Today Briefly

Today Briefly

Exercise should be valued for health, mental wellbeing, longevity, and social benefits, not framed as punishment or a way to "work off" food or treats.

Prioritize meaningful relationships and activities, conserve energy for what matters, and invest early in habits that increase long-term well-being.

Six months using a flip phone shows reducing digital harm requires deliberate alternatives and systemic change beyond simply unplugging.

Losing over 100 pounds in college through healthier choices increased confidence, reduced shame, and improved academic engagement and personal independence.

Purpose, civility, and strong source standards sustain trust and enable large-scale collaboration despite ideological attacks and emerging AI-driven alternatives.

YouTube Premium Lite provides a cheaper, mostly ad-free viewing experience but still shows ads and frequent prompts encouraging upgrade to full Premium.

Claire experienced prolonged, life-threatening stalking and terror by an unidentified large, human-like creature, resulting in lasting psychological trauma and narrow survival.

A Mobius strip is a nonorientable band with a single surface and edge, producing unique mathematical, physical, and practical implications such as slower-wearing conveyor belts.

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shows anomalous comet-like behavior prompting speculation about possible non-natural origins, including deliberate seeding by advanced life.

DRAM prices likely peak in 2026 and remain elevated due to AI-driven demand and multi-year DRAM fab ramp times.

CoreWeave shares jumped 22% after joining the Energy Dept.'s Genesis Mission and gaining renewed Buy coverage, despite execution, financing, and customer-concentration risks.

Google is complying with the court order by creating paid programs for alternative billing and external links, charging per-install fees and revenue cuts for developers.

Airbus will tender a contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud, with only an 80% chance of finding a suitable provider.

High-fidelity interactive prototypes enable PMs to explore concepts, clarify unknowns, and replace static PRDs by showing intent and accelerating alignment.

TARS is a simple, repeatable, meaningful UX metric designed to track product feature performance by measuring target audience and feature adoption.

Launched two public tools—Names Combiner and Is It Bottlenecked—to prioritize shipping over endless tweaking and gather usability and design feedback.

Young people face rising risk from AI-generated images and deepfakes used for sexual extortion after personal information is mined online.

Privacy and assurance, not just access and efficiency, must underpin digital learning platforms to rebuild trust, protect data, and prioritize learner rights.

Week 16 features multiple high-stakes NFL matchups with playoff implications, highlighted by Falcons' unpredictability, a decisive Packers-Bears clash, Patriots-Jackson showdown, and shifting conference races.

Seattle's OT win with two successful 2-point conversions elevated Seattle to the NFC's No. 1 seed; Philadelphia clinched its second straight NFC East title.

The Orioles acquired Baz and view him as a potential front-of-rotation No. 3 starter despite a near-5.00 ERA, attributing results partly to ballpark effects and splits.

Chinese surveillance technology, often built using U.S.-origin tools and services, is exported globally, enabling digital authoritarianism and suppressing dissent.

Record-low identity protection at $4.49/month can reduce heightened holiday identity theft risk amid increased online transactions and widespread fraud.

U.S. forces boarded a Panama-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela in a consented operation amid a U.S. blockade claim and Venezuelan denunciations.

Krispy Kreme's Ghirardelli hot chocolate is rich, sippable, and ranked best among chain hot chocolates, priced at $2.85 for a 12-ounce cup.

Prioritize nourishing, symptom-appropriate foods to support immune function and recovery; focus on getting adequate nutrition rather than seeking perfect 'right' foods.

AWeber MCP lets users run email marketing conversationally via ChatGPT and Claude—write campaigns, analyze results, manage subscribers, and create forms without switching tools.

Buttery chardonnays gain creamy, buttery flavor primarily through malolactic conversion, producing aromas of brioche, ripe yellow apples, and pears.

Pete Fairbanks remains unsigned and is attracting interest from the Marlins, Diamondbacks, White Sox and others, with possible one-year mid-teens offers.

MCP enables AI models to securely access real-time AWS infrastructure data for contextual, actionable insights without exposing credentials.

Many parents value remote-work flexibility highly, often preferring lower-pay remote roles to higher-paying office jobs because of time, caregiving, and reduced commuting.

Design systems by first defining autonomous execution and embedding intelligence into core architecture rather than bolting AI onto interfaces.

Multiple notable Major League Baseball transactions and administrative changes occurred across decades, including trades, signings, ownership changes, and reinstatement of the best-of-seven World Series format.

AI surveillance—including drones, behavioral cameras, license plate readers, and bathroom audio—is increasingly deployed in schools, raising serious privacy and safety concerns.

Podcast video adoption is rising, brands demand video ROI, narrative podcasts retain majority listening, and unexpected market shifts emerged in 2025.

Newsrooms must confront perceived bias, resist surrendering to partisan transparency, and develop new practices to maintain trust amid growing newsfluencer competition.

Behavioral access control continuously analyzes user behavior to detect anomalies and enforce adaptive verification, reducing remote-work credential theft and insider threats.

Ending EPA greenhouse gas reporting would block public access to critical emissions data and weaken accountability for major U.S. polluters.

Palm Beach (ZIP 33480) is experiencing an earlier-than-usual, finance-driven winter surge with busy restaurants and popular spots frequented by Wall Street professionals.

Facebook will limit sharing of external links to two per month for non-Meta Verified users, requiring a Meta Verified subscription ($11.99/month) to share more.

An oil facility explosion released toxic black sludge across Roseland, Louisiana, leaving residents exposed, cleanup incomplete, and legal action uncertain to provide relief.

Alan Hollinghurst receives major honours and continues producing acclaimed novels while his earlier works are successfully adapted for stage and screen.

Daniel H. Wilson, a Cherokee roboticist and author, reimagines a first-contact alien invasion from an Indigenous perspective in Hole In The Sky.

Instagram limits users to five hashtags per post or reel to encourage targeted hashtag use and improve content performance and user experience.

Tennessee Williams's early radio play 'The Strangers' foreshadows his later themes—isolation, fear, blurred reality—and employs classic radio-horror theatrical devices.

Quantum computing won't kill Bitcoin but will force adoption of quantum-resistant signatures to mitigate targeted risks to revealed public keys.

A security company’s ANPR-linked debt notices wrongly barred a family from over 1,300 petrol stations for 19 months, disrupting travel and refuelling.

Quitting social media relieved emotional burden, prompted focus on underused marketing channels like email, and preserved control over narrative and wellbeing.

Ukrainian and Russian strikes killed civilians, devastated energy infrastructure leaving 180,000 without power across regions, and Russia deployed a new Oreshnik hypersonic missile.

Coping with creative blocks requires accepting failure, developing steady habits, resisting singular advice, and cultivating patience over a long creative life.

Wild Dark Shore portrays climate change unfolding in the present as a woman arrives at an island seed-vault community confronting fire-driven ecological collapse.

Unexpected acts of generosity by strangers—from small practical help to life-changing interventions—leave enduring, vivid impressions on recipients.

Fortified and sweet dessert wines—LBV port, Pedro Ximenez sherry, recioto della Valpolicella, rivesaltes and banyuls—make excellent after-dinner drinks and pair beautifully with cheese and chocolate.

Thousands of Late Triassic dinosaur tracks were discovered on nearly vertical dolomite walls in Stelvio National Park between Livigno and Bormio in the central Alps.

A Moscow district court designated Pussy Riot as an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the Russian Federation.

Short turnarounds and injuries made Gameweek 14 difficult for FPL managers; five free transfers will help manage AFCON-related absences.

Cowboys' interior defensive line wins with strong run-stop and interior pressure—Quinnen Williams and Osa lead, exploiting a Chargers offensive line weakened by injuries.

The Dallas Cowboys have been eliminated from playoff contention after the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East.

Barcelona visit Villarreal seeking an eighth consecutive La Liga win to keep a four-point advantage while Villarreal remain unbeaten and strong title contenders.

San Jose Sharks aim to rebound tonight against a struggling Seattle Kraken who are selling assets amid a significant slump and inconsistent goaltending.

UCLA women's basketball delivered dominant nonconference performances, posting consecutive lopsided wins, showcasing scoring depth and improving to 11-1 with a 6-0 home mark and No. 4 ranking.

Toronto should upgrade its backup center and consider acquiring LaMelo Ball as a more polished, passing-oriented starting point guard.

Kasparas Jakucionis started his first NBA game, scoring 17 points with six rebounds and four assists, making five 3-pointers in his Heat debut start.

Sony WH-1000XM6 deliver longer battery life and stronger sound processing; Bose QuietComfort Ultra match top noise cancellation but differ in style, features, and battery.

England 232-6 with Smith and Jacks rebuilding late; Smith hit a six, Jacks showed discomfort but remained at the crease amid tight Australian bowling.

US and Russian officials held constructive talks in Florida to advance a US peace plan while Ukraine rejects elections in occupied territories.

Russian missile strikes killed eight in Odesa; Ukraine reported port and oil rig attacks, Russia claimed territorial gains, and a U.S.-led trilateral talks proposal emerged.

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa killed eight people and wounded 27 amid ongoing diplomatic talks between U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian representatives.