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Wellness
fromConde Nast Traveler
15 hours ago

12 Most Exciting Spa Openings of 2026, According to Wellness Experts

Global wellness scene expands with new destination spas and resorts blending geothermal, desert, island, and longevity-focused offerings integrating nature, rituals, ancient healing and wellness technology.
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

Bryan Johnson wants $1M per year to share his longevity secrets. The criticism is already pouring in - Silicon Canals

Bryan Johnson is selling access to his personal longevity protocol 'Immortals' for $1 million per year, limited to three participants.
OMG science
fromEsquire
22 hours ago

This Weird Effect of Climate Change Is Scaring the Hell Out of Me

A 5,000-year-old Psychrobacter strain from cave ice carries multidrug resistance and antimicrobial activity, posing potential AMR risks if released by melting ice.
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
18 hours ago

A weight loss doctor, who specializes in helping high performers, shares her favorite hack to eat healthy without tracking every bite

Fill half the plate with fruits and non-starchy vegetables to simplify healthy eating, increase produce intake, and reduce obsessive calorie or macronutrient tracking.
Digital life
fromThe Mercury News
18 hours ago

Larry Magid: At Safer Internet Day, teens seek safer, smarter tech design

Manage technology risk through research-based guardrails, multi-stakeholder collaboration, youth input, practical guidance for parents, and appropriate regulation.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
20 hours ago

8 things Boomers do automatically that younger generations have to consciously learn - Silicon Canals

Older generations perform many everyday social and communication tasks instinctively, while younger generations must intentionally practice these skills due to different upbringing and technologies.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
14 hours ago

The Kuiper Belt is packed with weird peanut-shaped objects. Astronomers think they know why

Many kilometer-scale Kuiper Belt objects are bilobed contact binaries formed by gentle mergers, revealing probable planetesimal formation pathways.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 days ago

Weird Little Red Dots' in space are something we've never seen

Tiny, extremely compact, bright red sources called Little Red Dots pervade JWST early-universe images around 600 million years after the big bang.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
8 hours ago

HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Top of the World Ranch Treatment Center - DataBreaches.Net

TWRTC paid $103,000 and agreed to corrective actions after failing HIPAA Security Rule risk analysis following a phishing breach exposing 1,980 patients' ePHI.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

A Japanese toilet maker and seasoning giant are unlikely winners of the AI boom

Japan's AI-driven chip demand boosts unlikely suppliers like Toto and Ajinomoto by increasing orders for electrostatic chucks and insulating semiconductor materials.
Tech industry
fromThe Hacker News
4 hours ago

Three Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran

Three San Jose residents allegedly stole and exfiltrated mobile processor trade secrets from Google and other firms, transferring confidential files to unauthorized locations including Iran.
UX design
fromUX Magazine
1 day ago

Your Design System Works in Figma. Does It Work in Code?

Align Figma structure, component composition, naming, documentation, and workflows with code to reduce handoff friction and make designs buildable.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
13 hours ago

ICO wins appeal over data protection obligations in Currys cyber attack | Computer Weekly

The Court of Appeal upheld the ICO's finding that Currys Group failed to implement appropriate security measures after the 2017–2018 PoS malware attack.
Privacy professionals
fromAdExchanger
19 hours ago

Ad Tech Says It's Not In The Surveillance Business. Now Is The Time To Prove It | AdExchanger

Commercial ad tech and location-data tools risk being repurposed for government investigations, creating urgent privacy, ethical, and regulatory concerns for vendors and users.
EU data protection
fromZDNET
13 hours ago

How digitally sovereign are you? Red Hat can help measure that

Red Hat provides an open-source Digital Sovereignty Readiness Assessment to measure and strengthen organizational control over data, infrastructure, and operations.
Privacy professionals
fromSan Jose Spotlight
12 hours ago

San Jose slow to tell workers about data breach - San Jose Spotlight

Private information, possibly including Social Security numbers, for current and former San Jose city employees may have been exposed after a lost USB drive.
EU data protection
fromTearsheet
21 hours ago

Open banking's paywall era - and what it means for banks, fintechs, and policy in 2026 - Tearsheet

Banks are shifting to charge for third-party data access, challenging the free open-banking model and forcing fintechs or consumers to bear growing infrastructure costs.
UX design
fromMedium
19 hours ago

Top 10 Claude Skills You Should Try in Product Design

Claude enables versatile, stage-spanning product design support—prototyping, critique, research synthesis, and accessibility—via importable skill.md modules.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
1 hour ago

The Stack: Big Moves in AI and Advertising

AI investment, sustainability demands, and global expansion are reshaping advertising strategies, consumer engagement, and industry economics.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
9 hours ago

AI agents abound, unbound by rules or safety disclosures

AI agents are increasingly prevalent and capable but lack agreed standards, operate opaquely, and sometimes violate web protocols like robots.txt.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
5 hours ago

Pitch deck: Why Amazon believes its premium streaming inventory is worth the money

Amazon sells its DSP as premium authenticated CTV inventory across Prime Video, Fire TV, Roku and major publishers to improve reach and return on ad spend.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 hour ago

Chip Testing Giant Advantest Hit by Ransomware

Advantest detected a February 15 ransomware intrusion that may have affected parts of its network; investigation is ongoing and potential data impact is under review.
Information security
fromComputerworld
9 hours ago

New phishing campaign tricks employees into bypassing Microsoft 365 MFA

Attackers trick employees into registering a hacker-controlled device via OAuth device authorization, granting persistent access to Microsoft accounts and bypassing MFA.
Information security
fromTheregister
10 hours ago

RAT disguised as an RMM costs crims $300 a month

Criminals created a fake RMM vendor, TrustConnect, selling a RAT as a subscription and using a fake website plus an EV code-signing certificate to bypass security.
National Football League
fromMusket Fire
14 hours ago

Patriots have no reason to chase veteran free agent at a needy position

Patriots' offensive line underperformed in playoffs, with Will Campbell notably allowing massive pressure; free agency could target Rasheed Walker and other linemen.
Major League Baseball
fromDodgers Nation
9 hours ago

MLB News: Brewers Extend Murphy, Pitch-Rigging Trial Pushed to Fall, Chisholm Wants to Be Next Ohtani

Brewers extended manager Pat Murphy three years; Guardians pitchers' trial likely moved to fall; Jazz Chisholm Jr. aims for a 50-50 season.
National Football League
fromMusket Fire
12 hours ago

Patriots can't avoid crucial offseason move to boost Drake Maye

Patriots must rebuild the offensive line, add edge rushers, and acquire a top wide receiver target for Drake Maye, especially if Stefon Diggs is released.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
4 hours ago

One Chatbot's Journey To Introducing Ads That Don't Suck | AdExchanger

AI chatbots are adopting targeted, chat-native ad networks like Koah to deliver contextual, noninvasive ads better suited than traditional display formats.
Food & drink
fromtablehopper
9 hours ago

This week's tablehopper: meaty. (free)

Multiple overlapping cultural and celestial events created a festive, rain-soaked weekend highlighted by Lunar New Year celebrations, Chinatown outings, favorite takeout, and vintage film viewing.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Another World by Melvyn Bragg review portrait of the broadcaster as a young man

Melvyn Bragg leaves Wigton for Wadham College, embraces Oxford life, explores culture and politics, joins demonstrations, and later reassesses his imperial-minded motives.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
9 hours ago

This Iconic Sandwich Is Idaho's Mashup Between A Gyro And French Dip - Tasting Table

Boise's Bar Gernika serves a spicy lamb grinder combining shaved roasted lamb, pepper jack, jalapeños, cheese, grilled peppers and au jus for a gyro–cheesesteak–French-dip mashup.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

I'll Be the Monster by Sean Gilbert review are they fantasists or psychopaths?

A seemingly perfect couple's European trip exposes past betrayals, escalating tensions, and a mysterious death that suggests possible murder.
Environment
fromEarth911
2 hours ago

Earth911 Inspiration: a Dozen Highly Effective Policies

A dozen highly effective policies in the largest countries can initiate a decisive post-carbon transition if implemented now.
#ring
fromWIRED
9 hours ago
Privacy technologies

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon

fromWIRED
9 hours ago
Privacy technologies

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon

Environment
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 hours ago

How the climate crisis threatens our food and the people that grow it

The Independent funds on-the-ground journalism covering reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, relying on donations to maintain open-access reporting without paywalls.
Books
fromFast Company
1 hour ago

5 simple tips to hit breakthrough ideas

Great ideas are discoveries that emerge by recombining familiar elements with small novelty, aided by iteration, diverse exposure, incubation, and serendipity.
#remote-work
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,456

Russian forces conducted large-scale attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions, causing civilian casualties, infrastructure damage, and claimed territorial gains amid difficult US-mediated talks.
Social media marketing
fromPR Daily
1 day ago

How to build a strong social media foundation - PR Daily

Clear content systems, defined tools, and roles enable social teams to produce consistent, engaging content and empower contributors.
Wine
fromCalifornia Post
12 hours ago

America's biggest wine maker shuts down production in Napa Valley in huge blow to wine heartland

Gallo permanently closed The Ranch Winery in St. Helena and cut nearly 100 jobs across Napa and Sonoma amid declining U.S. alcohol consumption.
Wine
fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago

The story of Georgian wine has been 8,000 years in the making | Wine

Georgia preserves 8,000+ years of winemaking with 525+ indigenous grape varieties, reclaiming quality and gaining global popularity through authentic, natural wines.
Media industry
fromLGBTQ Nation
15 hours ago

CBS insider says Anderson Cooper's departure was a "f**k you" to anti-woke Bari Weiss - LGBTQ Nation

Anderson Cooper left CBS's 60 Minutes to spend more time with his young children amid leadership changes at CBS under Bari Weiss.
Wine
fromPsychology Today
15 hours ago

How AI Is Rewiring Winemaking and Wine Collecting

AI augments rather than replaces human expertise in winemaking, succeeding when it respects human roles and sensory-based expertise.
Europe news
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
16 hours ago

Belarusian Former Presidential Candidate Mikalay Statkevich Freed From Prison After Stroke

Mikalay Statkevich, imprisoned for over ten years, returned to Minsk after a stroke in custody and is recovering with speech difficulties.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
13 hours ago

The 'Hopeless Labor' of Writing

AI chatbots and delivery robots threaten traditional writing by offering frictionless ease, undermining the pedagogical value of sustained effort and arduous composition.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Trip to the Moon by John Yorke review a storytelling handbook in dire need of an edit

Understanding five-act narrative structure helps craft commercially effective, emotionally compelling plot-driven stories that tap themes of healing, reinvention and political rhetoric.
#social-media-algorithms
fromAol
23 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
23 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
23 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
23 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

English Premier League
from101GREATGOALS.COM
1 day ago

Alexander Isak return date: Arne Slot confirms April timeline for Liverpool striker

Alexander Isak has resumed on-pitch running in rehab and is expected to return to Liverpool around the international break as a stronger, different player.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Ukraine sports minister slams Russia's Winter Paralympics entry as deeply outrageous'

Ukraine's sports minister condemns allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under national flags at the Winter Paralympics, calling it propaganda and normalization of war.
Writing
fromEsquire
1 day ago

Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man

Tom Junod contemplates personal ambiguity in the South while reflecting on a long career probing diverse, provocative subjects and confronting historical memory.
#friedrich-merz
fromThe Local Germany
1 hour ago
Germany news

Germany's Merz seeks second wind at CDU party congress

Merz faces a crucial CDU congress amid low popularity, unmet promises, economic weakness and far-right pressure that could jeopardise his party leadership.
fromwww.dw.com
1 hour ago
Germany news

Germany news: Merz seeks backing from his CDU

Friedrich Merz seeks CDU chairperson reelection at a party congress; his level of support will be closely watched.
London
fromianVisits
3 hours ago

London's weekly railway news

London rail news covers a proposed Northern line depot, Elizabeth line ticket-office cuts, HS2 spending controversies, infrastructure repairs, and multiple Tube incidents and crimes.
Marketing
fromDigiday
5 hours ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: The mental gymnastics of principal media

Marketers must treat agencies as commercial counterparties rather than fiduciary agents, and choose to restrict, accept, or contractually constrain principal media activity.
Golden State Warriors
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 hours ago

Warriors routed by Celtics in Kristaps Porzingis' debut with Golden State

Golden State lost 121-110 to Boston as Kristaps Porzingis struggled in his debut and the Warriors' 3-point-heavy offense faltered without Steph Curry.
Arts
fromArtnet News
9 hours ago

Super Rare 'Jungle Book' Illustrations Resurface in London Family Home

Two long-lost 1903 Detmold brothers' watercolor illustrations for The Jungle Book were identified and will be auctioned in London, each estimated up to £20,000.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
6 hours ago

Dani Olmo says Barcelona 'must change a lot of things' to win the Champions League

The athlete feels physically fit, expects better performances ahead, and disputes being labeled injury-prone while acknowledging past trauma and some muscle injuries.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Universal
1 hour ago

Eric Garcia talks Flick, Cubarsi, Araujo, Barcelona form, near-exit, captaincy ambitions | Barca Universal

Barcelona remains committed to Hansi Flick's high defensive line but must reduce turnovers and improve ball control to prevent costly goals and recover form.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Universal
3 hours ago

Barcelona not in a position to pull off deal to sign Argentine ace next summer | Barca Universal

Barcelona cannot afford to sign Julian Alvarez next summer due to financial constraints and an inflated wage bill despite interest in him as Lewandowski's replacement.
Python
fromInfoWorld
1 hour ago

Python's popularity slip: Here's what we know

Python's popularity is declining because older rival languages are gaining ground, even as practical tools and techniques simplify local development and package sharing.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
3 hours ago

Infinix Hot 70 Pro will have 5G support, one RAM/storage option

Infinix Hot 70 Pro confirmed with 5G, model X6896, 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, listed for sale in Indonesia.
New England Patriots
fromMusket Fire
16 hours ago

Rodney Harrison's message puts the Patriots on notice over Christian Gonzalez

Sign Christian Gonzalez to a long-term extension to secure an elite, potential shutdown cornerback for the Patriots' rebuilding roster under Mike Vrabel.
Real Madrid
fromBavarian Football Works
2 hours ago

Ex-Bayern Munich stalwart David Alaba pondering MLS move?

David Alaba is leaving Real Madrid after recurring injuries; MLS clubs are reportedly interested in signing the 33-year-old Austrian four-time Champions League winner.
Gadgets
fromwww.engadget.com
1 year ago

The best cheap Android phones to buy in 2026

Affordable Android phones now deliver bright displays, reliable cameras, long battery life, and solid everyday performance without flagship price tags.
Mindfulness
fromTiny Buddha
5 hours ago

Why Protecting Your Energy Isn't Selfish or Shameful - Tiny Buddha

Protect limited emotional energy by setting boundaries, reducing small talk, and prioritizing self-care when depleted.
National Hockey League
fromESPN.com
10 hours ago

The future is bright for Olympic gold medal winning U.S. women's hockey

The 2026 U.S. women's Olympic hockey team dominated with a 7-0 record, outscoring opponents 33-2, and represents the most dominant U.S. team ever.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
1 hour ago

Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max designs revealed in new leaked renders

Poco will launch X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max globally, rebranded Redmi Turbo 5 models with OLED/AMOLED displays, Dimensity 9500s/8500 Ultra chipsets, and large batteries.
Marketing
fromDigiday
5 hours ago

In Graphic Detail: The state of the marketing agency sector

Agency sector is consolidating into fewer, leaner firms that prioritize technology and media trading capabilities over creative work, causing widespread headcount reductions.
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