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Digital life
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 hours ago

Virgin Media O2 reveals record-breaking year of UK data use | Computer Weekly

AI adoption, live sports and major gaming releases drove record network data consumption in 2025, with broadband up 8% and mobile traffic up 18%.
Wellness
fromThe Atlantic
3 hours ago

Three Reasons Old People Are Happier

Older adults often achieve higher well-being by tailoring lifestyles to themselves while adopting general health and behavioral habits like avoiding smoking and staying active.
Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

I'm over useless skincare. But how can I take care of my face?

Minimal, evidence-based skincare is preferable: skin is largely self-sufficient, excessive topicals can harm skin, and the industry often promotes unnecessary, environmentally damaging products.
Wellness
fromTasting Table
7 hours ago

Why You Should Refrain From Drinking Lemon Water On An Empty Stomach - Tasting Table

Drinking lemon water can irritate acid-sensitive digestive systems and the bladder, but adjusting timing and consumption methods can reduce risks while preserving benefits.
Digital life
fromFast Company
6 hours ago

6 ways to uplug from the online world this holiday season

Unplug from devices during the Christmas season by using built-in focus and screen-time tools, deleting addictive apps, and spending time outdoors and with loved ones.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 hours ago

Is the Klein Bottle the Perfect Holiday Gift for Math Fans?

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.
Digital life
fromBusiness Insider
4 hours ago

I learned too much about myself from all the year-end 'wrapped' recaps

Year-end app recaps have multiplied, turning playful nostalgia into invasive, shame-inducing psychological evaluations of personal digital habits.
OMG science
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

Harvard scientist believes alien 3I/Atlas could have been sent to 'seed' life on Earth - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

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

Why Oracle keeps sparking AI-bubble fears

Blue Owl Capital walked away from talks to invest in Oracle’s planned Michigan data center, causing Oracle stock to tumble amid AI infrastructure risk repricing.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
17 hours ago

Micron says memory shortages won't go away any time soon

RAM shortages will persist, keeping server memory prices elevated as manufacturers prioritize high-bandwidth AI memory production.
UX design
fromeLearning
1 day ago

The Accessibility Checklist: 7 Must-Haves for Every Adobe eLearning Designer - eLearning

Accessibility is a fundamental user-experience pillar requiring semantic headings, meaningful alt text, keyboard-first navigation, and adherence to WCAG in Adobe design tools.
Privacy professionals
fromeLearning Industry
4 hours ago

In A World Of Breaches, Can EdTech Rebuild Trust In Digital Learning?

Privacy and assurance, not just access and efficiency, must underpin digital learning platforms to rebuild trust, protect data, and prioritize learner rights.
Privacy professionals
fromDigital Trends
7 hours ago

Texas just put smart TV privacy lawsuit on trial, and it could affect your home

Five TV manufacturers are sued for allegedly using smart TV features to secretly collect viewers' data via Automated Content Recognition for ad targeting without consent.
UX design
fromUX Magazine
15 hours ago

Understanding Don Norman's Principles of Interaction

Six design principles—affordances, signifiers, constraints, mappings, feedback, and conceptual models—make products intuitive and reduce the need for manuals or tutorials.
UX design
fromeLearning
6 days ago

Responsive Project Assetts - eLearning

Icons in the asset library fail to download when starting a new Responsive project despite available assets and attempted cache and contents deletions.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
6 hours ago

Fortinet vulnerabilities prompt pre-holiday warnings | Computer Weekly

Two Fortinet SAML vulnerabilities allow bypassing FortiCloud SSO, enabling admin access and potential credential exposure across multiple Fortinet products; patches and mitigations available.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
6 hours ago

ThreatsDay Bulletin: WhatsApp Hijacks, MCP Leaks, AI Recon, React2Shell Exploit and 15 More Stories

Attackers increasingly repurpose existing tools and exploit exposed AI servers, leaked tokens, and social-engineering SMS scams, accelerating the cyber threat landscape.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
15 hours ago

Cisco Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting Unpatched 0-Day in AsyncOS Email Security Appliances

A critical AsyncOS zero-day (CVE-2025-20393) enables remote root command execution when Spam Quarantine is internet-exposed, actively exploited by China-linked APT UAT-9686.
Privacy technologies
fromFuturism
6 hours ago

Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit

A popular free Chrome VPN extension intercepts and sells AI chatbot conversations and browsing data, with no user-facing option to disable collection.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
6 hours ago

What A Mess These Marketing Acronyms Have Become

AI discovery rewards clear, structured, precise, and trustworthy content; many AI-era acronyms (AEO, GEO, SXO, AIO) describe overlapping priorities.
Wine
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
14 hours ago

Wine Trends for 2026 - San Francisco Bay Times

Wine trends for 2026 include preservation technology, low/no-alcohol options, and Zebra Drinking habits that support varied, moderated consumption.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
3 hours ago

Independent publishers set the agenda

Independent, niche-focused journalists and small outlets will set agendas via platforms like Substack and social media, eroding legacy media gatekeeping and growing community-funded reporting.
Marketing tech
fromApp Developer Magazine
11 months ago

2026 redesigned: What is next for developers

Mobile economy is reorganizing due to shifting consumer spending, global market dynamics, and pervasive AI; non-gaming UA spend rises and new global powerhouses are emerging.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
3 hours ago

Audiences will increasingly direct news coverage - for better and for worse

News consumption is fragmented into niche social-media channels where creators directly engage audiences, producing demand-driven coverage that shapes content, funding, and accountability.
Media industry
fromThe Walrus
8 hours ago

When It Matters Most, Student Journalists Are Showing Up | The Walrus

Student-run media provided sustained, rigorous coverage of Gaza protest encampments, holding university power to account and countering dismissive mainstream portrayals.
Food & drink
fromDaily News
5 hours ago

The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in 2025

Standout dishes and drinks across Southern California in 2025 ranged from inventive cuisine to comforting classics worth seeking out.
Books
fromTime Out New York
in 34 minutes

Here are the 10 most borrowed books from the New York Public Library in 2025

NYPL's 2025 most-borrowed books are overwhelmingly fiction, led by a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from Jim's perspective.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
9 hours ago

The Entire New Yorker Archive Is Now Fully Digitized

New Yorker released a complete online archive, adding over 100,000 items including fiction, poems, profiles, and thousands of Talk of the Town and Reporter pieces.
Major League Baseball
fromMarlin Maniac
14 hours ago

Miami Marlins Best To Wear Jersey Number Series, No. 33: John Burkett

John Burkett is the best cumulative No. 33 in Miami Marlins history, winning the franchise's No. 33 distinction over other candidates.
Food & drink
fromBuzzFeed
9 hours ago

I Compared 7-Eleven's New US Egg Sandwich To Japan's, And Yes, There Are Some Major Differences

7-Eleven Japan offers shockingly good convenience-store food like the Tamago Sando; the US Japanese-style egg salad sandwich is tasty but not identical to the original.
Wine
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 hours ago

A fresh take on wine pairings for Christmas dessert

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.
Books
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 year ago

The Best Books 'Conde Nast Traveler' Editors Read in 2025

The best books of 2025 form an eclectic, travel-friendly list ranging from satirical merman romance and Tokyo nightlife fiction to Tina Knowles's memoir.
Food & drink
fromBoston.com
5 hours ago

5 best new restaurant openings and dining updates in Boston (Dec. 18, 2025)

Greater Boston will see diverse 2025–2026 restaurant openings, including George Mendes' Portuguese-inspired Agosto tasting menu and Baby Sister bakery-cafe serving pastéis de nata.
Books
fromwww.npr.org
3 hours ago

From toddlers to teens, here's your one-stop shop for young readers

Recommended children's and young adult titles span picture books, middle-grade reads, and YA novels, offering humor, emotional depth, vivid illustrations, and suggested age ranges.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
1 hour ago

LinkedIn's profile verification push is accelerating - and India is leading the charge in 2025 | TechCrunch

LinkedIn verification adoption accelerated in 2025 with about 30 million verifications added annually and India the fastest-growing market.
Social media marketing
fromMashable
3 hours ago

Meta tests paywalling Facebook link-sharing features for creators

Meta is testing monthly limits on the number of links creators can post in organic Facebook posts unless they subscribe to Meta Verified for $14.99 per month.
Remote teams
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 hours ago

Beyond email: 10 surprising virtual assistant services to outsource in 2025 - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Virtual assistant services now handle advanced specialized tasks beyond email, delivering major time and cost savings across podcasting, medical billing, marketing, and automation.
Remote teams
fromFast Company
11 hours ago

How to find community as a solopreneur

Solopreneurs need communities for support, accountability, idea exchange, and reduced isolation to navigate business ups and downs.
Social media marketing
fromTalkMarkets
13 hours ago

Meta Chose Revenue Over Policing Chinese Scam Ads, Documents Show

Meta tolerated large volumes of fraudulent Chinese advertising to preserve billions in revenue, allowing banned ads and scams to persist on its platforms.
Environment
fromSFGATE
3 hours ago

Blitz is on in California to install solar before Trump-imposed deadline

A 30% residential solar tax credit expires Dec. 31, triggering a California installation rush that exceeds supply, permitting, and labor capacity, risking customers losing savings.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
11 hours ago

Mexican wolves are rebounding, but are they ready for delisting? - High Country News

Mexican wolf delisting is proposed despite the population (about 286) remaining below the eight-year, 320-wolf recovery threshold, raising conservation and protection concerns.
Writing
fromwww.aljazeera.com
20 hours ago

From A for algebra to T for tariffs: Arabic words used in English speech

Arabic has contributed hundreds to thousands of loanwords to many world languages, reflecting centuries of contact through trade, scholarship and cultural exchange.
Wine
fromwww.7x7.com
1 day ago

Fifty years ago, seven wineries put Napa Valley on the map. They'll be celebrating all year long.

The 1976 Judgment of Paris elevated Napa Valley globally after California wines unexpectedly triumphed over French competitors, prompting 2026 golden-anniversary celebrations.
Remote teams
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Remote Working and Loneliness

Remote work increases flexibility and environmental benefits but raises loneliness and well‑being risks that vary by context, information quality, sleep, and organizational support.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

A photographer discovers miles of dinosaur tracks near Italy's Winter Olympic venues

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.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Russian court designates punk band Pussy Riot as extremist' group

A Moscow district court designated Pussy Riot as an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the Russian Federation.
Europe news
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
3 days ago

No Regrets: Freed Belarusian Prisoners Say Challenging Lukashenko Right Decision

Several Belarusian opposition figures released after over four years in prison say they have no regrets for opposing Aleksandr Lukashenko.
#liverpool
more#liverpool
London food
fromTime Out London
9 hours ago

This is officially the best new London restaurant that opened in 2025

Belly Bistro in Kentish Town is the best new London restaurant of 2025, leading a year of diverse, inventive openings across the city.
SF LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
6 hours ago

I Live the Life I Love Because I Love the Life I Live: A Celebration of Trans People of Color - San Francisco Bay Times

An exhibition centers joy, creativity, and 100 years of cultural, activist, and everyday lives of Black, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander trans and gender-nonconforming people.
#real-madrid
fromSoccer News
8 hours ago
Real Madrid

Madrid need more players to be like Mbappe - Alonso - Soccer News

Xabi Alonso urged Real Madrid's attackers to match Kylian Mbappé's clinical finishing after Mbappé's brace secured a 3-2 Copa del Rey win over Talavera.
fromSoccer News
21 hours ago
Real Madrid

Talavera 2-3 Real Madrid: Lunin heroics spare Alonsos blushes in nail-biting Copa win - Soccer News

Real Madrid narrowly beat third-tier Talavera 3-2 to reach the Copa del Rey last 16, with Andriy Lunin making a decisive late save.
fromSoccer News
21 hours ago
Real Madrid

Talavera 2-3 Real Madrid: Lunin heroics spare Alonsos blushes in nail-biting Copa win - Soccer News

more#real-madrid
SF LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
5 hours ago

Donna's Chronicles, "With so many joyful events..." - San Francisco Bay Times

Community celebrated the holiday season with multiple festive events, performances, and fundraisers that fostered connection and raised significant support for local organizations.
DevOps
fromInfoQ
20 hours ago

Lessons Learned from Migrating a Legacy Test Suite to Gauge with Kotlin

Unified Kotlin + Gauge framework with Fabric8, Terraform, and Ansible replaced brittle bash/kubectl tests, reducing feedback loops and increasing shared ownership.
fromLondon Unattached
2 hours ago

Dim Sum Library Review: Modern Dim Sum Covent Garden

Located right on Long Acre at the bustling edge of where Covent Garden meets Chinatown, Dim Sum Library brings modern Cantonese dining to London. The OG branch launched in Hong Kong in 2016 and has been brought to London by the Aqua Restaurant Group - the same team behind high-profile restaurants like Aqua Shard, Hutong and Shiro- so the bar is already set high.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
23 minutes ago

Mamdani transition: Sherif Soliman, who worked for 3 different mayors, to serve as new budget director amNewYork

Zohran Mamdani appointed Sherif Soliman as New York City budget director to lead OMB with decades of public finance experience to implement an affordability-focused agenda.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
15 hours ago

Thursday's Headlines: The Parks Mayor Edition - Streetsblog New York City

Restore Parks Department staffing, increase its budget to at least 1 percent of the city budget, and fix bathrooms and 35,000 open work orders.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
20 hours ago

Daily newsletter 12/17

A Lincoln councilmember blamed her daughter's lesbian orientation on childhood trauma while national conservatives push anti-trans measures and some hospitals defend gender-affirming care.
Manchester City
fromSoccer News
15 hours ago

Prediction: Manchester City vs West Ham - Betting Tips, Team News, Key Facts - Soccer News

Manchester City are in strong form with Haaland prolific, key injuries to Bobb and Rodri, and are favored to win both halves against West Ham at 13/10 (Luckster).
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 hours ago

Bay Area arts: 11 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

Bay Area holiday performances include Nutcracker, choral concerts, Balkan vocal ensemble, a reimagined Peter Pan, and final shows at a beloved jazz venue.
SF politics
from48 hills
16 hours ago

The bogus (and needless) politics of austerity - 48 hills

San Francisco must fund permanent, predictable housing for working people to prevent rising poverty and homelessness among full-time workers.
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