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The Changing Face of Social Media and the Rise of Messaging Apps for News

Qualitative study in Brazil, Germany, the UK and US examined Facebook and messaging app news use, privacy attitudes, and language differences for the 2018 report.

Wellness

fromBustle

19 hours ago

65 Weird Things That Make You Look Hotter In Under 5 Minutes - & They're SO Cheap

Unconventional, inexpensive at-home beauty products and hacks can create quick, noticeable glow-ups in under five minutes without salon time or high-tech gadgets.

Digital life

fromZDNET

6 hours ago

This $45 wearable made ditching my smartwatch easier than I expected

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 provides accurate core fitness tracking, notifications, and 150+ sports modes but lacks GPS, microphone/speaker, and some automatic monitoring features.

Wellness

CorePower Yoga's CEO rebuilt her life after losing her husband and house in one year

Decades-long yoga practice helped Niki Leondakis heal after losing her husband and home and led her to accept the CEO role at CorePower Yoga.

Wellness

fromTravel + Leisure

My Doctor Dad Won't Let Me Travel Without These 10 'Just in Case' Items-From $4 at Amazon

Pack a compact 'just in case' carry-on bag with essential hygiene, wound-care, and travel tools to handle common travel mishaps.

Digital life

fromNewsmax

19 hours ago

Pew: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Most Popular

YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram are the most-used U.S. social platforms; TikTok and Reddit are growing among younger users while X usage has declined.

OMG science

fromFuturism

6 days 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

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.

OMG science

fromABC7 Los Angeles

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025

People increasingly form parasocial connections with celebrities, influencers, and AI, driving mainstream use of the term "parasocial" in 2025.

Privacy professionals

fromThe Nation

Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?

Facial-scanning technology has become a routine, increasingly embedded part of airport and event security, reflecting the expansion of post-9/11 surveillance and screening measures.

Tech industry

fromInfoQ

Azure Virtual Desktop Goes Fully Hybrid with Arc-Enabled Servers

Azure Virtual Desktop can now run hybrid session hosts on on-premises Arc-Enabled Servers, connecting local VMs to the Azure control plane via Azure Arc.

EU data protection

fromThe Drum

5 hours 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.

Privacy professionals

fromBoston.com

6 hours ago

Judge says more women can join lawsuit over hidden camera in John Hancock locker room

Seven women spied on in a John Hancock locker room were permitted to join a lawsuit six years after the hidden-camera incident.

Tech industry

fromFuturism

fromwww.thesanjoseblog.com

Paralyzed Man Playing First-Person Shooter Using Brain Implant

A paralyzed man uses a Neuralink brain implant with a QuadStick to aim and play Battlefield 6 by controlling an in-game cursor with his thoughts.

Tech industry

13 hours ago

Waymo Launches Autonomous Rides at San Jose International Airport

Waymo's self-driving service at San Jose Airport enables on-demand autonomous rides, connecting the airport regionally and expanding citywide mobility ahead of major 2026 events.

EU data protection

fromComputerworld

EU 'Chat Control' proposals should be red flag to businesses everywhere

Proposed rules risk allowing client-side scanning and voluntary message monitoring by Big Tech, undermining privacy, transparency, and corporate confidentiality across Europe.

EU data protection

fromTheregister

GrapheneOS bails on OVHcloud over France's privacy stance

GrapheneOS is leaving OVHcloud servers due to concerns about France's digital privacy stance, potential encryption backdoors, and data sovereignty risks.

Privacy professionals

fromThe Walrus

Anyone Could Be Anyone | The Walrus

A private investigator navigates legal privacy limits, urban anonymity, and patient, invisible observation while conducting surveillance in everyday city settings.

UX design

fromFortune

2 days ago

How to stop 'death-by-measurement' from killing your product's vision | Fortune

Clear visionary direction plus executional excellence must be protected from fragmented measurement-driven processes that divert teams and degrade user-focused products.

UX design

fromTreehouse Blog

3 days ago

UX Design: Create Human-Centered Digital Experiences

UX design enables non-coders to create clear, accessible, and enjoyable digital experiences by understanding user needs and using information architecture, wireframing, and prototyping.

UX design

fromProductidentity

3 days ago

In the sea of sameness

Design tools and systems have homogenized outputs, eroding creativity and authentic expression in digital design.

Marketing tech

fromThe Berkshire Eagle

ZBANX Launches "CMO Agent" Full-Stack Intelligent System: AI Empowers Global Brand Incubation in 7 Days

ZBANX's CMO Agent uses AI to unify strategic planning, creative automation, and cross-channel optimization for predictable, scalable global brand expansion.

Remote teams

11 hours ago

They wanted more flexibility to work from home. Here's how 7 people made it happen.

Employees can secure flexible, often near-exclusive remote-work arrangements by requesting exceptions, reducing commute stress while maintaining productivity and occasional in-person connection.

Marketing tech

fromThe Drum

How generative AI is leveling the business playing field for everyone

Generative AI frees marketers from digital overload, boosting productivity, creativity, and enjoyment while returning time for strategic work.

#new-england-patriots

fromMusket Fire

National Football League

Josh McDaniels just said what Patriots fans wanted to hear before MNF

fromBoston.com

National Football League

5 things to know about the Giants before the Patriots play them on Monday

fromMusket Fire

National Football League

Josh McDaniels just said what Patriots fans wanted to hear before MNF

fromBoston.com

more#new-england-patriots

National Football League

5 things to know about the Giants before the Patriots play them on Monday

Major League Baseball

fromBattery Power

8 hours ago

Braves News: Hunter Stratton review, Winter Meetings approaching, and more

The Winter Meetings begin in Orlando on December 7, signaling renewed offseason activity while teams make roster moves such as the Marlins re-signing Tyler Zuber and evaluating relievers like Hunter Stratton.

Major League Baseball

fromKqed

2 days ago

Modesto Loses Single-A Minor League Team | KQED

Diamond Baseball Holdings bought and moved the Modesto Nuts to San Bernardino, ending Modesto’s longtime Single-A team amid MLB’s minor-league reorganization.

Major League Baseball

fromMarlin Maniac

2 hours ago

Why fans fretting Miami Marlins extension misses need to take a breath

Fans should pause before condemning the Marlins for failing to extend Eury Perez and Kyle Stowers because negotiations and bigger context explain the decisions.

Privacy technologies

fromWIRED

8 hours ago

The WIRED Guide to Digital Opsec for Teens

Use operations security (opsec) to minimize personal data exposure online and ensure secrecy and availability of accounts and digital activities.

Social media marketing

fromInc

8 hours ago

5 Side Hustles You Can Do Entirely on Social Media

Monetize a dedicated social media following through sponsored posts, ad revenue, and platform monetization features, but it requires time, niche focus, and significant engagement.

Social media marketing

fromal

America's most-used social media site isn't Facebook, Instagram or TikTok

YouTube is the most used social media platform among U.S. adults, with 84% reporting use, surpassing Facebook and other platforms.

Artificial intelligence

fromAxios

AI is upending retirement planning

AI reshapes hiring and retirement: gig work and automation threaten some retirement savings while AI tools can improve planning and amplify outcomes for proactive users.

Artificial intelligence

AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says

Heavy reliance on AI is causing workers, especially junior employees, to lose core skills and become unable to perform without assistance.

Food & drink

5 hours ago

5 Celebrity Chefs Share Their Favorite Meals To Prepare In Under 30 Minutes - Tasting Table

Quick, delicious meals can be made at home in under 30 minutes using simple staples, frozen components, and batch-cooked sauces for fast reheating.

Food & drink

The Totally Unique Cava Bowl We'd Order Again And Again - Tasting Table

The Harissa Avocado bowl at Cava combines harissa honey chicken, avocado, corn, pickled onions, and Crazy Feta for a flavorful, customizable, satisfying grain/salad option.

Remote teams

fromBusiness Matters

Remote Desktop Solutions That Fit Growing Businesses

SMEs increasingly prefer cloud-based or hybrid virtual desktop alternatives over legacy VDI due to lower cost, simplified licensing, and easier deployment.

Food & drink

1 hour ago

10 Best Bagel Spots In Seattle, According To A Local - Tasting Table

Seattle offers uniquely delicious bagels combining local seafood, dairy, Nordic influences, and cozy atmosphere, making it an ideal city for enjoying bagels.

Privacy technologies

fromwww.fourfourtwo.com

Geo-restrictions getting in the way? Unblock your Premier League streams this weekend with this amazing Black Friday VPN deal from Surfshark

Surfshark VPN offers an 87% Black Friday discount, enabling secure, geo-unrestricted Premier League streaming worldwide with two-year plans plus three free months.

Wine

Get A Bottle Of Wine Chilled Fast With One Simple Hack - Tasting Table

Adding salt to an ice-water bath lowers the freezing point and rapidly chills a wine bottle, often cooling it in about five minutes when agitated and insulated.

Books

11 hours ago

If I was American, I'd be worried about my country': Margaret Atwood answers questions from Ai Weiwei, Rebecca Solnit and more

Margaret Atwood reflects on a long life and prolific career, combining scientific curiosity, scepticism, outspoken views, personal grief, and complex public expectations.

Books

fromFast Company

11 hours ago

The danger of believing business myths

Language reflects and preserves cultural perceptions, histories, and social relationships through specific vocabulary and linguistic remnants.

Media industry

14 hours ago

Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain's most powerful media mogul?

Lord Rothermere has acquired the Telegraph titles after renewing a decades-long family pursuit of British newspapers, reinforcing his family's centre-right media consolidation ambitions.

Information security

fromABC7 Los Angeles

14 hours ago

Holiday shoppers beware! AI online shopping scams are on the rise, experts say

Online holiday shoppers face scams: fake deep-discount websites and brushing mail schemes using AI; verify URLs (https, padlock), avoid suspicious links and QR codes.

Writing

Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88

Tom Stoppard, a celebrated playwright and screenwriter known for inventive intellectual juxtapositions, has died aged 88.

Media industry

MrBeast says there are 3 key reasons his YouTube videos are so popular

High-budget spectacles, originality, and relentless focus on content quality, supported by hundreds of staff, drive MrBeast's massive YouTube viewership.

Books

fromThe Atlantic

6 hours ago

How Terror Works

A Berlin couple conducted a covert two-year postcard campaign rebutting Nazi propaganda, exemplifying muted resistance amid moral ambiguity and personal struggle.

Information security

14 hours ago

Tim Dowling: how did I end up on a helpline for the old and befuddled?

An unexpected bank alert about an address change triggers frustration and confusion amid unhelpful automated systems and transfers during an urgent phone call.

Remote teams

fromThe Conversation

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

Hybrid and remote work proved effective across many jobs; the UK leads hybrid adoption, and evidence plus policy changes support formalising flexible working.

Marketing tech

fromDigiday

Overheard in the Media Agency Report: How Assembly, IPG, Horizon and others use AI and will spend on ads in 2026

2026 ad spending will rise, largely driven by the World Cup and Olympics, while underlying growth remains moderate and uncertain due to macro factors.

Information security

fromThe Hacker News

North Korean Hackers Deploy 197 npm Packages to Spread Updated OtterCookie Malware

North Korean threat actors published 197 malicious npm packages delivering OtterCookie/BeaverTail malware that establishes C2 and steals credentials, clipboard, keystrokes, screenshots, and wallets.

Europe news

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

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.

#premier-league

English Premier League

The Numbers Game: Arsenal out to extend lead over Chelsea in Stamford Bridge tussle - Soccer News

Manchester City

Man City 3-2 Leeds: Report, result and goals as Foden brace spares blushes

English Premier League

The Numbers Game: Arsenal out to extend lead over Chelsea in Stamford Bridge tussle - Soccer News

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

Manchester City

Man City 3-2 Leeds: Report, result and goals as Foden brace spares blushes

more#premier-league

Privacy technologies

EFF's Holiday Gift Guide

EFF sells merchandise to fund legal and technical fights against surveillance, protect free expression, and promote data privacy.

English Premier League

Its certainly looking up for resurgent Forest, says Dyche - Soccer News

Nottingham Forest have three straight wins, are unbeaten in five, out of the Premier League bottom three and optimistic heading into December fixtures.

Wine

fromBon Appetit

The Best Black Friday Wine Refrigerator Deals to Keep Your Bottles at Their Best

Wine refrigerators provide controlled, UV-protected storage to preserve wine flavor and are available in single-zone, dual-zone, and beverage-center models across sizes and budgets.

Media industry

fromThe Mercury News

Oakland cops toss student journalist from news conference about John Beam's death

Oakland Police Department denied entry to student and other reporters by enforcing a mandatory police-issued press credential at a Laney College press conference.

Wine

2 days ago

Wine magnums aren't just for Christmas or even champagne

A magnum reduces oxygen exposure compared with a standard bottle, slowing and often improving wine ageing due to a lower wine-to-ullage ratio.

Writing

fromHer Campus

3 days ago

How Content Creation Helped Me Build Confidence and Connections

Anyone can start creating content with a phone camera and willingness, leading to opportunities like PR, personal growth, confidence building, and documenting life.

Europe news

fromwww.npr.org

5 days ago

Amid smouldering wreckage, anger at Ukraine peace proposal many consider lopsided

Russian shelling destroyed a seven-story apartment in Ternopil, killing at least 34, as a U.S.-endorsed peace plan favoring Russia was finalized without Ukrainian input.

Writing

fromBig Think

R.F. Kuang writes through doubt to find her strongest stories

Rebecca F. Kuang achieved early, sustained bestselling success by integrating academic research into fiction while maintaining disciplined, adaptable creative routines.

English Premier League

Burnley vs Chelsea Bet Builder Tips - 5/1 Premier League Special, Analysis & Predictions - Soccer News

Chelsea can move to second with a win at Turf Moor; Burnley face a relegation fight and have not beaten Chelsea in 11 matches.

#afd

fromwww.dw.com

Germany news

Germany news: Rallies against new far-right AfD youth group DW 11/29/2025

AfD members in Giessen will vote to form a new youth wing after the Young Alternative was labeled far-right extremist; police probe shooting, possible bombing.

fromThe Local Germany

Germany news

Buoyant German far-right AfD to launch new youth wing

The far-right AfD will launch a new youth wing in Giessen amid large planned protests and heavy police deployment after disbanding the extremist Junge Alternative.

fromwww.dw.com

Germany news

Germany news: Rallies against new far-right AfD youth group DW 11/29/2025

fromThe Local Germany

Germany news

Buoyant German far-right AfD to launch new youth wing

more#afd

#manchester-city

Manchester City

Man City vs Leeds: Premier League lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams

Manchester City need a draw to move to second while Leeds require a point to escape the relegation zone.

Manchester City

LIVE - Man City v Leeds: Commentary, updates, goals and stats

Manchester City aim to recover from recent setbacks when they host struggling Leeds, who have dropped into the relegation zone.

Manchester City

Man City vs Leeds: Premier League lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams

Manchester City

LIVE - Man City v Leeds: Commentary, updates, goals and stats

more#manchester-city

Golden State Warriors

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Warriors' Kerr gives timetable for possible Melton return, Curry's injury diagnosis a big relief'

De'Anthony Melton is close to returning from ACL rehab and may play on the upcoming road trip; Curry has a left quad strain.

New York Islanders

fromEyes On Isles

Patrick Roy praises NY Islanders effort in comeback but laments missed opportunities

Islanders rallied from a 3-0 deficit and played well overall, but two costly turnovers turned a likely win into a one-point loss.

Germany news

fromwww.dw.com

Why German youth embrace violence and extremism DW 11/29/2025

Youth violent crime and online radicalization are rising in Germany, with vulnerable minors increasingly involved in extremist plots and receiving custodial sentences after arrests.

National Hockey League

fromMaple Leafs Hotstove

18 hours ago

Craig Berube on the Leafs receiving zero power plays in Washington: "I don't think it's on us... We worked and competed... We had good offensive-zone time"

Maple Leafs lost 3-2 due to defensive mistakes, missed finishes on multiple chances, no power plays, and lineup adjustments for a reset.

#kyle-palmieri

fromRMNB

2 hours ago

New York Islanders

Kyle Palmieri tears ACL in left knee, still steals puck, and assists on Islanders goal while limping to bench

fromESPN.com

New York Islanders

Islanders fear Palmieri has torn ACL, sources say

fromRMNB

2 hours ago

New York Islanders

Kyle Palmieri tears ACL in left knee, still steals puck, and assists on Islanders goal while limping to bench

fromESPN.com

New York Islanders

Islanders fear Palmieri has torn ACL, sources say

more#kyle-palmieri

Real Madrid

Girona v Real Madrid: Line-ups, stats and preview

Girona remain in La Liga's relegation zone on goal difference despite recent results, while Real Madrid lead the table and face a congested away schedule.

Pittsburgh Steelers

fromESPN.com