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Wellness
fromElite Traveler
1 hour ago

How To Train Your Brain For Optimal Longevity

Better brain health is now actionable and prioritized through sleep, movement, stress management, learning, and emerging neuromodulation therapies like ExoMind and neurofeedback.
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
7 hours ago

Research shows there are 4 types of retirees: Which one are you? - Silicon Canals

Retirement experiences fall into four distinct patterns; 'thrivers' exemplify financial security, strong relationships, good health, purpose beyond work, and a positive aging mindset.
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
19 hours ago

8 things I ignored in my 20s until I hit 40 and realized they determine whether you age well or poorly - Silicon Canals

Daily habits like consistent sleep, healthy diet, and exercise determine aging quality more than genetics or expensive products.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial

Instagram's CEO denied social media is a clinical addiction while acknowledging problematic use and saying the company balances safety with minimal censorship.
Digital life
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Lawyers argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial

A landmark trial alleges Meta and YouTube engineered addictive features that harmed a young woman's mental health, potentially influencing thousands of similar lawsuits.
OMG science
fromFortune
17 hours ago

Two neurosurgeons just raised $25 million betting brain cells can (someday) outcompute silicon | Fortune

Living neurons can process real-world data and offer a path toward energy-efficient biological computing as an alternative to silicon-based AI.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days ago

What 6-7,' demons and The Big Bang Theory tell us about prime numbers

73 uniquely satisfies linked positional, reversal, and digit-product properties; mathematicians proved no other prime shares all these Sheldon Prime properties.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
2 hours ago

Cisco hikes prices to cover memory cost rises

Cisco raised hardware prices to offset higher memory costs while customers continue purchasing and strategic investment plans remain unchanged.
Tech industry
fromDigiday
2 hours ago

Media Briefing: Turning scraped content into paid assets - Amazon and Microsoft build AI marketplaces

Amazon and Microsoft are establishing AI content marketplaces to license publisher content, converting AI scraping into paid, rights-cleared supply-demand marketplaces.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.ocregister.com
8 hours ago

A privacy breach at the IRS: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says

The IRS mistakenly shared thousands of taxpayers' information with DHS/ICE under a data-sharing agreement, potentially violating taxpayer privacy rules.
UX design
fromVue.js Jobs
22 hours ago

UI Software Engineer at Precision Medicine Group - VueJobs

Hands-on UI/UX front-end engineer designs, prototypes, and builds user-centered laboratory applications, leverages AI-assisted tools, and manages third-party UI components for performance and validation.
UX design
fromSmashing Magazine
1 day ago

Designing For Agentic AI: Practical UX Patterns For Control, Consent, And Accountability - Smashing Magazine

Design agentic AI with explicit design patterns, operational frameworks, and organizational practices to ensure systems are transparent, controllable, and worthy of user trust.
fromJim-nielsen
1 week ago

Saying "No" In an Age of Abundance

People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.
EU data protection
fromThe Hacker News
1 day ago

Dutch Authorities Confirm Ivanti Zero-Day Exploit Exposed Employee Contact Data

Cyberattacks exploiting Ivanti EPMM flaws accessed employee names, business emails, and phone numbers at Dutch agencies, the European Commission, and Finland's Valtori.
Marketing tech
fromVariety
2 years ago

Clear Channel Outdoor on Modernizing the Billboard Business by 'Connecting the Physical World' with 'Digital Behaviors'

Billboard advertising is modernized by integrating data platforms and cross-disciplinary teams to connect physical displays with measurable digital behaviors and outcomes.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 hours ago

When Conversation Becomes Inventory: How OpenAI Could Reshape Digital Advertising | AdExchanger

Conversational AI shifts advertising from persona-based targeting to real-time, prompt-driven intent, enabling dynamic, outcome-oriented ad assemblies and disrupting publisher revenue models.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
7 hours ago

First Malicious Outlook Add-In Found Stealing 4,000+ Microsoft Credentials

A malicious Outlook add-in hijacked an abandoned add-in's domain, served a fake Microsoft login, and stole over 4,000 credentials in a supply chain takeover.
Wine
fromTravel + Leisure
2 hours ago

22 of the Best Things to Do in Napa Valley

Napa Valley combines world-class wine, luxury dining, and scenic outdoor recreation within easy reach of San Francisco.
Marketing tech
fromModern Retail
2 hours ago

Legacy skin-care brands are restructuring PDPs to stay visible in GEO AI search

Legacy skin-care brands are rebuilding content and product data to ensure accuracy, authority and visibility for AI-driven search (GEO), beyond traditional SEO.
#new-england-patriots
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
6 hours ago

Anthropic says its datacenters won't spike your leccy bill

Anthropic will pay for grid upgrade costs and cover consumer electricity price increases caused by its owned datacenters while pursuing demand-reduction and cooling technologies.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
6 hours ago

Does your TV track you even through the HDMI port? Short answer: Yes

Most smart TVs track HDMI-connected devices via HDMI-CEC metadata and Automatic Content Recognition, enabling identification and ad-targeting from streaming and non-streaming sources.
#michelin-star
fromIndependent
2 hours ago
Food & drink

Restaurant review: The food at Ireland's newest Michelin star is skilful and well-judged - but is the talented chef playing it safe?

fromIndependent
2 hours ago
Food & drink

Restaurant review: The food at Ireland's newest Michelin star is skilful and well-judged - but is the talented chef playing it safe?

World news
fromwww.france24.com
3 hours ago

Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly 2024 uprising

Bangladesh holds its first post‑2024 uprising parliamentary election amid heavy security, with BNP leading and Islamist Jamaat posing a potent challenge.
Books
fromPsychology Today
7 hours ago

Is It Necessary to Read Anymore?

Nightly shared movie-watching has replaced solitary reading, reducing active, co-creative engagement and tactile pleasures that novels provide.
Major League Baseball
fromBlueJaysNation
7 hours ago

Blue Jays: 3 AL teams that could make things difficult for Toronto in 2026

The Toronto Blue Jays enter the season as the team to beat after a World Series run while facing upgraded AL challengers, notably the Baltimore Orioles.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
4 hours ago

New Mexico demands fix for federal nuclear waste management - High Country News

New Mexico demands accelerated cleanup of legacy nuclear and hazardous waste at Los Alamos and may fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for violations.
Media industry
fromRAIN News
1 day ago

James Cridland's Radioland: New Australian broadcast rules - covering AI and kids

A 24/7 Stranger Things-themed radio station (WSQK) demonstrates how digital radio platforms enable immersive branded stations that deepen fan engagement and create advertising opportunities.
Food & drink
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 hours ago

You Don't Need Heart-Shaped Cheese for February - San Francisco Bay Times

Gruyere Alpage, Navarro Mexican Manchego, and a limited annual cheese are recommended; Gruyere Alpage offers nutty, oniony, floral, grassy flavors.
Media industry
fromAdvocate.com
9 hours ago

Don Lemon hires ex-federal prosecutor who quit after Trump admin tried to investigate Renee Good's wife

Don Lemon's defense added Joseph H. Thompson, a former Minnesota U.S. attorney's office prosecutor, to represent him in his St. Paul prosecution.
Media industry
fromRAIN News
2 days ago

50M people, 86% of UK adult population, are weekly radio listeners (RAJAR)

50 million UK adults (86%) listen to radio weekly, totaling just over one billion hours; 44 million use digital platforms, representing 75% of adult population.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
23 hours ago

ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Addressed by Siemens, Schneider, Aveva, Phoenix Contact

Multiple industrial control and OT vendors released Patch Tuesday advisories for critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting ICS/OT products, with patches and mitigations provided.
Wine
fromElite Traveler
18 hours ago

Interesting Wines To Order At Dinner, According To Sommeliers

Sommeliers guide diners to discover lesser-known, special wines, encouraging exploration beyond familiar labels and highlighting unique regional styles and sustainable producers.
Privacy technologies
fromTechRepublic
15 hours ago

Google Expands 'Results About You' to Shield IDs, Fight Deepfake Abuse

Google expands Search safety tools so users can monitor personal information and request removal of search results containing sensitive ID data, including driver's licenses and Social Security numbers.
Privacy technologies
fromNautilus
16 hours ago

Your Boss Could Monitor Your Heart Rate With Spy Tech

Millimeter-wave radar and off-the-shelf biometric sensors can enable covert heart-rate, presence, and emotional-state monitoring through work computers, raising significant workplace privacy risks.
Books
fromwww.npr.org
19 hours ago

February may be short on days but it boasts a long list of new books

February brings multiple commemorations and a wave of new, translated and genre‑blending book releases that invite readers to dive into fresh literary work.
Social media marketing
fromPR Daily
19 hours ago

What Sesame Street got right about brand voice on social media - PR Daily

Every social post should be instantly recognizable as coming from your brand through a consistent, relatable, and protected brand voice.
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
9 hours ago

Making your B2B comms more human is the best way to connect with audiences

B2B marketing must prioritize real people, storytelling, and authentic messengers on social platforms to create emotional connections and meaningful engagement.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
10 hours ago

The Director of "Crime 101" on His Favorite Anti-Western Westerns

Several novels invert Western myths to portray disillusionment, vulnerability, failed heroism, and intimate self-discovery amid violence and harsh frontier realities.
Writing
fromOpen Culture
1 day ago

Jack Kerouac Lists 9 Essentials for Writing Spontaneous Prose

Writing should be a rapid, breath-driven, associative outpouring that privileges rhythm, immediacy, and improvisation over revision and strict grammatical correctness.
Wine
fromApartment Therapy
6 years ago

Martha Stewart's Elaborate 6-Step Method Is the Best for Removing Red Wine Stains

A multi-step red wine stain removal procedure uses common household cleaners and sequential treatments, often requiring multiple products and follow-up to fully remove stubborn stains.
Remote teams
fromDallas News
1 day ago

Dallas among cities leading the return-to-office revolution, data says

Most U.S. jobs have returned to in-office work, with hybrid and fully remote roles declining sharply and RTO requirements becoming dominant.
#remote-work
fromAol
1 day ago
Remote teams

10 Fields Where Fully Remote Work Is Growing Fastest According to New Report

fromAol
1 day ago
Remote teams

10 Fields Where Fully Remote Work Is Growing Fastest According to New Report

Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post

Closing the Washington Post's books coverage diminishes serendipitous literary criticism and reduces diverse cultural engagement for general-interest newspaper readers.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

Center-left Socialist candidate wins over populist in Portugal's presidential runoff

Antonio Jose Seguro won Portugal's presidency with 66.7% over Andre Ventura, signaling rejection of hard-right populism and support for moderate, pro-European leadership.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Russia's hybrid attacks throughout Europe are becoming more dangerous

Russia has sharply increased hybrid attacks across Europe, targeting infrastructure and civilians to undermine support for Ukraine and disrupt NATO and allied logistics.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week 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.
English Premier League
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week 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.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
2 hours ago

Thursday's Headlines: Down With DSPs Edition - Streetsblog New York City

The Delivery Protection Act would require Amazon to directly hire its delivery drivers, replacing third-party DSPs and addressing precarious employment and safety concerns.
Golden State Warriors
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 hour ago

Warriors instant analysis: Wembanyama outduels Green in final game before All-Star break

Warriors without Steph Curry lost 126-113 to the Spurs as San Antonio rallied with a 39-13 run; Wembanyama scored 26, Green nearly triple-double.
#erling-haaland
from101GREATGOALS.COM
8 hours ago
Manchester City

Manchester City: Pep Guardiola reveals why he substituted Erling Haaland at half-time in Fulham win

Erling Haaland was withdrawn before the second half due to a niggle, with Manchester City prioritising his protection ahead of upcoming fixtures.
fromSoccer News
8 hours ago
Manchester City

Guardiola says Haaland withdrawal against Fulham was precautionary after niggles - Soccer News

Erling Haaland was substituted at half-time as a precaution due to discomfort and fixture management.
fromSoccer News
8 hours ago
Manchester City

Guardiola says Haaland withdrawal against Fulham was precautionary after niggles - Soccer News

Real Madrid
fromSoccer News
2 hours ago

Prediction: Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad - Betting Tips, Team News, Key Facts - Soccer News

Real Madrid aim to reclaim La Liga top spot at home against in-form Real Sociedad despite Bellingham and Militao injuries, with Vinicius returning and Mbappé leading the attack.
New York Knicks
fromNewsday
9 hours ago

Top 10 Knicks players with New York roots

Several notable New York-born players, including Bernard King, Carmelo Anthony and Jose Alvarado, have had major impacts on the New York Knicks franchise.
SF LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 hour ago

Sam Smith Dazzles Castro Audiences During New Residency - San Francisco Bay Times

Sam Smith launched a 24-night intimate To Be Free residency at The Castro, celebrating its reopening with soulful performances and LGBTQ+ community focus.
Mindfulness
fromBustle
2 hours ago

Here's Your Horoscope For Thursday, February 12

Self-acceptance and authentic confidence attract opportunities, but balance optimism with grounded discernment to avoid overpromising and fantasy.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
7 hours ago

Barcelona star Marc Casado linked with 'round trip' move to Saudi Arabia

Marc Casado, a 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder, could pursue a short-term move to Saudi Arabia rather than a long-term transfer.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
7 hours ago

Former San Leandro councilmember pleads guilty in corruption case tied to Oakland

Bryan Azevedo resigned and pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe and lying to federal agents while cooperating with a broader corruption investigation.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
6 hours ago

A turf war over parking enforcement bursts into public view

Oakland staff and advocates opposed moving parking functions from transportation to finance, arguing the change risks performance, morale, legality, and bypasses council oversight.
Arts
fromArtnet News
9 hours ago

"Photorealism in Focus" Reframes a Movement at the Rose Art Museum

Photorealism captures photographic-level detail in painting, remains vital today, and expands across genres and generations through multidisciplinary exhibitions.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
3 hours ago

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey: Preview

Barcelona and Atlético Madrid meet in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg at the Metropolitano on February 12, 2026, with injuries affecting both sides.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
1 hour ago

Deco confirms Barcelona's plans for Andreas Christensen

Club will offer a fair, compatible deal to an injured player unlikely to play this season, enabling him to evaluate options and decide his future.
Arts
fromArtnet News
5 hours ago

What Does the Year of the Horse Hold for the Art Market? | Artnet News

The Fire Horse year signals market volatility while encouraging growth in energy, technology, culture, art, media, and stronger sales in mid- to lower-tier price ranges.
SF music
fromFuncheap
5 hours ago

Fat Tuesday New Orleans-Style Bash w/ Rebirth Brass Band (SF)

Rebirth Brass Band delivers fiery, genre-blending New Orleans brass music, headlining a Fat Tuesday celebration at Curio with East Bay Brass Band and NOLA food.
Marketing
fromDigiday
2 hours ago

Thrive Market's Amina Pasha believes brands that focus on trust will win in an AI-first world

Consumer trust and transparent discovery are the primary differentiators for membership-based grocery brands as AI-driven algorithms fragment discovery and consumer expectations rise.
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