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Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours ago

Bryan Johnson wants $1M per year to share his longevity secrets. The criticism is already pouring in - Silicon Canals

Bryan Johnson is selling access to his personal longevity protocol 'Immortals' for $1 million per year, limited to three participants.
OMG science
fromEsquire
3 hours 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.
Wellness
fromMission Local
3 hours ago

No mirrors, no machismo: Women lift heavy in Noe Valley

A women-centered strength studio provides small-group coaching and a non-intimidating environment to make heavy lifting accessible, confidence-building, and community-focused for women.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 hour ago

8 things Boomers do automatically that younger generations have to consciously learn - Silicon Canals

Older generations perform many everyday social and communication tasks instinctively, while younger generations must intentionally practice these skills due to different upbringing and technologies.
Digital life
fromWIRED
5 hours ago

This AI Tool Will Tell You to Stop Slacking Off

Fomi uses on-screen AI context analysis to allow productive use while blocking distractions, offering a three-day trial and $8/month subscription, with privacy trade-offs.
Wellness
fromIndependent
10 hours ago

'It's my biggest act of self-care': Dawn O'Porter on quitting drinking

Dawn O'Porter quit drinking overnight and made major lifestyle changes to improve herself before releasing her memoir.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 days ago

Weird Little Red Dots' in space are something we've never seen

Tiny, extremely compact, bright red sources called Little Red Dots pervade JWST early-universe images around 600 million years after the big bang.
UX design
fromUX Magazine
9 hours ago

Your Design System Works in Figma. Does It Work in Code?

Align Figma structure, component composition, naming, documentation, and workflows with code to reduce handoff friction and make designs buildable.
Tech industry
fromThe Verge
15 hours ago

The RAM crunch could kill products and even entire companies, memory exec admits

Severe global RAM shortages driven by AI data center demand could force product-line cuts, company failures, and broad computing impacts through 2026.
Privacy professionals
fromSocial Media Explorer
4 hours ago

Is Seeking Recovery Support on Social Media Confidential? - Social Media Explorer

Social media recovery support privacy depends on platform settings and user choices; platforms are not bound by healthcare confidentiality laws like HIPAA.
EU data protection
fromTearsheet
2 hours ago

Open banking's paywall era - and what it means for banks, fintechs, and policy in 2026 - Tearsheet

Banks are shifting to charge for third-party data access, challenging the free open-banking model and forcing fintechs or consumers to bear growing infrastructure costs.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
2 hours ago

'This is very serious': Judge threatens AI glasses wearers with contempt during Mark Zuckerberg's testimony

A judge warned courtroom attendees wearing AI smart glasses to stop recording and delete footage or face contempt of court.
UX design
fromMedium
1 day ago

The problem with best practices in the age of AI

AI-generated designs that follow established SaaS best practices often produce professional yet forgettable results, reinforcing visual sameness over originality.
Privacy professionals
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Playboy founder's widow warns Hugh Hefner Foundation about pictures of underage girls

Crystal Hefner alleges Hugh M. Hefner's foundation holds scrapbooks and journals with sexual images, including possibly nonconsensual and underage photos, and seeks to block distribution.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 hours ago

Ivanti Exploitation Surges as Zero-Day Attacks Traced Back to July 2025

Exploitation of two patched Ivanti EPMM critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-1281, CVE-2026-1340) has surged, enabling remote unauthenticated code execution and full MDM compromise.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
4 hours ago

Q&A with Oz Etzioni, CEO and Co-Founder, Clinch

Orchestration is essential because AI-driven scale exposes cracks in ad tech infrastructures; creative and media must be integrated to avoid workflow collapse.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
15 hours ago

Q4: Omnicom's IPG Merger Is An AI Test Case | AdExchanger

Omnicom will pursue a data-led AI transformation after acquiring IPG, using Omni-integrated data and AI for targeting, measurement, creative testing, and cost savings.
Information security
fromTechRepublic
15 hours ago

Microsoft: Critical Windows Admin Center Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation

A Windows Admin Center authentication flaw (CVE-2026-26119) lets authorized users escalate privileges across networks, potentially granting widespread administrative control.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
1 hour ago

SAP evolves Emarsys into a full-blown engagement cloud | MarTech

SAP rebrands Emarsys to SAP Engagement Cloud to extend engagement beyond marketing into enterprise-wide orchestration with native operational data access and governance.
#new-england-patriots
fromMusket Fire
3 hours ago
National Football League

Patriots could finally land defender they chased at trade deadline in free agency

fromMusket Fire
1 hour ago
National Football League

Patriots are staring at dream free agent signing to protect Drake Maye for years

fromMusket Fire
3 hours ago
National Football League

Patriots could finally land defender they chased at trade deadline in free agency

fromMusket Fire
1 hour ago
National Football League

Patriots are staring at dream free agent signing to protect Drake Maye for years

#extinction-rebellion
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
13 hours 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
1 day 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.
Wine
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

The story of Georgian wine has been 8,000 years in the making | Wine

Georgia preserves 8,000+ years of winemaking with 525+ indigenous grape varieties, reclaiming quality and gaining global popularity through authentic, natural wines.
Media industry
fromAdExchanger
10 hours ago

Local Media Needs Consolidation To Compete, But An Outdated Legal Standard Stands In The Way | AdExchanger

Local broadcasters need regulatory changes to gain scale and modernize, enabling competition with Big Tech and better serve local advertisers and communities.
Media industry
fromDigiday
10 hours ago

Media Briefing: Publishers explore selling AI visibility know-how to brands

Publishers are turning their AI citation strategies into sellable services that help brands gain visibility in ChatGPT and Google's AI-generated results.
Wine
fromwww.mercurynews.com
15 hours ago

Gallo will shut North Bay winery and chop scores of Bay Area jobs

E&J Gallo Winery will cut nearly 100 Bay Area jobs and close The Ranch Winery, reducing operations across multiple Napa and Healdsburg sites.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
13 hours ago

Advocacy groups sue Trump administration over endangerment finding's repeal

The EPA rescinded the 2009 endangerment finding, prompting a lawsuit that argues the move increases pollution, health risks, and undermines greenhouse-gas regulations.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours 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.
#social-media-algorithms
fromAol
4 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
4 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
4 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
4 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

English Premier League
from101GREATGOALS.COM
5 hours 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.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
4 hours ago

The Truth of Toni Morrison

Eleven complex narratives center Black women’s lives, portraying damaged, loving, jealous, and healing characters with stylistic range and enduring cultural influence.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
5 hours ago

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Grassroots organizing requires careful tradeoffs between openness and security to protect participants from extensive government surveillance and corporate data cooperation.
Books
fromPoynter
3 hours ago

When newspapers cut book coverage, communities lose more than reviews - Poynter

Newspaper book coverage is rapidly shrinking despite a $30 billion publishing industry, with major outlets cutting book sections and reducing book-review staff.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara review into Tibet's Forbidden Kingdom'

A mid-19th-century Tibetan expedition story interrogates colonial cartography, imperial entitlement, and the impermanence of human ambition.
#remote-work
Wine
fromMail Online
1 day ago

What your favourite WINE says about you, according to science

Personality traits like openness, agreeableness, extraversion, and neuroticism are linked to preference for wines with different alcohol levels.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Ukraine sports minister slams Russia's Winter Paralympics entry as deeply outrageous'

Ukraine's sports minister condemns allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under national flags at the Winter Paralympics, calling it propaganda and normalization of war.
Writing
fromEsquire
1 day 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.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
1 day ago

My 6 favorite DNS services - and why they're a must for security

Use private (secure) DNS to encrypt DNS queries, improving privacy and security; many reputable secure DNS services are available, often for free.
Remote teams
fromTypelevel
17 hours ago

GitHub Seats

25 inactive maintainer accounts (inactive since January 1, 2023) were removed to free paid maintainer seats; contact the organization to request reinstatement.
Node JS
fromInfoWorld
6 hours ago

WinterTC: Write once, run anywhere (for real this time)

Unified JavaScript runtime standard WinterTC creates a consistent guaranteed API surface across browsers, servers, and edge runtimes to reduce fragmentation.
#stephen-curry
fromESPN.com
15 hours ago
Golden State Warriors

Curry still out for Warriors; Porzingis to debut against Celtics

Stephen Curry will miss the Warriors' post–All-Star break game against Boston due to persistent right-knee inflammation; Kristaps Porzingis is expected to debut for Golden State.
fromThe Mercury News
14 hours ago
Golden State Warriors

Steph Curry to miss Warriors-Celtics game

Stephen Curry will not play Thursday versus the Celtics due to a lingering runner's knee; Kristaps Porzingis is questionable after practice and would be limited if he plays.
Python
fromMicrosoft for Python Developers Blog
17 hours ago

Python Environments Extension for VS Code - Microsoft for Python Developers Blog

VS Code Python now offers a unified environments extension that discovers, manages, and creates environments and packages across major tools with minimal setup.
London music
fromTime Out London
4 hours ago

One of London's best music festivals has been cancelled for 2026

Wide Awake festival in Brockwell Park is cancelled for 2026; organisers say the event is taking a break.
Online marketing
fromSocial Media Explorer
8 hours ago

How Conversion Rate Optimization Boosts Sales and Business Growth - Social Media Explorer

Conversion Rate Optimization improves website elements and user experience to turn existing traffic into paying customers, boosting leads, registrations, and sales.
Marketing
fromAdExchanger
10 hours ago

The AI Targeting Joke; Agentic AI Outgrows Its Hype | AdExchanger

San Francisco AI startups heavily invest in out-of-home ads targeting tech executives while marketers cautiously evaluate agentic AI due to measurement and transparency gaps.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
4 hours ago

Skip paying $500 for the Pixel 10a - Verizon will give you the phone for free

Preorder the Pixel 10a through Verizon and get the phone free with a new line on eligible Unlimited plans starting at $55/month.
Dallas Cowboys
fromESPN.com
15 hours ago

Christian Parker taking it 'day by day' with Cowboys' defense

Christian Parker inherits a Dallas Cowboys defense that ranked last in points allowed and 30th in yards allowed, requiring a substantial rebuild.
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