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Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
4 hours ago

If you want to stay independent and self-sufficient well into your 80s say goodbye to these 10 daily habits that silently age your body and mind - Silicon Canals

Daily habits like prolonged sitting accelerate physical and cognitive decline, while consistent small movement and sustainable habit changes can preserve independence and vitality into old age.
Wellness
fromCN Traveller
2 hours ago

I visited India's most famous Ayurvedic retreat and learned the true power of calm from the ultimate experts

Ayurvedic therapies at Soukya use oil treatments, herbal therapies, yoga, and nature immersion to address burnout and chronic conditions within an integrative hospital setting.
Wellness
fromElite Traveler
10 hours ago

The Lymphatic Hacks Frequency Fliers Are Using Right Now

Supporting lymphatic flow through movement, breathing, and drainage massage reduces swelling, improves immune function, skin quality, hormonal balance, and recovery.
Digital life
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 hour ago

Media Literacy Isn't Enough Anymore

Media literacy remains necessary but is insufficient; systemic and platform-level changes are required because AI, scale, and engagement design overwhelm individual judgment.
OMG science
fromFortune
5 days ago

Two neurosurgeons just raised $25 million betting brain cells can (someday) outcompute silicon | Fortune

Living neurons can process real-world data and offer a path toward energy-efficient biological computing as an alternative to silicon-based AI.
EU data protection
fromTheregister
6 hours ago

Digital sovereignty must define itself before it can succeed

Software and services require formal, enforceable safety and sovereignty standards like hardware type approvals to prevent harm and protect data from legal and state interference.
UX design
fromArchDaily
9 hours ago

"Users Are the Experts on Themselves": How People Shape the Spaces They Use

Design should be guided by lived user experience, using research, observation, dialogue, testing, and simulation to prioritize occupants' needs and behaviors.
UX design
fromMedium
3 hours ago

Natural design, industry vibeshift, Jony Ive, bringing buttons back

Design practice is shifting toward faster, simpler, more flexible processes driven by AI and a desire for alternatives to traditional Design Thinking.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
4 hours ago

Trusted Tech Alliance establishes five principles for secure technology

Sixteen global tech companies formed the Trusted Tech Alliance to embed transparency, security, and data protection across the entire technology stack.
EU data protection
fromThe Hacker News
3 hours ago

Safe and Inclusive ESociety: How Lithuania Is Bracing for AIDriven Cyber Fraud

Lithuania strengthens cyber resilience through a government-funded initiative coordinating universities and companies to deploy secure, market-ready digital solutions protecting citizens and critical infrastructure.
#cisco
UX design
fromAresluna
5 days ago

How to make sure a designer never files a bug again - Unsung

Bug reporting UI and culture punish designers, demand strict repros and meticulous fields, deprioritize design issues, and discourage shared responsibility and human acknowledgment.
Tech industry
fromThe Hacker News
1 hour ago

Weekly Recap: Outlook Add-Ins Hijack, 0-Day Patches, Wormable Botnet & AI Malware

Small, trusted gaps like add-ons, cloud setups, and abandoned domains are enabling attackers to gain access using mixed legacy and modern tactics.
Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
54 minutes ago

Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany Fined $25 Million in South Korea After Data Breaches

South Korea fined LVMH brands 36 billion won for data breaches tied to a Salesforce-targeting campaign that exploited social engineering rather than platform vulnerabilities.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
6 hours ago

With some Canadians ready to embrace Chinese-made autos, experts note there are security risks | CBC News

Allowing limited Chinese-made electric vehicles into Canada raises privacy and cybersecurity concerns but many consumers prioritize vehicle quality, price, and availability over data risks.
Remote teams
fromeLearning Industry
1 day ago

The Future Of Employee Engagement In A Dynamic Work Environment

Future employee engagement requires strong culture, continuous learning, meaningful work, well-being, inclusion, remote flexibility, and tech-enabled recognition.
Privacy technologies
fromComputerworld
4 hours ago

Leaky Chrome extensions with 37M installs caught divulging your browsing history

Browser extension data collection can expose internal URLs and cookies, enabling corporate espionage and credential harvesting of active web sessions.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
11 hours ago

Why brands are shifting toward 'less precise, more accurate' gauges for paid social

Marketers are shifting from deterministic last-touch attribution to hybrid approaches and mixed-media modeling with AI to better estimate paid social and creator marketing impact.
Marketing tech
fromHarvard Business Review
2 hours ago

Why Your Digital Investments Aren't Creating Value

Companies concentrate heavy investments in AI-powered digital analytics, enterprise CRM, and marketing technology primarily within commercial functions to drive growth and customer impact.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
11 hours ago

Media Buying Briefing: Attivo breathes new life into Hill Holliday and DNY with senior media hires

Attivo installed new U.S. leadership to revitalize Hill Holliday and Deutsch by integrating flexible, plug-and-play technology and media expertise to better serve clients.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
2 hours ago

Google patches first Chrome zero-day of 2026

High-severity use-after-free in Chrome's V8 CSSFontFeatureValuesMap permits crashes and data corruption; patches were issued but related issues may still require fixes.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
14 hours ago

The 14 Best All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Spots In The US - Tasting Table

Top AYCE sushi spots offer fresh, diverse sushi, convenient ordering, good value, innovative service, and strict hygiene while avoiding stale buffets and rice-dominant rolls.
Major League Baseball
fromMLB Trade Rumors
1 hour ago

The Opener: Full Squad Workouts, Braves, Marlins

Multiple MLB teams begin full-squad Spring Training workouts while the Braves face rotation uncertainty after Waldrep's elbow soreness and the Marlins schedule leadership to speak at camp.
Food & drink
fromLondon On The Inside
2 hours ago

Learn How to Shuck and Dress Oysters at Noisy Oyster

Noisy Oyster in Shoreditch runs an oyster shucking masterclass on Sat 14th March with instruction, a welcome drink, and six oysters for £20.
Books
fromLos Angeles Times
14 hours ago

Michael Silverblatt, 'genius' host of KCRW literary show 'Bookworm,' dies at 73

Michael Silverblatt, longtime KCRW Bookworm host, died at 73, leaving a significant archive of in-depth interviews with major late-20th and early-21st-century authors.
National Football League
fromESPN.com
15 hours ago

2026 NFL franchise tag candidates: Kyle Pitts, George Pickens

Each NFL team may tag one impending unrestricted free agent during a two-week window, weighing high franchise-tag costs against extension or long-term negotiation decisions.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Mercury News
4 hours ago

Grok and other 'nudification' apps offered by Google and Apple put Silicon Valley at center of global outrage

AI tools enable nonconsensual digital nudification of women and children, prompting legal scrutiny and criticism of major tech platforms.
National Football League
fromMusket Fire
2 hours ago

Kyle Williams quietly did one thing Patriots need more of in 2026

Kyle Williams flashed explosive deep-play ability with high yards-per-catch and touchdown efficiency but must increase consistency and snap share to climb New England's depth chart.
Media industry
fromPoynter
1 hour ago

Want to be a better editor? Start here. - Poynter

Effective editing centers on developing reporters through listening, trust, relationship-building, and leadership across the newsroom rather than only fixing copy.
Wine
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
9 hours ago

Love Stories in the Vineyard - Food & Beverage Magazine

Israeli wineries, often led by husband-and-wife teams, craft world-class wines that blend ancient tradition with innovation and express partnership and sense of place.
Environment
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

The debate over fracking in Mexico: Energy sovereignty versus environmental risk

Sheinbaum's government overturned a six-year fracking ban to pursue domestic gas independence, sparking debate over energy sovereignty versus environmental and community risks.
#new-york-mets
fromNewsday
11 hours ago
Major League Baseball

Mets' Juan Soto on any clubhouse issues from last season: "It's in the past"

Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor moved past clubhouse tension; Soto committed to playing left field and urged teammates to have fun and focus on winning in 2026.
fromwww.amny.com
3 hours ago
New York Mets

Juan Soto, Francicso Lindor putting Mets' past clubhouse issues behind them | amNewYork

Clubhouse discord contributed to the Mets' 2025 collapse, prompting leadership changes, roster turnover, and renewed focus on the 2026 season.
fromNewsday
11 hours ago
Major League Baseball

Mets' Juan Soto on any clubhouse issues from last season: "It's in the past"

#linkedin
fromForbes
2 hours ago
Social media marketing

6 Types Of LinkedIn Posts That Build Your Pipeline As A Freelancer

fromForbes
2 hours ago
Social media marketing

6 Types Of LinkedIn Posts That Build Your Pipeline As A Freelancer

Media industry
fromPoynter
3 hours ago

Bystander video is driving the biggest stories in America. The next era of journalism will be built on verifying it. - Poynter

Video evidence drives major news stories while AI-enabled fakes require journalists to become visual investigators using verification and analysis techniques.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

More heartache than Hamnet?: Maggie O'Farrell's best books ranked!

Novels examine heritage, belonging, fractured relationships, motherhood, and identity through layered narratives, delayed revelations, gothic motifs, and cross-cultural journeys.
#hoopes-vineyard
Books
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
9 hours ago

Bookish Wine: Where Romantasy, Art, and Wine Collide - Food & Beverage Magazine

Bookish Wine pairs special-edition romantasy novels with bespoke Sonoma wines to create a limited-release, collectible, immersive reading-and-tasting experience for romantasy communities.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Floating cities of logs: can the lungs of Africa' survive its exploitation?

Millions depend on the Congo River basin for livelihoods while facing dangerous river travel, corruption, and threats to biodiverse forests that trap massive carbon.
Environment
fromThe Conversation
20 hours ago

Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study

Open-plan workspaces increase cognitive load, requiring brains to work harder than in private offices.
#remote-work
fromInc
1 day ago
Remote teams

The Fastest Growing Remote Jobs Might Help Leaders Make Strategic Hiring Decisions

Adopt role-based hiring: require in-office presence only for roles that benefit from on-site work and keep others remote or hybrid to access talent and lower costs.
fromYourTango
1 day ago
Remote teams

Research Finds This Policy That's Becoming More Common In The Workplace Is Costing Employees Over $8K A Year

Forcing remote employees to return to the office can cost them over $8,000 annually in lost time value from commuting, with higher costs in major cities.
fromInc
1 day ago
Remote teams

The Fastest Growing Remote Jobs Might Help Leaders Make Strategic Hiring Decisions

fromYourTango
1 day ago
Remote teams

Research Finds This Policy That's Becoming More Common In The Workplace Is Costing Employees Over $8K A Year

Writing
fromMedium
1 day ago

Get behind me, AI writer

Write a full draft freely, then use ChatGPT to identify sources, correct citations, and preserve the writer's authentic voice while integrating proper references.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

The Myth of the Perfect Writer's Room

Creative work often arises in ordinary, cluttered, shared, or constrained spaces rather than in idealized secluded retreats.
English Premier League
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'Relegation a blessing' but issues remain - Cardiff's reset

Cardiff City have been revitalized by relegation, now top of League One, playing exciting football under Brian Barry-Murphy with emerging young Welsh players.
#germany
fromThe Local Germany
3 hours ago
Germany news

Germany extends border controls another six months

Germany will extend temporary border controls six months to mid-September 2026, citing overwhelmed local authorities and a dysfunctional European migration policy.
fromwww.dw.com
8 hours ago
Germany news

Germany news: Crowds to turn out for Carnival parade

Germany will extend land-border controls six months beyond March 15 to curb irregular migration and reorganize migration policy amid ongoing security concerns.
Real Madrid
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Revitalised Real Madrid hope not to witness another miracle on Benfica return

Real Madrid return to Lisbon for a Champions League rematch against Benfica after a humiliating 4-2 loss, buoyed by recent domestic wins and renewed confidence.
#harry-styles
New York City
fromStreetsblog
11 hours ago

Monday's Headlines: Presidents' Day Edition - Streetsblog New York City

Local news covered transit disputes, hit-and-run fatalities, revived municipal projects, political controversy over park protests, and public-safety concerns across New York neighborhoods.
National Hockey League
fromTheLeafsNation
3 hours ago

5 potential trade destinations for Maple Leafs' Simon Benoit

Benoit is a cost-effective, physical, stay-at-home defenseman with penalty-killing value and trade availability, making him a potential bottom-pair postseason addition for contending teams.
New York City
fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

NYC's outgoing planner says Mamdani's proposed rent freeze must avoid 'pushing buildings into distress'

New York City must expand housing supply and affordability through zoning and conversions while avoiding rent policies that undermine landlords’ ability to maintain housing stock.
Liverpool FC
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
3 hours ago

Liverpool begin process to sign high-flying England star: report

Liverpool's heavy summer spending has not prevented a poor league season, creating urgency to find a long-term successor for Mohamed Salah.
Gadgets
fromTechRepublic
2 hours ago

Samsung Galaxy A07 5G Brings AI Power to the Budget Tier

The Galaxy A07 5G brings advanced AI features, a 6,000 mAh battery, and six years of software updates to budget-conscious buyers.
#dallas-cowboys
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
5 hours ago

Netflix's 'America's Next Top Model' docuseries doesn't let Tyra Banks off easy

Netflix's docuseries exposes America's Next Top Model's history of body shaming, racist portrayals, and unethical production practices, with survivors recounting trauma and producer negligence.
Arts
fromArtnet News
5 hours ago

Miart Marks 30 Years With a Splashy, Jazz-Inspired Edition

Miart relocates to the South Wing at Allianz MiCo for its 30th edition, adopts 'New Directions' themed on jazz, and updates its graphic identity.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Universal
7 hours ago

In numbers: One worrying trend behind Barcelona's recent struggles | Barca Universal

Barcelona's repeated first-half vulnerabilities in 2026 left them frequently trailing, causing heavy defeats when early leads were conceded and limiting comeback chances.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Universal
4 hours ago

Official: Barcelona squad list to face Girona - key player returns | Barca Universal

Barcelona welcome Raphinha back to the squad but remain without Pedri, Gavi, Christensen, and Rashford for the trip to Girona.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 hours ago

Artist Henrike Naumann Has Died

Henrike Naumann, a German installation artist who examined East German history and rising far-right populism through domestic objects, died at 41 from cancer.
Dallas Cowboys
fromBlogging The Boys
2 hours ago

Why the Cowboys have an obligation to move on from Terence Steele

Terence Steele's starting role faces uncertainty as salary-cap pressures threaten his tenure despite strong run-blocking, durability and inconsistent pass-protection recovery after a knee injury.
Python
fromPyImageSearch
2 hours ago

Vector Search with FAISS: Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) Explained - PyImageSearch

Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) indexing like FAISS enables fast, scalable vector retrieval by trading slight recall loss for large reductions in query latency.
New England Patriots
fromMusket Fire
6 hours ago

Drake Maye's biggest 2026 advantage is now hiding in plain sight

Drake Maye established himself as a top-five NFL quarterback, and increased coaching continuity in New England should benefit his development entering the 2026 season.
New York Islanders
fromEyes On Isles
4 hours ago

Schaefer leading Calder race, and the analytics back it up

Matthew Schaefer is the Calder Trophy favorite, leading NHL rookies with a +6.5 Net Rating and exceptional offensive contributions.
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