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Digital life
fromSan Jose Inside
3 days ago

San Jose's Device-Lending Programs Hit a 2026 Budget Wall as Federal Support Ends

Pandemic-era library device lending programs face deep budget shortfalls, forcing reduced device availability and slower service, worsening digital-access gaps for disadvantaged users.
Wellness
fromBustle
1 hour ago

I Tried "Self-Reiki," A Sleep Ritual Approved By Jonathan Van Ness

Self-Reiki is a free, portable self-care technique that can reduce stress, release negative energy, and support relaxation and sleep after tense family interactions.
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
22 hours ago

We quit our jobs to take a yearlong trip. I worried about the career gap on my resume.

A yearlong world travel gap turned burnout into renewal, enabling career differentiation and inspiring entrepreneurship in travel consultancy.
Digital life
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 hours ago

Video: Opinion | I'm Building an Algorithm That Doesn't Rot Your Brain

An internet algorithm should prioritize human connection, creativity, and well-being over attention-extracting, ad-driven engagement that polarizes and harms users.
Digital life
fromWIRED
2 hours ago

Netflix Won't Let You Cast Shows From Your Phone to Your TV Anymore

Netflix has removed mobile-device casting playback control, requiring use of the TV app and remote for playback, controls, and settings on most tiers.
OMG science
fromBustle
1 day ago

Your December Astrology Forecast

December 2025's astrology calms prior chaos and sparks inspiration, with a Gemini full supermoon, Sagittarius stellium and Capricorn season shift supporting new-year planning.
OMG science
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Giant Chinese Orb Detects "Ghost Particles" While Buried Under Mountain

JUNO, a 20,000-tonne underground spherical detector in China, has measured neutrino oscillation parameters with unprecedented precision within 86 days of operation.
fromwww.nature.com
1 week ago

Author 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
fromTechzine Global
14 hours ago

Switzerland no longer wants American cloud in the public sector

Swiss regulator bans US cloud services for government agencies because the US CLOUD Act grants US authorities access to data, rendering their use unconstitutional.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
9 hours ago

AWS, Google roll out multi-cloud fix they said wasn't needed

AWS and Google Cloud launched a joint multi-cloud connectivity service linking their interconnects with an open interoperability specification and API for other providers.
UX design
fromInfoQ
23 hours ago

Accessibility with Interactive Components at React Advanced Conf

ARIAKit delivers unstyled, composable UI primitives that implement WAI-ARIA standards and enable accessible, fully styled React components without deep accessibility expertise.
Privacy professionals
fromComputerworld
9 hours ago

End-to-end encryption is next frontline in governments' data sovereignty war with hyperscalers

True data sovereignty requires exclusive control of encryption keys by the government, not merely physical data residency on foreign cloud servers.
UX design
fromdesignlab.com
13 hours ago

Black Friday Sale 2025 | Designlab

Integrate AI into design workflows to accelerate research, prototyping, and creativity, becoming a more efficient, inclusive, and business-savvy Figma user.
UX design
fromLogRocket Blog
6 days ago

UX research sample size: How small is small enough? - LogRocket Blog

When behavior patterns repeat in a small sample, qualitative research yields reliable insights; stakeholder resistance often stems from a quantitative mindset valuing larger samples.
EU data protection
fromFast Company
12 hours ago

This 'made in' label could give Europe's brand a boost

Europe's competitive edge lies in trusted regulatory standards—strong data protection, environmental rules, and food safety—promoted through a 'Made in Europe' certification.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
10 hours ago

South Korea's Coupang admits breach exposed 33.7M users

Coupang data breach exposed personal details of 33.7 million customers, including contact and shipping information; company says login credentials and payment card details remain secure.
Privacy professionals
fromForbes
1 day ago

This Is When Microsoft Starts Telling Your Boss If You're Not At Work

Microsoft Teams will automatically set and report users' work location based on connected Wi‑Fi, rolling out January 2026 and controllable by admins (off by default).
EU data protection
fromThe Drum
2 days ago

Preparing for the removal of third-party cookies

Marketers must prioritize consented first-party data and first-party cookies for targeting and measurement as third-party cookies are phased out.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
10 hours ago

Weekly Recap: Hot CVEs, npm Worm Returns, Firefox RCE, M365 Email Raid & More

Everyday development and collaboration tools can be weaponized to steal credentials, backdoor packages, and enable widespread supply-chain and account compromise.
Information security
fromInfoWorld
7 hours ago

Contagious Interview attackers go 'full stack' to fool you

Attackers use GitHub, Vercel, and NPM as a unified pipeline to distribute Trojan NPM packages that steal credentials and provide remote access.
Remote teams
fromPhys
7 hours ago

What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment

Hybrid working is widespread in the UK (1.8 remote days/week) and requires evidence-based policies and employer practices to sustain effective hybrid employment.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
9 hours ago

AI is turning personalization into a two-way conversation | MarTech

AI transforms marketing from personalization to participatory co-creation, enabling scalable, real-time bespoke experiences that amplify human creativity and engage consumers as active collaborators.
Food & drink
fromEater NY
5 hours ago

Best Dishes New York Editors Ate This Week: December 1

Hand-pulled spicy cumin lamb biang‑biang noodles; Bong's Crabbage—sauteed napa cabbage with crab and Sichuan peppercorn; bold, savory cocktail experimentation.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 hours ago

WTF is multimodal AI for advertisers? | How AI models are enabling a new level of flexibility and precision in targeting

Multimodal AI enables advertisers to integrate varied data types for precise behavioral prediction and improved targeting.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
6 hours ago

Media Intelligence Startup Guideline.ai Aims To Take The Guesswork Out Of Media Planning | AdExchanger

Agencies can use anonymized transaction-level media data and benchmarks to defend media plans, justify spend, and reclaim strategic ground with clients.
Remote teams
fromRemotive Blog
9 hours ago

[Newsletter] Outsmarting the Productivity Traps

Remote workers often reduce work and feel less productive on Fridays and in December, while balancing slower days with intentional rest, reflection, and focused planning.
Food & drink
fromEater LA
4 hours ago

The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: December 1

Fiorelli Pizza offers long-fermented, blistered-crust pies and HMS Bounty serves an affordable, cocktail-friendly steak in Koreatown.
Food & drink
fromGrub Street
11 hours ago

Where to Eat in December

Pangat offers vibrant, informal Park Slope Indian dining with inventive dishes, Marathi Sunday village lunches, BYO-friendly atmosphere, and a charmingly eclectic, half-finished dining room.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

What we're reading: Geoff Dyer, Andrew Michael Hurley, Marcia Hutchinson and Guardian readers on the books they enjoyed in November

Thoreau's Journal blends plain observation with soaring lyricism while contemporary books examine Britain, Brexit, campus romance, and sharp personal essays.
Information security
fromComputerworld
14 hours ago

Why security needs a step change to thwart cyber attacks amid surging innovation

Enterprises must implement comprehensive vulnerability management—including automated scanning, prompt patching, and scalable penetration testing—to prevent preventable breaches and reduce attack surfaces from AI adoption.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
16 hours ago

Five of the best translated fiction of 2025

A haunting story merges bodily illness, dreamlike visions, and Korean political history into an intensely involving exploration of trauma, sight, and memory.
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
13 hours ago

Can Influencers be automated with AI?

Brands increasingly create realistic virtual influencers to reduce advertising costs, control messaging, and potentially displace human influencers as technology improves and profits grow.
Media industry
fromFast Company
3 hours ago

Most teenagers dislike today's news media and journalists

Teenagers largely distrust news media, believing journalists are biased, error-prone, influenced by advertisers, and failing to follow core reporting practices.
Social media marketing
fromAdExchanger
16 hours ago

Why Acne Treatment Brand Differin Developed Pimple-Popping, Hormone-Dodging Roblox Games | AdExchanger

Differin engaged Gen Z gamers through authentic streamer partnerships and in-game experiences, driving substantial awareness, purchase intent, and earned-media growth.
Environment
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 hours ago

Wood-burning stoves face stricter rules under Labour plan to tackle air pollution

Labour ministers plan stricter standards and clearer labelling for wood‑burning stoves to cut PM2.5 emissions while not banning existing stoves or local burning rules.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

Wood-burning stoves to face partial ban in Labour's updated environment plan

England will tighten PM2.5 pollution targets, potentially restricting or banning older wood-burning stoves and tightening smoke control areas.
Wine
fromApartment Therapy
8 hours ago

The Holiday Hosting Hack You'll Use Every Year (Get 74% Off Right Now!)

Naked Wines connects customers directly with independent winemakers to deliver discounted, curated wines with upfront funding, personalized recommendations, and no subscription pressure.
Media industry
fromDigiday
18 hours ago

Digiday+ Research: Where publisher revenue stands with ads, video, content licensing and subscriptions

Direct-sold ads remain publishers' primary revenue and focus, while programmatic ad revenue declines and publishers plan investments in video and AI licensing.
Major League Baseball
fromESPN.com
22 hours ago

Will there be baseball in 2027? Is a salary cap coming? What you need to know about MLB's looming labor battle

MLB faces a high risk of a Dec. 1, 2026 lockout due to salary-cap disputes and an MLBPA financial investigation threatening negotiations.
fromWIRED
9 hours ago

Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI

Flock, the automatic license plate reader and AI-powered camera company, uses overseas workers from Upwork to train its machine learning algorithms, with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the United States, according to material reviewed by 404 Media that was accidentally exposed by the company. The findings bring up questions about who exactly has access to footage collected by Flock surveillance cameras and where people reviewing the footage may be based.
fromZacks
7 hours ago

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Wine
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
8 hours ago

Where to find Sonoma County's most charming holiday markets

Sonoma County wineries, restaurants, and merchants host holiday markets offering artisan goods, food, drinks, festive experiences, and charity-supported events.
Major League Baseball
fromBattery Power
10 hours ago

Atlanta Braves News: December Arrives, Winter Meetings, More

December and the Winter Meetings drive increased MLB offseason activity, influencing Braves' pursuit of pitching after Sonny Gray and Dylan Cease signings.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
12 hours ago

"Blue Baby"

A flamboyant director born with a heart defect is mourned, his theatrical identity and playful costume habits leaving a sudden, aching void at his funeral.
Wine
fromTasting Table
10 hours ago

Elevate Your Wine (Or Canned Good) Storage With A Cheap Dollar Tree Find - Tasting Table

A $1.50 stackable acrylic wine bottle holder enables sideways, cork-preserving, space-saving, and visually elegant wine storage for small kitchens and home bars.
English Premier League
fromSoccer News
12 hours ago

Paqueta takes swipe at FA for lack of support after Liverpool red card - Soccer News

Lucas Paquetá criticized the FA for providing no psychological support after a two-year investigation and publicly expressed frustration following a red card.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,375

Massive Russian missile and drone strikes and reciprocal Ukrainian naval and drone attacks caused civilian casualties, widespread power outages, and disrupted energy infrastructure.
Remote teams
fromForbes
1 day ago

Why Hybrid Work Changes The Annual Review

Evaluate employees solely by measurable outputs rather than office attendance or input metrics, because hybrid work makes input and output separate domains.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Ukraine'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.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Former Ukip MEP denies taking money to promote Russian interests

David Coburn denies accepting money linked to a campaign promoting Russian interests after messages mentioned him following Nathan Gill's bribery conviction.
London music
fromTime Out London
6 hours ago

The 10 best gigs in London in December 2025 that you won't want to miss

London live gigs offer a lively, warm alternative to crowded Christmas markets, choirs and awkward office parties this December.
New York Knicks
fromwww.amny.com
9 hours ago

Knicks' Mike Brown learning Josh Hart is a force when playing more | amNewYork

Josh Hart's return to the Knicks' starting lineup has coincided with a four-game win streak and high all-around production, prompting lineup decisions.
New York Mets
fromwww.amny.com
10 hours ago

Kodai Senga wants to stay with Mets but, for now, feeling is not mutual | amNewYork

Kodai Senga wants to stay with the Mets, but David Stearns doubts his durability and has explored trading him after two injury-plagued, inconsistent seasons.
#seth-curry
fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 hours ago
Golden State Warriors

Why timing is right for Seth Curry, Steph's younger brother, to rejoin Warriors

Seth Curry will rejoin the Warriors on a veteran minimum contract, strengthening Golden State's shooting while allowing the team to remain under the second apron.
fromThe Mercury News
9 hours ago
Golden State Warriors

Why timing is right for Seth Curry, Steph's younger brother, to rejoin Warriors

Seth Curry will sign a veteran minimum contract with the Golden State Warriors, joining the team's open 15th roster spot without requiring another roster move.
Manchester City
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
6 hours ago

Manchester City explore solution to double problem as club on collision course over friendly: report

Manchester City are interested in signing Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo, whose 65 million release clause active in early January could ease Erling Haaland's goalscoring burden.
London food
fromTime Out London
11 hours ago

Seven London restaurants were just added to the Michelin Guide

Twenty-four restaurants were added to the Michelin Guide for Great Britain & Ireland in November, including seven new London entries such as Gina and Singburi.
DevOps
fromBusiness Matters
3 days ago

Best DevOps Certification Courses to Take for High-Paying Jobs in 2026

DevOps skills and certifications enable high-paying, rapidly growing IT careers in 2026 by addressing cloud migration, automation, containers, IaC, CI/CD, and observability demands.
Manchester City
fromSoccer News
8 hours ago

Fulham look to end worst head-to-head run in English football history as Man City visit - Soccer News

Fulham aim to end an 18-match losing run against Manchester City under Marco Silva and pursue another upset after beating Tottenham.
New York Islanders
fromEyes On Isles
5 hours ago

Mathieu Darche should not mortgage NY Islanders future assets for stop gap measures

Mathieu Darche must protect the Islanders' long-term rebuild by avoiding costly midseason trades and relying on internal depth despite losing Romanov and Palmieri long-term.
Real Madrid
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
10 hours ago

Sergio Ramos 'preparing for epic return' to Real Madrid: report

Sergio Ramos has offered to return to Real Madrid on a short-term, low-cost deal as a free agent amid mounting defensive injuries.
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