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US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 hours ago

Photos: The flying doctors of Lesotho won't let their wings be clipped

Lesotho's Flying Doctor Service provides airborne medical care to remote highland communities and is rebuilding after U.S. aid cuts disrupted operations.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
10 hours ago

This small school district kept losing students to ICE. So it mobilized.

Columbia Heights schools are providing education plus extensive legal, counseling, food, and refuge services after widespread immigration detentions disrupted families and student attendance.
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
20 hours ago

People who gracefully accepted aging typically stopped fighting these 8 natural changes in their late 50s - Silicon Canals

Aging gracefully begins by accepting natural changes in body, energy, priorities, and emotions, redirecting energy toward meaningful life rather than resisting aging.
Wellness
fromSlate Magazine
10 hours ago

Something Bizarre Happened When I Attempted to Cut Back on Drinking. It Might Happen to You Too.

Limiting alcohol through nonalcoholic substitutes and targeted online motivation can reduce drinking without complete abstinence, leveraging habit cues and algorithmic reinforcement.
Wellness
fromAP News
10 hours ago

Whether it's a mini-sabbatical or an adult gap year, more people are taking extended work breaks

Extended career breaks provide substantial mental, physical, and spiritual resets but face obstacles like cost, responsibilities, and social stigma.
Digital life
fromFast Company
10 hours ago

These plain-text websites will simplify your internet experience

PlainTextSports.com provides distraction-free, text-only sports scores that avoid ads, betting odds, account prompts, and videos.
Digital life
fromInc
1 day ago

The 'Zombie Internet' Has Arrived, Bringing Devastating Consequences to These Sectors

A new "zombie internet" of AI agents and bot-driven systems is emerging and could fundamentally disrupt advertising, social media, and the human-centered web.
#remote-work
fromInc
4 hours ago
Remote teams

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

fromYourTango
23 hours 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.
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago
Remote teams

These young CEOs let their teams work remotely. A new report suggests they're part of a broader shift.

Employees at young firms and those led by young CEOs are likelier to work remotely, indicating remote work could expand as companies and leaders turnover.
fromInc
4 hours ago
Remote teams

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

fromYourTango
23 hours ago
Remote teams

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

OMG science
fromFortune
4 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.
Tech industry
fromBenzinga
12 hours ago

Spotify's Q4 Revenue Beat, Amazon's Super Bowl Ad Backlash, FTC's Letter To Apple And More: This Week In Tech

Spotify beat Q4 revenue expectations; Amazon faced privacy backlash over a Ring ad; FTC probed Apple News bias; Musk criticized Anthropic; Intel penalized in India.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 day ago

Nevada unveils new statewide data classification policy months after cyberattack - DataBreaches.Net

Nevada implemented a four-tier data classification policy requiring agencies to categorize data as public, sensitive, confidential, or restricted, defaulting to the stricter classification if unclear.
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Nvidia's Week: UBS Raises Target, Hyperscaler Spending Holds, AMD Stumbles

UBS raised Nvidia's $245 target, hyperscaler CapEx is driving semiconductor demand, and ETF flows highlight concentrated AI-chip exposure despite short-term underperformance.
EU data protection
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 day ago

Guernsey medical practice sanctioned after cyber criminals access patient data through email account - DataBreaches.Net

First Contact Health was sanctioned by the ODPA for insufficient security after a phishing attack exposed confidential patient health data.
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
7 hours ago

Broadcom's Week in Review: Cathie Wood's ARK Invests

Broadcom's share price fell despite institutional investment, bullish analyst price targets, and expected TPU production dominance supporting AI infrastructure demand into 2027.
#data-breach
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 days ago
Privacy professionals

Korea's Personal Information Protection Commissioner fines 3 LVMH luxury brands after Salesforce data breaches - DataBreaches.Net

fromTechCrunch
2 days ago
EU data protection

Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach | TechCrunch

fromDataBreaches.Net
2 days ago
Information security

South Korea blames Coupang data breach on management failure, not sophisticated attack - DataBreaches.Net

fromDataBreaches.Net
2 days ago
Privacy professionals

Korea's Personal Information Protection Commissioner fines 3 LVMH luxury brands after Salesforce data breaches - DataBreaches.Net

fromTechCrunch
2 days ago
EU data protection

Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach | TechCrunch

fromDataBreaches.Net
2 days ago
Information security

South Korea blames Coupang data breach on management failure, not sophisticated attack - DataBreaches.Net

UX design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 day ago

The Thoughtful Shopping Cart That Organizes, Protects, and Moves With You - Yanko Design

Marketday Cart reimagines shopping trolleys with three shallow, insulated, zippered, stackable baskets that improve visibility, organization, and temperature control while reducing mental effort.
UX design
fromNielsen Norman Group
2 days ago

Your Design System Needs an Enforcer

A design-system enforcer ensures system adoption, integrates improvements back into the system, and resolves conflicts to maintain consistency and organization-wide design integrity.
UX design
fromLogRocket Blog
2 days ago

UI patterns for async workflows, background jobs, and data pipelines - LogRocket Blog

Reveal background tasks with clear progress indicators, informative microcopy, and testing to reduce user uncertainty and build trust.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
10 hours ago

AI agents are transforming what it's like to be a coder: 'It's been unlike any other time.'

AI agents now write significant production code, drastically increasing developer productivity and transforming software engineering into a human-AI review partnership.
National Football League
fromESPN.com
19 hours ago

What to expect from the New England Patriots this offseason

Patriots seek to build on a strong foundation, focusing on roster tweaks, draft, free agency, and a likely high-value extension for CB Christian Gonzalez.
Major League Baseball
fromMarlin Maniac
7 hours ago

Three takeaways from Miami Marlins decision to pass on Nick Castellanos opportunity

The Marlins declined to add Nick Castellanos because their process judged his recent decline and negative metrics outweighed the low-cost veteran upside.
Books
fromenglish.elpais.com
16 hours ago

Julian Barnes: I've become more left-wing because the center has moved rightwards'

Julian Barnes, aged 80, declares Departures his final book while continuing essays, confronting memory themes, living with blood cancer and maintaining a rich literary life.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
5 hours ago

Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging

Attackers use nslookup via Windows Run to perform DNS lookups against hard-coded DNS servers, extracting 'Name:' responses to execute second-stage payloads and evade detection.
Marketing tech
fromPractical Ecommerce
7 hours ago

The Truth about 'Direct' Traffic

Analytics platforms label visits without a referrer or tracking parameter as "direct", creating a catch-all that can hide true marketing-sourced traffic and campaign performance.
Marketing tech
fromGeeky Gadgets
9 hours ago

Claude AI Marketing Workflows Can Reach 300x Output with Human Review

Claude Code streamlines marketing by automating CRO, programmatic SEO, paid ad management, and copywriting, enabling non-technical users to execute scalable campaigns efficiently.
Marketing tech
fromFortune
8 hours ago

Adrien Brody's multimilliondollar TurboTax Super Bowl ad: Intuit's CMO explains why the software giant spends more on marketing than R&D | Fortune

Intuit invests heavily in high-profile, human-centered marketing—using Super Bowl ads and AI-enabled human experts—to drive strong revenue growth and brand impact.
Information security
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 day ago

New "Kurd Hackers Forum" Focuses on Middle Eastern Data Breaches and Leaks - DataBreaches.Net

Kurd Hacker Forum, registered Jan 28, 2026, is a BreachForums-style clear-net site focused on data breaches across Iran, Syria, and Turkey.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

The Guardian view on Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead | Editorial

US elimination of the endangerment finding undermines federal climate regulation while record climate disasters and divergent global emissions trends intensify urgency for decisive action.
Writing
fromMedium
6 hours 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.
Food & drink
fromThe New Yorker
9 hours ago

Bistrot Ha Is the Right Kind of Restaurant Evolution

Chefs Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha expanded from tiny Ha's Snack Bar to Bistrot Ha, retaining vibrant, Vietnamese-influenced, inventive and intensely flavorful cooking.
Media industry
fromFuturism
19 hours ago

New AI Video Generator Is So Impressive That It's Scaring Hollywood

Advanced text-to-video AI generates photorealistic celebrity footage, triggering industry alarm, copyright conflicts, and platform responses to restrict real-person outputs.
Food & drink
fromCN Traveller
8 hours ago

The best restaurants in Surrey

Surrey offers characterful dining from Michelin-starred restaurants to rustic farm cafés and street-food, showcasing local produce within easy reach of London.
Food & drink
fromBuzzFeed Community
9 hours ago

Enjoy An All-C Meal And We'll Reveal Your Aura Color

Choosing foods that share the same starting letter reveals personality and assigns a mood color based on textures, flavors, and instinctive preferences.
Books
fromHarper's Magazine
4 hours ago

Juvenile Impulse, by Becky Zhang

A retrospective narrative examines adolescent identity, desire, power dynamics, and authorial agency at a rigorous, hierarchical all-girls Southern California school.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

She dared to be difficult': How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think

Black womanhood often overlaps with being labeled difficult, and literary complexity and societal judgment turn that difficulty into moral failing.
Environment
fromSun Sentinel
3 hours ago

Ron Magill, the face and voice of Zoo Miami, announces his retirement

Ron Magill is retiring from Zoo Miami after 46 years and will become the Zoo Miami Foundation goodwill ambassador and conservation liaison.
fromwww.nature.com
1 day ago

Evaluating celebrity influence on brand attention, emotion, and memory

McCracken, G. Who is the celebrity endorser? Cultural foundations of the endorsement process. J. Cons Res. 16, 310321 (1989). Google Scholar Lafontaine, P. The power of influencer marketing. Mark. Rev. 31, 1229 (2002). Google Scholar Kuzminov Michael. The power of influencer marketing: Your strategic investment for success. Influencer Marketing Hub. Forbes (2024). (2023). Ranjbarian, B., Shekarchizade, Z. & Momeni, Z. Celebrity endorser influence on attitude toward advertisements and brands. Eur. J. Soc. Sci. 13, 399407 (2010). Google Scholar
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Learn this from Bezos and the Washington Post: with hypercapitalists in charge, your news is not safe | Jane Martinson

Bezos' ownership and recent mass layoffs at the Washington Post show how ultra-rich owners can decimate journalism to serve power, influence, or personal interests.
#linkedin
fromInc
1 day ago
Social media marketing

How Mass Layoffs Transformed LinkedIn Into the Internet's New Thought Leadership Hub

fromInc
1 day ago
Social media marketing

How Mass Layoffs Transformed LinkedIn Into the Internet's New Thought Leadership Hub

Media industry
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Casey Wasserman will sell his talent agency, stay on Olympics committee

Casey Wasserman plans to sell his Los Angeles talent agency after disclosures about his past contact with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell prompted departures.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

The 1:11 bay leaf ritual went viral-because it hacks "fresh start" psychology - Silicon Canals

A social media ritual told people to write intentions on bay leaves and burn them at 1:11 on January 1, driven by numerology and virality.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
2 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.
Wine
fromElite Traveler
2 days ago

Europe's Most Famous Wine Dynasties Just Released an Ultra-Limited Case

Prestigious multigenerational winemaking families created PFV Generations and launched an ultra-limited €32,000 case of 12 flagship wines with VIP estate visits.
Wine
fromwww.7x7.com
3 days ago

This month-long event makes wine tastings at 50+ Sonoma wineries, shops, and hotels just $15.

Sonoma County's Sonoma Sips offers wine tastings for $15 at over 50 wineries, restaurants, and hotels from February 15 through March 15.
Wine
fromTravel + Leisure
3 days ago

22 of the Best Things to Do in Napa Valley

Napa Valley combines world-class wine, luxury dining, and scenic outdoor recreation within easy reach of San Francisco.
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.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Meet the gay Democrat who took down his GOP rival in a special election - LGBTQ Nation

Multiple LGBTQ+ victories, high-profile cultural support, legal scrutiny, and policy steps advanced while leaders and activists energized public and legislative efforts.
SF music
from48 hills
4 hours ago

Win tickets to Sudan Archives, Hanumankind, and a Heated Rivalry party - 48 hills

48 Hills offers ticket giveaways to San Francisco concerts at major venues; enter by email to win pairs of tickets for specified show dates.
France news
fromThe Local France
13 hours ago

On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week

French MPs reopen assisted-dying debate; Ramadan begins alongside Ash Wednesday; Shein opens five BHV concessions; regional school strikes and holiday schedules impact education.
Real Madrid
fromSoccer News
9 hours ago

Madrid are lucky to have improving Alexander-Arnold, says Arbeloa - Soccer News

Real Madrid benefit from Trent Alexander-Arnold's intelligent, versatile play and Vinicius Junior's match‑changing performances as both earn more minutes and influence games.
FC Barcelona
from101GREATGOALS.COM
3 hours ago

Girona v Barcelona: Line-ups, stats and preview

Barcelona can return to the La Liga summit with a win at Girona despite a heavy 4-0 Copa defeat and a recent domestic form setback.
France news
fromThe Local France
13 hours ago

Citizenship, ski safety and babies: 6 essential articles for life in France

France is adjusting naturalisation, tax, road-safety and family policies while political parties position ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
SF music
fromSFGATE
8 hours ago

A 112-year-old movie theater has turned into one of SF's favorite rock venues

A historic San Francisco movie theater sustains concerts by selling popcorn and hot dogs, screening films, and offering a seated, low-alcohol concert experience to boost revenue.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
8 hours ago

Sunday Puzzle: Common threads

Find a nine-letter word containing IAN that becomes a familiar ten-letter word when IAN is replaced by a friend's four-letter name.
Arts
fromArtnet News
11 hours ago

Major Contemporary Art Center Planned in Manila-and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia's Art World | Artnet News

Major Asian art fairs broaden regional visibility, showcase MENASA artists, and generate modest sales while building important institutional and dealer relationships.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
4 hours ago

'I want to see this from my team' - Hansi Flick reveals what lessons he has learned from Barcelona's defeat to Atletico Madrid

Team must recover from a poor first-half performance, transfer training confidence to matches, stay focused, and rely on collective quality to overcome defeats.
#nfl-draft
Dallas Cowboys
fromBlogging The Boys
8 hours ago

Cowboys news: Some flowers for unsung players from Dallas' 2025 season

Several under-the-radar Cowboys role players provided crucial blocking, depth, and insurance, significantly contributing to Dallas' success last season.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
13 hours ago

Deals: Poco F8 Pro and F8 Ultra on sale, Pixel 10, 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL also discounted

Two smartphone families are discounted: Poco F8 series offers faster chips and larger batteries; Pixel 10 series offers first access to new Android features and telephoto optics.
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