Today Briefly
Today Briefly

One Recent Change At Restaurants That Boomers Hate - And Everyone Else Does, Too - Tasting Table

QR code menus, adopted during COVID-19 to reduce germ transmission, have become widely unpopular with customers and restaurants are reverting to traditional paper menus.

Will Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Shock Humanity?

President Trump's 2026 directive to release government UAP files could fundamentally challenge human worldviews if they confirm nonhuman intelligence, triggering psychological responses ranging from curiosity to existential distress.

OMG science

fromWIRED

Don't Expect Big Surprises in the Government's Alien Files

Government UAP file releases likely won't satisfy public skepticism due to deep distrust, and historical precedent suggests files will contain unexplained sightings with no evidence of extraterrestrial origin.

OMG science

fromPsychology Today

4 hours ago

Will Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Shock Humanity?

OMG science

fromWIRED

Don't Expect Big Surprises in the Government's Alien Files

Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at origins of human love of alcohol

Chimpanzees consume alcohol from fermenting fruit, suggesting humans' attraction to alcohol evolved from ancestral primates associating fermented fruit's scent with calorie-dense food sources.

Digital life

fromBusiness Insider

Gen Z is trying to log their way out of doomscrolling

Gen Z is tracking media consumption to combat doomscrolling and reclaim attention spans through intentional, mindful engagement with longer-form content.

Wellness

fromPsychology Today

Please Don't Compliment Me on My Weight Loss

Weight loss comments reinforce harmful cultural beliefs and can trigger eating disorder relapse, as praising appearance during illness normalizes disordered behaviors.

Wellness

fromFortune

From thyroid cancer to 40hour fasts: Inside Daymond John's obsession with biohacking and living longer | Fortune

Daymond John adopted biohacking practices including fasting, red-light therapy, and cold plunges after cancer diagnosis, prioritizing longevity and family legacy over vanity.

Wellness

fromFuncheap

2 days ago

Free Book Talk w/ Ellen Huet: Wellness Cult Expose (Redwood Room)

Bloomberg journalist Ellen Huet discusses her book about OneTaste, a Bay Area wellness cult led by Nicole Daedone, at an intimate live event in San Francisco's historic Redwood Room.

UX design

fromInfoWorld

How generative UI cut our development time from months to weeks

Use fine-tuned LLMs with predefined component libraries and layout patterns to dynamically generate adaptive user interfaces at runtime, eliminating months of manual design work for each use case variation.

UX design

fromSmashing Magazine

18 hours ago

Persuasive Design: Ten Years Later - Smashing Magazine

Persuasive design matured into behavioral design, which aligns product experiences with real human behavior drivers while maintaining ethical standards, moving beyond isolated usability fixes to address underlying behavioral gaps.

Privacy professionals

fromwww.theguardian.com

Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it | Ashley Gorski and Patrick Toomey

The Pentagon's conflict with Anthropic over AI safety guardrails reveals how easily advanced AI surveillance systems could be deployed against Americans without congressional oversight or legal restrictions.

UX design

fromMedium

Stairways to nowhere: why AI makes blueprints matter more than ever

Blueprint clarity must match project stage; customer obsession prevents premature precision and competitor-driven mistakes that create disconnected products.

Tech industry

from24/7 Wall St.

15 hours ago

$150 Oil Won't Hurt Broadcom's Business, But It Could Still Hurt the Stock

Broadcom's AI infrastructure backlog and asset-light business model insulate it from direct oil price impacts, but high valuation multiples expose it to broader inflation and rate-driven market corrections.

EU data protection

fromTheregister

fromPrivacy International

UK's Shared Services Strategy is entering the danger zone

The UK government's Shared Services Strategy faces legal challenges and implementation risks as it pursues a £1.7 billion consolidation of 17 departments into five cloud-based shared services centers by 2028.

Tech industry

fromTNW | Google

11 hours ago

Alphabet handed Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package

Alphabet's board tied Sundar Pichai's $692 million three-year compensation package primarily to Waymo and Wing performance, signaling commitment to these capital-intensive subsidiaries as strategic priorities.

Privacy professionals

6 hours ago

Privacy International & Women on Web - Securing Reproductive Justice: A Guide to Digital Privacy for Sexual and Reproductive Justice Activists

Sexual and reproductive justice activists face escalating surveillance, digital censorship, and criminalization risks, requiring them to fundamentally adapt their operational security and advocacy strategies.

EU data protection

fromPrivacy International

4 hours ago

Privacy International's response to the UK Home Office consultation on facial recognition technology

Privacy International advocates for strict safeguards on law enforcement biometric and facial recognition technology use, including prohibitions on live facial recognition, operator-initiated systems, and protest surveillance.

Privacy professionals

fromTechCrunch

2 hours ago

Salt Typhoon is hacking the world's phone and internet giants. Here's everywhere that's been hit. | TechCrunch

Salt Typhoon, a Chinese hacking group, conducted one of the broadest recent cyberattacks targeting major telecom companies worldwide, stealing millions of phone records from senior government officials and compromising at least 200 companies globally.

EU data protection

fromExchangewire

Digest: Axel Springer Acquires Telegraph for 575m; Indonesia to Implement Social Media Ban for Under-16s; UK Delays AI Copyright Rule Decisions

Axel Springer acquires Telegraph for £575m, Indonesia bans social media for under-16s, and UK delays AI copyright reforms following creative sector opposition.

Information security

fromZDNET

5 hours ago

Cybercriminals are using AI to attack the cloud faster - and third-party software is the weak link

AI accelerates vulnerability exploitation from weeks to days, forcing organizations to adopt AI-powered automated defenses against cloud attacks targeting weak third-party software.

Social media marketing

fromForbes

9 Ways To Stand Out In A Social Media World Full Of Slop

AI-generated slop floods social media, making quality content visibility harder; success requires committing to meaningful, audience-focused content over quantity.

Remote teams

fromInvestopedia

13 hours ago

Is $240K Worth the Commute or Is $120K Working at Home the Better Deal? A Closer Look

Remote work at $120K saves hundreds of annual commute hours and eliminates expenses like gas and dining out, while office work at higher salary enables debt repayment, emergency funds, and retirement savings.

Remote teams

fromInc

6 hours ago

New Data Shows Millennials and Gen Z Prefer to Work From Home. Here's How to Optimize Their Productivity

Remote work is increasing as younger millennials and Gen Z leaders take managerial roles, requiring teams to develop intrapreneurship skills and entrepreneurial mindsets for successful distributed work.

Social media marketing

fromInc

This Overlooked Instagram Feature Might Be the Most Powerful Tool in Your Marketing Stack

Instagram's Close Friends feature functions as a powerful micro-CRM tool for building direct relationships with key stakeholders and engaged community members, driving genuine brand trust over broadcast messaging.

Remote teams

fromFast Company

Your AI isn't failing. Your org just can't absorb it

Organizations fail to gain AI productivity because their existing systems and processes actively reject the technology, not due to training or communication gaps.

Wine

fromBon Appetit

3 hours ago

AI Can't Taste. Why Do People Let It Pick Their Wine?

Consulting sommeliers provides superior wine education and personalized guidance compared to AI tools, enhancing both immediate dining experiences and long-term wine knowledge.

Social media marketing

fromIntelligencer

What Do You Do and What Do You Make?

New York salaries across most industries have not kept pace with inflation despite the city's soaring cost of living, prompting many professionals to pursue freelance work and side projects.

Books

fromwww.7x7.com

Locals We Love: Author Kristina Voegele's 'Annie in Retrospect' is a Love Letter to Our City and Ourselves.

A novel follows a woman who slips into her 25-year-old body with midlife knowledge, exploring identity loss, memory, and San Francisco's transformation through disorientation, grief, and acceptance.

Writing

fromwww.nytimes.com

Who's a Better Writer: A.I. or Humans? Take Our Quiz.

Artificial intelligence generates writing that readers often prefer to human-authored works in blind tests, challenging assumptions about AI's creative limitations.

Environment

fromwww.npr.org

Millions more people are in the path of rising seas than previously thought

Sea level rise threatens 132 million more people than previously estimated due to underestimated baseline ocean heights in scientific models.

Environment

fromThe Washington Post

from91.9 FM WUOT, Your Public Radio Station

Will there be a super El Nino later this year? Here's what that would mean.

A strong or super El Niño event expected later this year could rival historical records and significantly impact global weather patterns, potentially pushing temperatures to record levels by 2027.

Environment

4 hours ago

'There are serious risks of sinkholes.' Experts remain cautious of the Boring Company's Nashville project

The Boring Company began drilling a tunnel between downtown Nashville and the airport on state-owned land, bypassing city council approval while raising concerns about environmental impact and limited public transportation benefit.

Wine

fromElite Traveler

12 hours ago

The Backyard Spirit Being Used in Michelin-Starred Restaurants

Barney Wilczak produces English eaux de vie from foraged and cultivated fruits, reviving a traditionally European spirit category in England through innovative distillation techniques.

Food & drink

3 hours ago

This Olive Garden Sister Restaurant Offers A Luxury Seafood Experience - Tasting Table

Eddie V's Prime Seafood is a luxury seafood chain with 31 locations owned by Darden Restaurants, featuring daily-flown prime seafood, hand-cut steaks, live music, and distinctive ambiance at each location.

Privacy technologies

fromTechCrunch

2 hours ago

Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn | TechCrunch

Russian state actors are conducting large-scale phishing campaigns targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, particularly government, military officials, and journalists worldwide, using social engineering rather than malware.

Privacy technologies

fromwww.mediaite.com

Secure Messaging App Warns Government Officials and Journalists' Had Accounts Stolen After Falling For Scam

Signal users including government officials and journalists experienced account takeovers through sophisticated phishing attacks targeting SMS codes and PINs, though Signal's encryption and infrastructure remain uncompromised.

Writing

fromwww.theguardian.com

Love Magic Power Danger Bliss by Paul Morley review reappraising Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono was a pioneering avant-garde artist in 1960s downtown New York, creating experimental music and conceptual art before meeting John Lennon, challenging conventional definitions of artistic merit.

Food & drink

fromwww.theguardian.com

Meal-breakers: can any relationship survive food incompatibility?

Food preferences reveal fundamental compatibility between partners, serving as indicators of shared values and lifestyle alignment rather than mere taste preferences.

Food & drink

fromwww.socialmediatoday.com

This Seattle Spot Is Washington's Best Italian Restaurant, According To Customers - Tasting Table

Osteria La Spiga in Seattle specializes in authentic northern Italian cuisine from Emilia-Romagna, featuring handmade pasta with local eggs and accommodating options for various dietary needs.

Privacy technologies

X quietly adds option to block Grok from editing uploaded media

X introduced a toggle in image upload settings allowing users to block Grok from generating alternate versions of their media, following regulatory pressure over unauthorized nude image generation.

Writing

fromThe New Yorker

Love in the Time of A.I. Companions

Adrianne Brookins experienced devastating grief after delivering her stillborn daughter Desirae in 2017, struggling to find healing through conventional support systems and facing isolation in her grief journey.

Wine