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Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

A 79-year-old woman shares her 3-step longevity routine - including 11 workouts a week

Consistent, varied physical activity, social engagement, mental stimulation, and low-intensity cardio support longevity and vibrant health into older age.
Digital life
fromWIRED
4 hours ago

AT&T Gives the Smart Home a Second Try With Help From Google and Abode

AT&T launches Connected Life, a nationwide smart-home security platform with Google Nest devices, subscription monitoring, and optional professional monitoring from Abode.
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
2 hours ago

Belonging as a Framework for Health

A sense of belonging strongly supports health, longevity, and well-being through social connectedness and community norms as seen in Blue Zones.
Wellness
fromSouth China Morning Post
12 hours ago

How a nap helps you power through the day and why you should set your alarm

Ten- to thirty-minute afternoon power naps refresh, reduce grogginess, support mental health, and associate with lower cardiovascular, obesity, and stroke risk.
OMG science
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 days ago

Harvard scientist believes alien 3I/Atlas could have been sent to 'seed' life on Earth - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shows anomalous comet-like behavior prompting speculation about possible non-natural origins, including deliberate seeding by advanced life.
OMG science
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Day 3 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Galactic Cluster

Galaxy Cluster Abell 209 contains over 100 galaxies about 2.8 billion light-years away whose combined mass gravitationally lenses and stretches background galaxies.
#oracle
more#oracle
Privacy professionals
fromBusiness Insider
8 hours ago

Your boss has more ways than ever to monitor what you're doing at work

Employers increasingly use updated surveillance tools to monitor employees' locations, messages, logins, and activity, shifting power back toward managers.
UX design
fromMedium
6 days ago

Design in the Age of AI: From Execution to thought work the honest truth no one wants to say out...

AI design tools already automate executional design tasks, putting at-risk designers whose primary value is execution and forcing a shift toward higher-order contributions.
UX design
fromLogRocket Blog
2 hours ago

The state of AI in UX design: What's working today (and what isn't) - LogRocket Blog

AI is already integrated into daily UX workflows, accelerating some phases, supporting others in the background, and raising responsibility around quality, bias, and judgment.
UX design
fromMedium
6 days ago

Where (and Why) We Really Need AI in the UX Workflow

Identify specific workflow stages where AI can save time or be reliably reviewed before deciding how to integrate AI into the design process.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.aljazeera.com
19 hours ago

US plans to ask visitors to share 5 years of social media history to enter

Tourists from 42 visa-waiver countries may have to provide social media, email, phone history, family details, and biometrics for ESTA authorization.
#privacy
fromBuzzFeed
4 hours ago
Privacy professionals

Hilaria Baldwin Explained Why It Felt "Meaningful" To Sell A Photo Of Her Child For $95,000

fromBuzzFeed
4 hours ago
Privacy professionals

Hilaria Baldwin Explained Why It Felt "Meaningful" To Sell A Photo Of Her Child For $95,000

more#privacy
EU data protection
fromData Matters Privacy Blog
1 day ago

EU Digital Omnibus: Implications for MedTech Companies | Data Matters Privacy Blog

The European Commission proposed targeted amendments and a Digital Fitness Check to reduce overlap, smooth implementation, and assess cumulative impacts on EU digital regulation.
EU data protection
fromMobile World Live
2 days ago

EC signs off on Meta option to cut use of personal data for ads

Meta will let EU users choose full data sharing for personalised ads or reduced data sharing for less personalised ads from January 2026.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
5 hours ago

Beyond the Buzzwords: Strategic Predictions for Programmatic in 2026

Programmatic media buying in 2026 will prioritize technological sophistication and ecosystem integrity, emphasizing transparency, performance, AI automation, and optimized supply paths.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
12 hours ago

Active Attacks Exploit Gladinet's Hard-Coded Keys for Unauthorized Access and Code Execution

Hard-coded cryptographic keys in Gladinet CentreStack/Triofox allow decryption or forging of access tickets, enabling access to web.config and potential ViewState deserialization leading to remote code execution.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
8 hours ago

Unpatched Gogs Zero-Day Exploited Across 700+ Instances Amid Active Attacks

A critical file-overwrite vulnerability (CVE-2025-8110, CVSS 8.7) in Gogs enables symlink-based arbitrary code execution and has been actively exploited across 700+ instances.
Wine
fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

As a sommelier, there are 5 wines I always have on hand for guests

Keep a versatile selection of wines—Champagne, Italian reds, grocery-store labels, and small family bottles—to suit any meal, occasion, or guest.
#remote-work
more#remote-work
National Football League
fromMusket Fire
3 hours ago

Mike Vrabel just got the ultimate compliment (at Ben Johnson's expense)

The New England Patriots are 11-2, poised to clinch the AFC East, yet models and odds still underrate them as Super Bowl contenders.
National Football League
fromLos Angeles Times
18 hours ago

NFL outlines plan for a more performance-driven officiating program

NFL proposes tying officials' bonuses and postseason assignments to regular-season performance grades while increasing training, probation flexibility, and offseason access.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 hour ago

Loyalty, not scale, is key

Prioritize building loyal direct reader relationships through personalized, human-centered journalism and journalist-led brands, using AI to improve efficiency.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

Ho, ho, Hamburg: bringing the flavours of a true German Christmas market home

Hamburg's Christmas markets deliver authentic German festive food and drink with diverse gluhwein, eierlikor, bratwurst, salmon, and regional specialties.
#instagram
fromMashable India
1 day ago
Social media marketing

Instagram is auto-generating SEO-friendly headlines when users' posts appear in Google search results

fromMashable India
1 day ago
Social media marketing

Instagram is auto-generating SEO-friendly headlines when users' posts appear in Google search results

more#instagram
#michelin-grape
more#michelin-grape
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 hour ago

Newsrooms become talent hubs for vertical video journalists

Audiences gravitate toward consistent human creators in vertical short-form video, increasing the value of human-led news discovery over abstract newsroom brands as AI rises.
National Football League
fromBoston.com
19 hours ago

Stefon Diggs describes Patriots receiver room as 'seven dogs, one bone'

Drake Maye distributes targets across a deep Patriots receiving corps, producing balanced production while Stefon Diggs praises the unit's unselfishness and team-first effort.
Media industry
fromwww.niemanlab.org
1 hour ago

AI supercharges the challenges of discerning truth from fiction Nieman Journalism Lab

By 2026 the primary news challenge will be determining trustworthiness amid AI-driven sources, influencer-driven news, and intensifying political polarization.
Remote teams
fromAol
2 hours ago

The Great Return: Why 82% of workers are RSVPing 'yes' to the company holiday party again

In-person workplace holiday parties are returning strongly, with 82% expected attendance, increased budgets, and a key role in bonding hybrid teams.
Environment
fromThe Nation
9 hours ago

The UK's Climate National Emergency Briefing Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Everyone

Humanity faces a planetary-scale climate emergency requiring bold, coordinated action to avoid irreversible tipping points and catastrophic impacts on food, health, economy, and security.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Jarvis Cocker and Mary Beard announced as Booker prize judges

Jarvis Cocker, Mary Beard and three others will judge the 2026 Booker Prize; submissions are open and entry period, timeline and prize amounts are announced.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed review a big-hearted Caribbean tale

Women across generations face constrained choices between ritual death, colonial intervention, and exile while pursuing survival and dignity from 1899 Bihar to 1973 Trinidad.
#bot-detection
more#bot-detection
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
7 hours ago

A controversial Oakland port development moves forward after city loses 'coal war'

City permits advance construction at a planned 34-acre Port of Oakland marine terminal, likely ending prolonged legal battles and raising West Oakland environmental health concerns.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds

Economic growth has largely decoupled from consumption-based carbon emissions worldwide, with 92% of the global economy expanding while reducing or stabilizing emissions.
Writing
fromIndependent
1 day ago

John Downing: From 'fon poca' to 'burrito' - new Irish dictionary is a milestone in revival of our native language

For the first time, anyone can find definitions of Irish words without relying on English dictionaries.
Writing
fromNature
1 day ago

But only just

Helis carries unresolved trauma from Daoud while continuing hazardous fieldwork and isolation, receiving quiet, imperfect support from Isla over many years.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Ukraine's Zelenskyy ready to send revised peace plan to US DW 12/09/2025

Ukraine plans to send an updated peace plan to the United States while Zelenskyy engages European and Vatican leaders amid ongoing military developments.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Belgium rejects EU plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

Belgium rejected using frozen Russian assets as collateral for a reparations loan, citing major economic, financial and legal risks and potential legal action.
#liverpool
more#liverpool
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Belarus weather balloons force repeated closures of Lithuania's main airport

Belarus-launched balloons repeatedly closed Vilnius airport, causing major disruptions and prompting Lithuania to call the incidents deliberate hybrid attacks amid Belarus-Russia tensions.
Golden State Warriors
fromThe Mercury News
16 hours ago

Batman returns (to practice): Steph Curry rejoins Warriors after quad injury

Stephen Curry will return Friday after a five-game absence from a left quad injury, has practiced fully, and remains an elite scorer averaging 27.9 points.
New York Islanders
fromEyes On Isles
8 hours ago

NHL on TNT agrees Matthew Schaefer is already "Franchise-Changing" for NY Islanders

Matthew Schaefer's rookie season has rapidly transformed the New York Islanders, combining historic scoring for an 18-year-old defenseman with franchise-changing play.
Golden State Warriors
fromESPN.com
19 hours ago

Curry (thigh) expected to return Fri. vs. Wolves

Stephen Curry is expected to return Friday after a thigh contusion; Draymond Green could return Thursday, while Al Horford remains out with sciatica.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
3 hours ago

You can send live video to 911 from your Android phone in seconds now - here's how

Android users can share live video with 911 telecommunicators upon telecommunicator request, improving situational awareness; available on devices running Android 8 or higher.
Golden State Warriors
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 hours ago

Steve Kerr addresses possible Kuminga departure from Warriors

Steve Kerr acknowledged Jonathan Kuminga could be traded after Jan. 15 as fit and minute fluctuations strain their relationship despite contract and preseason promise.
#real-madrid
more#real-madrid
#manchester-city
more#manchester-city
New York Mets
fromDodgers Nation
19 hours ago

MLB Insider Says Cody Bellinger is a Better Fit for NL Rival

Pete Alonso signed a five-year, $155 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles, and Cody Bellinger is a leading potential replacement for the Mets' lineup.
Pittsburgh Steelers
fromESPN.com
19 hours ago

Steelers' Watt at hospital having lung evaluated

T.J. Watt is hospitalized for lung evaluation after experiencing discomfort; he will not practice Thursday and his status for Monday's game is uncertain.
New York Mets
fromDefector
5 hours ago

The Mets Are Going To Look A Lot Different Next Year | Defector

The Mets lost core players — Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso — prompting roster uncertainty and a need to replace significant production under financial constraints.
Miami Dolphins
fromSun Sentinel
1 hour ago

Chris Perkins: What Mike McDaniel's return would mean for Dolphins

Dolphins shifted to a run-first, defense-focused identity producing improved results, leaving McDaniel's job decision between owner-valued process and measurable postseason results.
London food
fromTime Out London
3 hours ago

The 13 poshest pubs in London have been named by the Times

Thirteen upscale London gastropubs, concentrated in west London and Notting Hill, combine elegant interiors, elevated pub dishes and several Public House group venues.
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 hours ago

7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend, Dec. 12-14

Bay Area offers diverse weekend activities including theater, holiday concerts, beer tastings, new restaurants, choir performances, and a Roman Empire strategy game.
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Germany drops promise to resettle hundreds of Afghans

Germany's conservative government canceled resettlement programmes, leaving 640 Afghans in Pakistan denied promised sanctuary and at increased risk under Taliban rule.
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