has caused declines in sage grouse and other wildlife, threatening cultural ties and reproductive behavior.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea

A Moa Point outfall pipe failure released about 70 million litres of raw sewage into coastal waters, prompting beach closures and months-long repair expectations.
fromwww.cnbc.com
20 hours ago

The top 10 most in-demand work-from-anywhere roles for 2026, says new FlexJobs reportsome pay six figures

If you're looking for a job that will accommodate your passion for travel, the need to relocate for a partner's job or your desire to spend the winter someplace sunny, a work-from-anywhere role could be the answer. While some remote roles have location restrictions based on tax and labor laws, work-from-anywhere jobs allow employees to work 100% remotely from any country or time zone. These roles provide "ultimate flexibility" for employees who are able to demonstrate their ability to "produce high-quality, high-level results" in a remote environment, says FlexJobs career expert Toni Frana.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,442

Russian attacks continue to degrade Ukraine's energy infrastructure and cause civilian casualties while frontline control remains contested and Ukraine reports heavy military losses.
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
1 day ago

How 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.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
16 hours ago

Your default home Wi-Fi setup isn't nearly as private as it should be - 6 free ways to improve it

Protect privacy by hardening browsers, using encrypted apps, and securing the entire LAN; combine device and network measures using free tools.
Books
fromInsideHook
1 day ago

What to Read Right Now, According to Cool Men

Men continue to read fiction; male readers recommend a diverse set of books, including literary fiction, nonfiction, and widely endorsed titles.
English Premier League
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

'Relegation a blessing' but issues remain - Cardiff's reset

Cardiff City have been revitalized by relegation, now top of League One, playing exciting football under Brian Barry-Murphy with emerging young Welsh players.
Writing
fromThe Walrus
23 hours ago

Two Poems | The Walrus

A widow keeps her late husband's underpants as haunting, domestic relics while a ghostly presence from him recedes as she starts intimacy with someone new.
Wine
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

International White Wine Festival returns to Anderson Valley

Anderson Valley hosts an International White Wine Festival Feb. 14-15 featuring over 40 white and sparkling wine producers, tastings, and special winery events.
Wine
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 day ago

International White Wine Festival returns to Anderson Valley

International White Wine Festival returns to Anderson Valley Feb. 14–15 with over 40 producers showcasing Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay and international white and sparkling wines.
Wine
fromTravel + Leisure
1 day ago

I 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.
Writing
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

J.K. Rowling's 12 rejections prove most people quit too early - Silicon Canals

Persistent effort through repeated rejection often leads to success; quitting early prevents potential breakthrough achievements.
Writing
fromUFC
3 days ago

Fight By Fight Preview | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira

Thomas Gerbasi teased the narrator about their enduring passion for the sport, its athletes, and the week-to-week excitement that never dimmed after a decade.
English Premier League
from101GREATGOALS.COM
6 days ago

FPL 2025/26: The Ultimate Chip Strategy Guide -Master the Blanks, Doubles, and Chaos Ahead

Plan chip usage around scheduled blanks and double gameweeks to exploit fixture disruption and maximize points during the season run-in.
Europe news
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 week ago

Russian 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.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

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.
Golden State Warriors
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 hours ago

After trade deadline, Warriors' Kerr wishes he had done better job' with Kuminga

Warriors traded Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield for Kristaps Porzingis; coach Steve Kerr expressed regret and accepted shared responsibility for Kuminga's fit and development.
Golden State Warriors
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 hours ago

Pat Spencer, Gui Santos' career nights power Warriors to gutsy win over Suns

Shorthanded Warriors won 101-97 in Phoenix without Steph Curry, with Pat Spencer, Gui Santos and De'Anthony Melton stepping up and strong 3-point shooting.
Marketing
fromDigiday
5 hours ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: The word 'agency' is costing the ad giants

Holdcos’ 'agency' label clashes with platform-like operations, causing investor misunderstanding and AI-focused sentiment that compresses sector valuations.
New York Islanders
fromEyes On Isles
6 hours ago

NY Islanders complete season sweep of Devils; head into Olympic Break on high note

Bo Horvat's late go-ahead goal gave the New York Islanders a 3-1 win over the Devils, strengthening their playoff position before the Olympics.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
10 hours ago

Daily newsletter 2/5

Political figures clashed over LGBTQ-related issues while legal action, medical guidance updates, and cultural responses emerged around gender identity and trans youth care.
Marketing
fromAdExchanger
5 hours ago

Where To Begin?; Adthropic vs. AdGPT | AdExchanger

No single advertising channel will save every business; select one or two channels that match your go‑to‑market style and master them.
New York Islanders
fromwww.amny.com
7 hours ago

Islanders find a way again, down Devils late behind Horvat's winner | amNewYork

Bo Horvat scored a late backhand for the game-winning goal as the New York Islanders overcame being outshot to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 before the Olympic break.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
10 hours ago

Quick Share-AirDrop interoperability is coming to all Android phones soon

Quick Share will gain interoperability with Apple's AirDrop on a wider range of Android devices later this year, expanding beyond the Pixel 10 series.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
5 hours ago

Friday's Headlines: New York's Strongest Edition - Streetsblog New York City

DSNY kept 90% of 8,169 snow-or-ice sidewalk complaints 'in progress' despite a 24-hour resolution rule, closing only 10% with most marked 'no condition'.
New England Patriots
fromBoston.com
7 hours ago

Unlike Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi has a dog in the Patriots-Seahawks fight

Tedy Bruschi is firmly rooting for the Patriots in Super Bowl LX because of his friendship with Mike Vrabel and the team's resilient postseason defense.
Online marketing
fromExchangewire
1 hour ago

The Stack: Ad Markets Accelerate

Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying while major tech platforms accelerate AI investments and ad innovation, driving deal volatility and market shifts across advertising and media.
#barcelona
Arts
fromArtnet News
11 hours ago

How the Debates Over Art, Race, and Tech Have Changed | Artnet News

Aria Dean bridges digital-culture critique and race-centered work, culminating in The Color Scheme, a theatrical fusion of theory and performance set in 1920s Berlin.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
4 hours ago

Barcelona Femeni march into Copa de la Reina semi-finals with statement win over Real Madrid

FC Barcelona Women defeated Real Madrid 4-0 to reach the Copa de la Reina semifinals.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
7 hours ago

Samsung Galaxy A07 launches in India, here are the prices

Samsung Galaxy A07 5G debuts in India in black, light green, and light violet, starting at INR 15,999 (4GB/128GB) and INR 17,999 (6GB/128GB).
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