Today Briefly

Today Briefly

Daily habits like prolonged sitting accelerate physical and cognitive decline, while consistent small movement and sustainable habit changes can preserve independence and vitality into old age.

Biohacking blends traditional lifestyle measures with bioscience-driven testing and interventions at luxury longevity clinics that measure metrics like VO2 max and telomere length.

Condé Nast Traveller hosted a London awards ceremony honoring top global wellness and spa destinations, celebrating curated excellence across longevity, Mayr centres and restorative retreats.

Travel in 2026 prioritizes both destination and transit, with technology enabling ride-sharing, AI booking, mobile navigation, and electric vehicles for greener, smarter journeys.

Media literacy remains necessary but is insufficient; systemic and platform-level changes are required because AI, scale, and engagement design overwhelm individual judgment.

Instagram is testing 2026 features to expand creator tools, emphasize paid subscriptions, and give users greater post-live privacy and audience control.

Living neurons can process real-world data and offer a path toward energy-efficient biological computing as an alternative to silicon-based AI.

Software and services require formal, enforceable safety and sovereignty standards like hardware type approvals to prevent harm and protect data from legal and state interference.

Design should be guided by lived user experience, using research, observation, dialogue, testing, and simulation to prioritize occupants' needs and behaviors.

Design practice is shifting toward faster, simpler, more flexible processes driven by AI and a desire for alternatives to traditional Design Thinking.

Sixteen global tech companies formed the Trusted Tech Alliance to embed transparency, security, and data protection across the entire technology stack.

Lithuania strengthens cyber resilience through a government-funded initiative coordinating universities and companies to deploy secure, market-ready digital solutions protecting citizens and critical infrastructure.

Bug reporting UI and culture punish designers, demand strict repros and meticulous fields, deprioritize design issues, and discourage shared responsibility and human acknowledgment.

Temu faces multiple state lawsuits alleging hidden data collection, post-installation code changes, potential malware, and exposure of sensitive device-level information.

South Korea fined LVMH brands 36 billion won for data breaches tied to a Salesforce-targeting campaign that exploited social engineering rather than platform vulnerabilities.

Allowing limited Chinese-made electric vehicles into Canada raises privacy and cybersecurity concerns but many consumers prioritize vehicle quality, price, and availability over data risks.

Marketers are shifting from deterministic last-touch attribution to hybrid approaches and mixed-media modeling with AI to better estimate paid social and creator marketing impact.

Fake CAPTCHA pages trick Windows users into running malicious PowerShell that deploys StealC malware to steal credentials, wallets, and system data.

Companies concentrate heavy investments in AI-powered digital analytics, enterprise CRM, and marketing technology primarily within commercial functions to drive growth and customer impact.

Attivo installed new U.S. leadership to revitalize Hill Holliday and Deutsch by integrating flexible, plug-and-play technology and media expertise to better serve clients.

The Patriots' 14-3 2025 record was largely a product of an easy NFL-set schedule, and a tougher 2026 slate could prompt regression.

Top AYCE sushi spots offer fresh, diverse sushi, convenient ordering, good value, innovative service, and strict hygiene while avoiding stale buffets and rice-dominant rolls.

Patriots rebuilt their offensive line entering 2025 but postseason performance exposed it as incomplete, allowing 21 sacks across four playoff games and needing further upgrades.

L'Orange and upcoming Buvons prominently feature nonalcoholic sparkling wines alongside traditional wines, reflecting their quality and comparable pricing due to costly dealcoholization.

Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after declining a CBS News contract renewal and rebuffing recruitment for the CBS Evening News anchor role.

Jeff Bezos' ownership decisions triggered mass layoffs and severe reductions at The Washington Post, hastening its decline in coverage, subscriptions, and journalistic capacity.

Meta will add facial recognition to AI sunglasses to collect training data, timing rollout during U.S. political turmoil to minimize public backlash.

Multiple MLB teams begin full-squad Spring Training workouts while the Braves face rotation uncertainty after Waldrep's elbow soreness and the Marlins schedule leadership to speak at camp.

Steve Cohen will not designate a team captain for the Mets, preferring locker-room-driven leadership while the roster includes notable departures and new acquisitions.

Noisy Oyster in Shoreditch runs an oyster shucking masterclass on Sat 14th March with instruction, a welcome drink, and six oysters for £20.

Michael Silverblatt, longtime KCRW Bookworm host, died at 73, leaving a significant archive of in-depth interviews with major late-20th and early-21st-century authors.

Israeli wineries, often led by husband-and-wife teams, craft world-class wines that blend ancient tradition with innovation and express partnership and sense of place.

Sheinbaum's government overturned a six-year fracking ban to pursue domestic gas independence, sparking debate over energy sovereignty versus environmental and community risks.

Novels examine heritage, belonging, fractured relationships, motherhood, and identity through layered narratives, delayed revelations, gothic motifs, and cross-cultural journeys.

Hoopes Vineyard faces nearly $4 million in fines and legal fees after a Napa County court converted a preliminary injunction into a permanent injunction.

Bookish Wine pairs special-edition romantasy novels with bespoke Sonoma wines to create a limited-release, collectible, immersive reading-and-tasting experience for romantasy communities.

Nearly 500 Texas elementary school children play on fields contaminated with tons of illegally dumped radioactive fracking waste that may cause severe bone damage.

X experienced a significant global outage that left timelines blank, disrupted services like Grok, and produced no official confirmation or timeline for restoration.

Rapid expansion of AI data centers is driving deployment of natural-gas turbines, risking a substantial increase in fossil-fuel emissions and negative climate consequences.

Will Nediger constructed and Hoang-Kim Vu edited the Monday crossword; Nediger uses the nom de plume Bewilderingly.

Write a full draft freely, then use ChatGPT to identify sources, correct citations, and preserve the writer's authentic voice while integrating proper references.

Creative work often arises in ordinary, cluttered, shared, or constrained spaces rather than in idealized secluded retreats.

Sunderland are among Premier League clubs interested in signing Fulham winger Harry Wilson, whose contract expires this summer.

Newcastle United sit 11th amid an injury-hit run but retain adequate squad strength when fit, though multiple injuries in one position would seriously weaken depth.

Cardiff City have been revitalized by relegation, now top of League One, playing exciting football under Brian Barry-Murphy with emerging young Welsh players.

Lew Sid performs an intimate, high-energy hip-hop show focused on resilience, love, crowd interaction, and shared celebration at Café du Nord on February 22, 2026.

Mayor Mamdani created Rental Ripoff Hearings protecting private tenants while excluding complaints against NYCHA, which houses about half a million residents.

Harry Styles will curate the Southbank Centre's 31st Meltdown festival from June 11–21 as part of the venue's 75th anniversary.

Local news covered transit disputes, hit-and-run fatalities, revived municipal projects, political controversy over park protests, and public-safety concerns across New York neighborhoods.

Bitcoin fell to $68,674.29, down 2.28% week-over-week after a volatile plunge to $65,799 and liquidation-linked selloff.

Liverpool's heavy summer spending has not prevented a poor league season, creating urgency to find a long-term successor for Mohamed Salah.

The Galaxy A07 5G brings advanced AI features, a 6,000 mAh battery, and six years of software updates to budget-conscious buyers.