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Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

My analogue month: would ditching my smartphone make me healthier, happier or more stressed?

Constant smartphone use fragments attention, making people oblivious to real-world dangers while algorithms reinforce compulsive, escalating screen engagement that harms mood and focus.
Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Sali Hughes on beauty: beat the winter blues with a luxury bubble bath at bargain basement prices

Affordable bath products can create luxurious, comforting soaks with abundant bubbles and suitable options for sensitive skin, delivering indulgence without high spending.
Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The truth about health patches: can they really treat stress, spots and lost libido?

Wellness sticker patches deliver vitamins and microdoses through skin as quick remedies amid a rapidly growing wearable patch market despite uncertain effectiveness.
Wellness
fromBackyard Garden Lover
1 day ago

We're All Sitting Too Much: Add These 11 Yoga Poses

Short, regular workplace yoga reduces musculoskeletal pain, improves posture and circulation, and eases mental fatigue for sedentary office workers.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
16 hours ago

Why did that cancer cell become drug-resistant? - Harvard Gazette

TimeVault records and stores cellular gene-expression history inside living cells, enabling retrieval of past gene-activity information to study differentiation, stress responses, adaptation, and drug resistance.
OMG science
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

This teenager who wrote a research paper on how AI could impact teen jobs

AI is replacing common teenage jobs like retail and food service through kiosks and self-checkout, reducing summer and entry-level employment opportunities for teens.
OMG science
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Wolf's dinner preserved in Siberia for 14,400 years sheds light on woolly rhino

A woolly rhinoceros genome was recovered from partially digested tissue inside a 14,400-year-old mummified wolf cub, providing genetic data from near the species' extinction.
UX design
fromInfoWorld
2 hours ago

Tailwind meets AI headwind

Standardized component-based design reduces the need for separate CSS; Tailwind utility classes enable compact, self-contained components with predefined colors and styles.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

This is what BlackRock's Larry Fink said about the AI bubble in Davos

AI investment may include big failures but is not a bubble; Western cooperation, greater spending, and diffusion beyond hyperscalers are needed to compete with China.
Tech industry
fromTechzine Global
2 hours ago

Vertiv focuses on modular cooling for AI data centers

MegaMod HDX provides modular prefabricated power and hybrid liquid-air cooling for AI and HPC, supporting rack densities above 100 kW and up to 10 MW.
Tech industry
fromWIRED
1 hour ago

Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health-and Zuckerberg's Harvard Past-From Child Safety Trial

Meta seeks to exclude evidence and references at a New Mexico trial alleging failure to protect minors to narrow jury focus to Unfair Practices claims.
UX design
fromMedium
23 hours ago

How a 2,500-year-old story explains why UX findings get ignored

Design leaders must use systems thinking to bundle individual user issues into combined, consequence-focused narratives that make problems impossible to ignore.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

I Tested 5 AI Tools on 10 Real UI Design Prompts-Here's What Actually Works in 2025

First-pass outputs from current AI design tools vary: some address usability and accessibility, while others mainly produce attractive but shallow mockups.
EU data protection
fromThe Drum
2 days ago

How the new EU data privacy laws change the kids and teens ad market forever

EU data laws will remove behavioural and programmatic advertising targeting children and teens across Europe, forcing a shift to cookieless kid-safe advertising models.
EU data protection
fromComputerworld
1 day ago

AWS European cloud service launch raises questions over sovereignty

AWS launched a European Sovereign Cloud operated under EU-only governance to provide data residency and regulatory compliance while claiming separation from non-EU dependencies.
#tiktok
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
16 hours ago

Coca-Cola, DIVE, Tribal Worldwide London, Volkswagen, Paper Crowns and Logitech G are Digiday Marketing and Advertising Awards Europe finalists

Brands merge digital platforms with physical environments to create immersive, personalized experiences that drive frictionless journeys, deepen loyalty, strengthen brand perception and deliver business results.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
4 hours ago

CERT/CC Warns binary-parser Bug Allows Node.js Privilege-Level Code Execution

A lack of sanitization in binary-parser versions before 2.3.0 can allow attacker-controlled input to be compiled into runtime code, enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 hour ago

Chainlit AI Framework Flaws Enable Data Theft via File Read and SSRF Bugs

Critical Chainlit (ChainLeak) vulnerabilities enable arbitrary file reads and SSRF, risking cloud API key exposure, sensitive file theft, privilege escalation, and lateral movement.
Privacy technologies
fromPCMAG
12 years ago

Google Glass Patent to Watch What You Watch, Read Your Emotions

A Google patent proposes wearable gaze tracking that recognizes viewed items, logs gazes, infers emotion via pupil dilation, and charges advertisers potentially per gaze.
Remote teams
fromThe Drum
3 hours ago

Culture, DE&I and accessibility: What impact has hybrid working had?

Hybrid or remote work offers improved work/life balance, mental health, accessibility, and requires rethinking how work is done rather than solely where.
Information security
fromChannelPro
3 hours ago

Ransomware is on the rise. Again

Ransomware is resurging with smarter, AI-augmented attacks that leverage phishing, credential theft, and identity/access exploitation, pressuring defenders and creating MSP opportunities.
Marketing tech
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 hours ago

Beyond the database: Why 1:1 AI is the new benchmark for authority and market share

AI-generated 1:1 newsletters replace generic mass-market blasts, significantly increasing borrower engagement and restoring borrower-lender relationships.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
6 hours ago

Businesses are deploying AI agents faster than safety protocols can keep up, Deloitte says

AI agent adoption in businesses is rapidly increasing while safety and oversight mechanisms remain insufficient, creating significant governance and risk-management gaps.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
6 hours ago

How Betterment Used A Custom Bidding Script To Refine Its Ad Strategy | AdExchanger

Betterment uses a custom programmatic bidding script via AdSwerve to target long-term investors and improve conversions across multiple business lines.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoQ
11 hours ago

Article Series - AI Assisted Development: Real World Patterns, Pitfalls, and Production Readiness

AI is a production software component requiring architecture, process, observability, version control, iterative validation, and human accountability for reliable, transparent, and controllable systems.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

10 quotes about xAI and Elon Musk from the engineer who is out days after giving a sweeping podcast interview

A former xAI engineer described rapid, carnival-lease data-center builds, internal culture, and left xAI days after a revealing hourlong podcast interview.
Media industry
fromThe Drum
6 hours ago

Meet the Media Minds: Hearts and Science's Garrett O'Reilly on uncharted metaverse

Media planning must adapt to the metaverse as younger generations blur digital and physical boundaries, creating uncharted opportunities for media strategy.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Vigil by George Saunders review will a world-wrecking oil tycoon repent?

A spectral death doula confronts an unrepentant, fossil-fuel–profiting oil tycoon in a liminal afterlife, forcing moral reckoning over climate-denial harms.
Food & drink
fromDaily News
6 hours ago

These 4 Los Angeles County restaurants landed on Yelp's Top 100 list for 2026

Multiple Southern California restaurants rank among Yelp's Top 100, with Nam Kitchen in Gardena placing No. 3.
Food & drink
fromTravel + Leisure
6 hours ago

Yelp Just Named the Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2026

Ci Siamo in New York City ranks No.1; Italian cuisine leads, Grandma-core comfort cooking, all-day sandwiches, and growing Japanese sushi shape 2026 dining trends.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?

Audiobooks and comics are legitimate, effective forms of reading that expand access, boost literacy, and contribute significantly to the publishing industry.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
1 hour ago

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

OpenAI added age‑prediction to ChatGPT to detect users under 18 and apply safeguards limiting sensitive content, with selfie verification to restore adult access.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 hours ago

I could never hope to equal it again': Jeffrey Archer announces next novel will be his last

Jeffrey Archer's Adam and Eve will be his final novel, due in English in October, and he may continue producing short stories after a 50-year career.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Half of world's CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Thirty-two fossil fuel companies produced half of global CO2 emissions in 2024, dominated by state-controlled producers like Saudi Aramco and major investor-owned firms like ExxonMobil.
Food & drink
fromYahoo Life
15 hours ago

The 100-Year-Old Diner In Brooklyn That Never Closes

Kellogg's Diner in Brooklyn has been modernized with Tex-Mex menu additions and retains classic diner staples while operating 24/7 since 1928.
Environment
fromWIRED
1 hour ago

The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions-but It Doesn't Have To

Data center growth may boost US power-plant CO2 emissions 19–29% this decade; restoring wind and solar tax credits can cut emissions and lower power costs.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 hours ago

Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant after 15-year shutdown

Japan will restart one reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant despite public safety concerns and a petition raising seismic risk.
Remote teams
fromhttps://scoop.upworthy.com
17 hours ago

Boss called her 'unproductive' and forced her to return to office. When she stopped replying after work hours, he knew he messed up

An employee stopped doing after-hours work after a return-to-office mandate, arguing that being in-office increases productivity during scheduled work hours.
Wine
fromInsideHook
1 day ago

Experts Predict a Complicated 2026 for the US Wine Industry

U.S. wine industry is stabilizing but faces oversupply and likely producer closures in 2026, with modest consumer-spending growth expected after 2027-28.
#yulia-tymoshenko
Privacy technologies
fromNew Relic
in 1 week

Browser consent mode allows for flexibility in evolving privacy regulations

New Relic's browser monitoring and consent mode enable full frontend performance visibility while providing configurable user-consent controls to meet privacy and regulatory requirements.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
21 hours ago

The Writer's Secret Weapon

Swimming and physical exertion enhance creative thinking by muffling sensory input, boosting neurotransmitters, and enabling deeper, more original idea generation.
Social media marketing
fromDigiday
1 day ago

Not all creators are the same: How the creator economy breaks down by business model

Content creators form distinct business types and tiers with different economics, revenue models, and audience relationships, reshaping media economics and brand partnership strategies.
Writing
fromiRunFar
1 day ago

Returning: A Poem by Angie Funtanilla

Returning to the trail restores embodied joy, reconnecting breath, heart, muscles, and memory through movement, nature's touch, and deep, requited love.
Writing
fromPractical Ecommerce
21 hours ago

Best Writing Tools for Business in 2026

AI-powered composition tools streamline creation, check grammar, support nonnative speakers and accessibility, and integrate across platforms with free and paid plans.
Wine
fromThe Mercury News
21 hours ago

Former Sonoma County winemaker saves historic East Bay vineyard from destruction

Historic vineyards in Antioch and Oakley are being lost as economic pressures and development offers push small owners to sell land to higher-value uses.
Remote teams
fromForbes
1 day ago

Remote-Hybrid Jobs In 2026: Do Experts Predict Sizzle Or Fizzle?

Remote-hybrid jobs remain significant in 2026 with mixed signals: strong remote preferences and productivity data but rising return-to-office mandates and 'hybrid creep'.
Wine
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

California wines sweep 26th annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition

California wines dominated the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, winning all top categories across sparkling, rosé, specialty, white, and red from over 5,500 entries.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,423

Russian forces continued offensive operations, seizing settlements, striking energy and military targets, causing civilian casualties, widespread power outages, and prompting emergency repairs and humanitarian concerns.
English Premier League
fromESPN.com
4 days ago

VAR review: Should Man United's Dalot have been sent off vs. Man City?

VAR upheld a yellow for Dalot because contact was deemed glancing, with referee communication and match timing influencing the VAR review.
New York Knicks
fromwww.amny.com
1 hour ago

Jalen Brunson in players-only meeting: Knicks' turnaround comes from players, not coaches amNewYork

Knicks players are taking responsibility for a midseason collapse, with Jalen Brunson calling a players-only meeting and Josh Hart demanding soul-searching.
Marketing
fromDigiday
6 hours ago

Future of TV Briefing: YouTube develops new program to pitch brands on top creators' shows

YouTube is piloting a program to secure brand sponsorships for top creators' episodic shows, enabling native integrations and sponsored takeovers without funding production.
London
fromianVisits
4 hours ago

Closed for a decade - part of the Thames riverside path has reopened at last

Bazalgette Embankment reopened with a large riverside plaza above a Thames Super Sewer shaft, featuring underlit benches, planting, public art, seating, and future amenities.
Real Madrid
fromSoccer News
13 hours ago

Real Madrid 6-1 Monaco: Mbappe and Vinicius shine as Arbeloa oversees Champions League rout - Soccer News

Real Madrid demolished Monaco 6-1 with Kylian Mbappe scoring twice and Vinicius Junior heavily involved in multiple goals.
Real Madrid
fromSoccer News
11 hours ago

Bellingham pokes fun at critics with drinking celebration as Madrid crush Monaco - Soccer News

Jude Bellingham mocked critics by miming drinking after scoring as Real Madrid defeated Monaco 6-1 in the Champions League.
Real Madrid
fromESPN.com
11 hours ago

Vinicius Junior reiterates desire to stay at Real Madrid after 2027

Vinícius Júnior wants to remain at Real Madrid beyond 2027 despite a difficult year and recent booing from fans.
#jimmy-butler
fromsfist.com
10 hours ago
Golden State Warriors

Warriors Star Jimmy Butler Tears ACL and Will Miss Rest of the Season, Pundits Speculate Warriors' Dynasty Is Over

fromsfist.com
10 hours ago
Golden State Warriors

Warriors Star Jimmy Butler Tears ACL and Will Miss Rest of the Season, Pundits Speculate Warriors' Dynasty Is Over

Gadgets
fromZDNET
6 hours ago

I changed 10 settings on my Samsung phone to significantly improve the performance

Personalize Samsung Galaxy settings—disable notification pop-ups, enable gesture navigation, and maximize screen resolution—to improve responsiveness, focus, privacy, and overall user experience.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
4 hours ago

Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding

Brooklyn Beckham publicly accused his parents of controlling family narratives, sabotaging his marriage, and prioritizing public branding over authentic family relationships.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
5 hours ago

Marina Abramovic rolls into Davos with an immersive project that encourages world leaders to take a digital detox

Arts and culture at the World Economic Forum foreground human presence, tradition-innovation balance, and connection through immersive projects and performances like Marina Abramović's THE BUS.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 hour ago

How the word 'cravat' came from the battlefields of 17th century Europe

The cravat originated from 17th-century Croatian soldiers' neck scarves and evolved into the modern necktie and mainstream fashion accessory.
#barcelona
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Universal
2 hours ago

Exit-bound Barcelona talent training in isolation without any coach | Barca Universal

Pedro 'Dro' Fernandez wants to leave Barcelona in January and has been removed from team training, now training alone while under contract until 2027.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
11 hours ago

Moxy Uptown Oakland stops taking hotel reservations and is expected to close

Moxy Uptown Oakland appears poised to close after ceasing guest bookings and bar operations amid a $35 million loan default and recent management changes.
Marketing
fromGeekWire
16 hours ago

Tech Moves: Ex-Pinterest CMO joins Microsoft AI; Anthropic hires former Microsoft India leader; ex-Amazon HR director joins Goodwill

Andréa Mallard became Microsoft AI's chief marketing officer; Claudine Cheever was named Pinterest CMO; Lee Brown joined Pinterest as chief business officer.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
6 hours ago

I changed these 7 settings on my Samsung phone to extend the battery life by hours

Enable dark mode and adaptive brightness to extend battery life on Samsung Galaxy phones without sacrificing day-to-day usability.
SF politics
fromMission Local
3 hours ago

Photos: Hundreds protest on anniversary of Trump's inauguration

Hundreds gathered at San Francisco City Hall to protest President Trump, oppose ICE and U.S. intervention in Venezuela, and organize continued nationwide resistance.
New York Mets
fromESPN.com
11 hours ago

Sources: Mets land OF Luis Robert Jr. in deal with White Sox

The New York Mets acquired center fielder Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for infielder Luisangel Acuna and pitcher Truman Pauley.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
6 hours ago

Wednesday's Headlines: Talk is Cheap Edition - Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog shares workspace with New York Focus, promotes a public transportation forum, hired multimedia producer Henry Beebe-Center, and flags recent transit and safety news.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
6 hours ago

Realme 16 runs Geekbench confirming its chipset and RAM amount

Realme 16 will use a MediaTek Dimensity 6400, include Android 16, a 6.57-inch 120Hz AMOLED, 50MP camera, and a 7,000 mAh battery.
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