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US news
fromThe Washington Post
59 minutes ago

Tucker Carlson, Mike Huckabee debate Israel's right to land in Middle East

Biblical claims were invoked to assert Jewish entitlement to large Middle East territories, fueling conservative splits and debate over Israel policy and criticism.
Wellness
fromBustle
3 hours ago

New York City's "Acne Whisperer" Made A Holy Grail Sunscreen & I'm Obsessed

A hydrating, non-comedogenic sunscreen can provide acne-safe sun protection without causing breakouts or unpleasant texture issues under makeup.
OMG science
fromWIRED
1 hour ago

A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed

A nearly starless galaxy, CDG-2, 300 million light-years away, appears to be over 99.9% dark matter and was detected via four globular clusters.
Wellness
fromBuzzFeed
4 hours ago

If You're A Man Over 45, Tell Us About A Positive Effect Of Aging That Shocked You

Aging often brings unexpected positives: improved attractiveness, emotional stability, financial security, more time for relationships and hobbies, and stronger self-confidence.
Digital life
fromFast Company
10 hours ago

How technology is reinventing global payments

Payments will converge into an intelligent, interoperable network that automatically routes transfers across rails and currencies, delivering faster, cheaper, and seamless global transactions.
Wellness
fromEntrepreneur
11 hours ago

4 Surprising Ways Joy Makes You a Stronger, Smarter Leader

Authentic joy in the workplace enhances decision-making, resilience, inclusion, creativity and performance when leaders model it while acknowledging real pressures and inequities.
Digital life
fromReadWrite
14 hours ago

Gambling challenges video game industry growth in 2026 - report

Gambling—especially iGaming, online sports betting, and prediction markets—now competes directly with video games for players' time and money, reshaping leisure choices.
OMG science
fromEsquire
1 day ago

This Weird Effect of Climate Change Is Scaring the Hell Out of Me

A 5,000-year-old Psychrobacter strain from cave ice carries multidrug resistance and antimicrobial activity, posing potential AMR risks if released by melting ice.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 day ago

The Kuiper Belt is packed with weird peanut-shaped objects. Astronomers think they know why

Many kilometer-scale Kuiper Belt objects are bilobed contact binaries formed by gentle mergers, revealing probable planetesimal formation pathways.
EU data protection
fromDataBreaches.Net
3 hours ago

Resource: Privacy Law Directory -- Codamail - DataBreaches.Net

Privacy laws primarily protect domestic citizens while intelligence exemptions and international intelligence-sharing alliances enable extensive cross-border surveillance and data flows.
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
2 hours ago

Fury over Discord's age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK

Discord's age-verification plan to use AI selfies and request government IDs for appeals sparked backlash after a third-party breach exposed 70,000 users' IDs.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
13 hours ago

Metadata, cloud sovereignty's weak spot

US authorities can access some metadata of cloud users in European sovereign clouds, potentially revealing operational and behavioral information despite data residency protections.
UX design
fromTreehouse Blog
6 hours ago

Build a UX Case Study That Stands Out

A strong UX case study is an argument that reveals judgment, explains decisions and tradeoffs, and shows human-centered problem framing, research choices, and measured impact.
EU data protection
fromTheregister
15 hours ago

ICO wins battle in fight to fine tech retailer 500k

UK tribunal partly upholds ICO fine against DSG Retail over 2017 breach, focusing on whether stolen card numbers alone constitute personal data.
UX design
fromMedium
13 hours ago

Field study: prototypes over mockups

Engineering handoff occurs through PRs using runnable prototypes that reuse the design system components and tokens, enabling engineers to reuse components and reference prototype code.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
23 hours ago

HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Top of the World Ranch Treatment Center - DataBreaches.Net

TWRTC paid $103,000 and agreed to corrective actions after failing HIPAA Security Rule risk analysis following a phishing breach exposing 1,980 patients' ePHI.
Privacy professionals
fromFinancial Planning
5 hours ago

Edward Jones fed client data to LinkedIn, Google for ads, lawsuits say

Edward Jones is accused in federal lawsuits of illegally sharing clients' personal financial data with LinkedIn, Google, and Meta for targeted advertising.
UX design
fromCSS-Tricks
9 hours ago

Potentially Coming to a Browser :near() You | CSS-Tricks

:near(<length>) matches when the pointer is within the specified distance of an element, enabling proximity-based CSS styling and interactions.
#cve-2026-1731
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 hour ago
Information security

Hospitals at Risk of BeyondTrust Ransomware Hacks - DataBreaches.Net

Hospitals and clinics must urgently patch CVE-2026-1731 in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access to prevent ransomware footholds.
fromThe Hacker News
8 hours ago
Information security

BeyondTrust Flaw Used for Web Shells, Backdoors, and Data Exfiltration

Critical CVE-2026-1731 in BeyondTrust Remote Support/Privileged Remote Access permits OS command execution as the site user, enabling web shells, backdoors, and malware deployment.
more#cve-2026-1731
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
1 hour ago

Letters: Illegal DOE report undergirds Trump's climate rule revocation

EPA and DOE used a secret panel to rescind climate protections, threatening public health; state and transit leaders prioritize solvency over new projects.
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 hour ago

Letters: Illegal DOE report undergirds Trump's climate rule revocation

EPA and DOE used an illegal secret panel to rescind climate rules; state budget shortfall requires spending cuts; BART prioritizes operating solvency.
Marketing tech
fromLindsey Gamble
1 day ago

Snapchat Launches Creator Subscriptions as Platform Hits 25M Paying Users - Lindsey Gamble

Snapchat is launching Creator Subscriptions with paid tiers, exclusive subscriber content and priority features, giving creators a ~60% revenue share starting February 23.
fromThe Infatuation
1 hour ago

Taniku - Review - Tenderloin - San Francisco - The Infatuation

2026 &copy; The Infatuation Inc. All Rights Reserved. The views and opinions expressed on The Infatuation's site and other platforms are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of (or endorsement by) JPMorgan Chase. The Infatuation and its affiliates assume no responsibility or liability for the content of this site, or any errors or omissions. The Information contained in this site is provided on an &quot;as is&quot; basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
16 hours ago

The Stack: Big Moves in AI and Advertising

AI investment, sustainability demands, and global expansion are reshaping advertising strategies, consumer engagement, and industry economics.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
20 hours ago

Pitch deck: Why Amazon believes its premium streaming inventory is worth the money

Amazon sells its DSP as premium authenticated CTV inventory across Prime Video, Fire TV, Roku and major publishers to improve reach and return on ad spend.
#new-england-patriots
more#new-england-patriots
Remote teams
fromForbes
11 hours ago

5 Work-From-Anywhere Remote Jobs That Pay Up To $200,000+ In 2026

Work-from-anywhere roles require discipline and prioritize execution and value creation while offering high-paying, geographically flexible positions under employer time-zone constraints.
#belarus
more#belarus
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
11 hours ago

Mediaite One Sheet: The Iran Media Bubble, AI Scott Adams, & Polymarket's Power Grab!

U.S. news outlets covered Iran through partisan lanes, often missing that carrier strike groups were massing offshore while a peace summit occurred onshore.
Media industry
fromThe Nation
15 hours ago

Trump's Threats to Free Speech Aren't New to Black Journalists

Inviting Donald Trump to a Black journalists' convention sparked outrage because his actions and rhetoric demonstrate overt hostility toward Black journalists and communities.
#gallo
more#gallo
Major League Baseball
fromDodgers Nation
4 hours ago

How the Dodgers Are Influencing Teams to Target Japanese Market

The Los Angeles Dodgers' focused engagement in Japan, including signing top Japanese stars, has driven major sponsorship revenue and inspired other MLB teams' expansion strategies.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours ago

Georgi Gospodinov: Jorge Luis Borges gave me an exhilarating sense of freedom'

Early reading fostered a lifelong devotion to books and writing, shaped by adventure, criminology, eroticism, Salinger, Borges, and Bulgarian poets.
Major League Baseball
fromDodgers Nation
1 day ago

MLB News: Brewers Extend Murphy, Pitch-Rigging Trial Pushed to Fall, Chisholm Wants to Be Next Ohtani

Brewers extended manager Pat Murphy three years; Guardians pitchers' trial likely moved to fall; Jazz Chisholm Jr. aims for a 50-50 season.
Wine
fromsfist.com
5 hours ago

Bar Part Time Guys Taking Over Bissap Baobab Space, Will Open Nightclub There

Bar Part Time is expanding into a 6,000-square-foot nightclub called Downtime offering natural wines, high-ABV cocktails, and bar snacks from Rose Pizzeria's team.
English Premier League
fromESPN.com
1 day ago

Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner names three failings: 'I'm just not good enough'

Oliver Glasner admits he is "not good enough" to halt Crystal Palace's slump and faces intense pressure amid poor results and fan discontent.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
14 hours ago

The Unlikely Success of a Strange Alabama Bookstore

Jake Reiss sells only signed hardcover first-printings at regular retail prices and runs a successful, unconventional independent bookstore in suburban Birmingham.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

Another World by Melvyn Bragg review portrait of the broadcaster as a young man

Melvyn Bragg leaves Wigton for Wadham College, embraces Oxford life, explores culture and politics, joins demonstrations, and later reassesses his imperial-minded motives.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
8 hours ago

Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app | TechCrunch

Meta added an in-app option to share Threads posts directly to Instagram Stories to drive more users from Instagram to Threads.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 day ago

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon

Ring's Search Party ad sparked privacy backlash, prompted cancellations and device destruction, and triggered a $10,000 bounty to reclaim user data.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
9 hours ago

How to change your DNS service on a Windows PC or Mac - and why you should

Changing DNS servers can improve internet speed, security, and privacy across devices and can be set on Windows, macOS, or a router.
Social media marketing
fromKotaku
8 hours ago

Finji Says TikTok Published Racist AI Ads Of Its Game

TikTok created and posted unauthorized AI-altered ads using Finji's game characters, including racially stereotyped alterations, despite Finji disabling genAI permissions.
#remote-work
fromInc
1 day ago
Remote teams

Gen Z Says When They're in Charge, Everyone Can Work From Home

Gen Z and millennial managers prefer remote work and are likely to expand remote policies as they replace retiring Gen X and Baby Boomer managers.
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago
Remote teams

4 Signs That Remote Work Isn't for You

Remote work can harm workers who rely on social interaction, structure, and workplace rhythms, causing isolation, reduced motivation, and poorer mental health.
fromInc
1 day ago
Remote teams

Gen Z Says When They're in Charge, Everyone Can Work From Home

more#remote-work
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,456

Russian forces conducted large-scale attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions, causing civilian casualties, infrastructure damage, and claimed territorial gains amid difficult US-mediated talks.
Social media marketing
fromPR Daily
2 days ago

How to build a strong social media foundation - PR Daily

Clear content systems, defined tools, and roles enable social teams to produce consistent, engaging content and empower contributors.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The 'Hopeless Labor' of Writing

AI chatbots and delivery robots threaten traditional writing by offering frictionless ease, undermining the pedagogical value of sustained effort and arduous composition.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Trip to the Moon by John Yorke review a storytelling handbook in dire need of an edit

Understanding five-act narrative structure helps craft commercially effective, emotionally compelling plot-driven stories that tap themes of healing, reinvention and political rhetoric.
English Premier League
from101GREATGOALS.COM
1 day ago

Alexander Isak return date: Arne Slot confirms April timeline for Liverpool striker

Alexander Isak has resumed on-pitch running in rehab and is expected to return to Liverpool around the international break as a stronger, different player.
Writing
fromEsquire
2 days ago

Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man

Tom Junod contemplates personal ambiguity in the South while reflecting on a long career probing diverse, provocative subjects and confronting historical memory.
New York City
fromHoodline
1 hour ago

New York City's "Crappiest Block" Revealed as Dog Waste Complaints Soar in Brooklyn

Melting snow has exposed a citywide surge in dog feces complaints in New York City, with Sunset Park's 49th Street a complaint hotspot.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
1 hour ago

Barcelona star Marc Casado linked with 40m move to Saudi Arabia

Marc Casado is linked with a potential €40 million summer transfer to Saudi Arabia as the PIF targets young talent and Barcelona may consider offers.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 hour ago

9 signs you absorb other people's emotions without realizing it and what that reveals about your rare gifts - Silicon Canals

Some people are empaths who unconsciously absorb others' emotions, causing social exhaustion while providing heightened awareness of emotional dynamics.
New York City
fromnewyorkupstate
1 hour ago

Major storm to dump 8 to 12 inches of snow on NYC; up to 18 inches in metro area

Winter storm to bring 8 to 18 inches of wet snow to New York City and Long Island Sunday; gusty winds and hazardous travel expected.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
50 minutes ago

Realme C83 RAM and storage amounts leak along with pricing

Realme plans a C83 budget phone under the C85, with three RAM/storage options, two colorways, and India prices rumored around INR 13,499–17,499.
Film
fromEsquire
1 hour ago

Want to Get Into Anime? These Are the Streaming Services For You.

Anime became a mainstream box-office powerhouse in 2025, and major streaming services like Crunchyroll dominate with large catalogues, simulcasts, and tiered subscription pricing.
Right-wing politics
fromArs Technica
2 hours ago

MAHA moms threaten to turn this car around as RFK Jr. flips on pesticide

A national-security-focused order to expand domestic production triggered strong backlash from MAHA supporters and organizers, risking political fallout and erosion of trust among women voters.
Relationships
fromHuffPost
1 hour ago

Hilary Duff Shares Emotional Confession About Her Sister - Experts Say This Choice Can Be Healthy

Hilary Duff is estranged from her older sister Haylie and describes deep loneliness while asserting independence and choosing personal well-being.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
59 minutes ago

How Our Desires Feed Into Relationship and Life Success

Genuine intimacy requires prior personal wholeness and growth; desire drives decisions, evolves across the lifespan, and includes core longings beyond sexual connection.
Film
fromVulture
3 hours ago

Is This the Year the Oscars Finally Embrace Hunks?

Oscars historically sidelined young male actors, but recent nomination trends suggest younger leading men may soon overcome long-standing award biases.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
3 hours ago

MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Planned Protected Time Off Law expansion goes into effect, mayor vows to pursue businesses who don't comply | amNewYork

New York City mandates an extra 32 hours of unpaid protected time off annually and expands covered reasons for leave while ramping up employer enforcement.
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