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Blue SkyDigital life
fromIndependent
1 hour ago'There was one lean month this year where I could only pay myself 100' - how much money are influencers really making?
Top influencers can earn millions while most content creators earn less than minimum wage and face privacy invasion, emotional harm, and unstable income.
Digital life
fromZDNET
14 hours agoHow much RAM does your Linux PC need in 2025? Here's my ultimate sweet spot
Adequate RAM is essential for Linux performance, multitasking, responsiveness, demanding tasks, and future-proofing; more RAM improves experience but excessive amounts have diminishing returns.
fromwww.nature.com
1 week agoAuthor Correction: Brahma safeguards canalization of cardiac mesoderm differentiation
Following publication of this article, we were alerted via PubPeer to an inadvertent image duplication in Extended Fig. 7b in our paper. Upon carefully examining all the figures, we have discovered another duplication error in Extended Fig. 3g. The errors occurred during figure preparation by using placeholder images originating from similar areas of a well. The errors do not compromise the results or the conclusions of our work.
EU data protection
fromwww.independent.ie
17 hours agoPause before you post' Irish advertisement on online safety and sharenting' goes viral
Parents who post children's names, photos, locations, and schedules online risk exposing them to unwanted contact, image misuse, and identity theft; pause before posting.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour agoMove over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain's most powerful media mogul?
Lord Rothermere has acquired the Telegraph titles after renewing a decades-long family pursuit of British newspapers, reinforcing his family's centre-right media consolidation ambitions.
Social media marketing
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 hours agoLeonie von Ungern-Sternberg, baroness and TikToker: Belonging to the aristocracy means nothing. They can take everything from you, except what's in your head'
A German aristocrat uses TikTok to demystify aristocracy, recount privileged experiences, and advocate for democratized education.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
14 hours agoNorth Korean Hackers Deploy 197 npm Packages to Spread Updated OtterCookie Malware
North Korean threat actors published 197 malicious npm packages delivering OtterCookie/BeaverTail malware that establishes C2 and steals credentials, clipboard, keystrokes, screenshots, and wallets.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours agoUkraine's anti-corruption authorities search properties linked to Zelenskyy's chief of staff Europe live
Authorized anti-corruption searches targeted properties linked to President Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak amid a broader probe into alleged state-level corruption.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
1 day agoAI fluency in the enterprise: Still a 'horseless carriage'
Companies are deploying AI agents mainly to augment legacy processes—knowledge management, content creation, and research—yielding early gains but not yet achieving full agent-led business transformation.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
22 hours agoAI is tranforming spacecraft propulsion-and may lead to nuclear-powered rockets
Artificial intelligence, especially machine learning and reinforcement learning, is transforming spacecraft propulsion design and operations to enable faster, safer, and more efficient interplanetary travel.
Privacy technologies
fromFortune
1 day agoSignal's president warns AI agents are an existential threat to secure messaging apps | Fortune
AI agents requiring access to sensitive user data create new attack surfaces, threatening security and the purpose of end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoAfter 10 years talking to knights, squires and wizards, I understand why ren fairs are booming
Medieval re-enactment and live-action roleplay provide physical camaraderie, identity exploration, and emotional escape, helping participants build community and cope with loneliness.
National Hockey League
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
4 hours agoCraig Berube on the Leafs receiving zero power plays in Washington: "I don't think it's on us... We worked and competed... We had good offensive-zone time"
Maple Leafs lost 3-2 due to defensive mistakes, missed finishes on multiple chances, no power plays, and lineup adjustments for a reset.
National Hockey League
fromRMNB
3 hours agoCapitals sing 'We want you, baby' at Spencer Carbery and Rasmus Sandin after beating Toronto Maple Leafs
The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2; coach Spencer Carbery praised key saves, celebrated Jakob Chychrun's record, and players honored teammates.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoEggshells, onion bags and five years painting only in orange: the playful avant-garde art of John Nixon
John Nixon blended rigorous minimalism with playful, everyday experimentation across multiple media, producing vast, unconventional output and challenging artistic orthodoxy for over fifty years.
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