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Wellness
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 hour ago

12 Most Exciting Spa Openings of 2026, According to Wellness Experts

Global wellness scene expands with new destination spas and resorts blending geothermal, desert, island, and longevity-focused offerings integrating nature, rituals, ancient healing and wellness technology.
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
16 hours ago

Bryan Johnson wants $1M per year to share his longevity secrets. The criticism is already pouring in - Silicon Canals

Bryan Johnson is selling access to his personal longevity protocol 'Immortals' for $1 million per year, limited to three participants.
OMG science
fromEsquire
9 hours ago

This Weird Effect of Climate Change Is Scaring the Hell Out of Me

A 5,000-year-old Psychrobacter strain from cave ice carries multidrug resistance and antimicrobial activity, posing potential AMR risks if released by melting ice.
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
5 hours ago

A weight loss doctor, who specializes in helping high performers, shares her favorite hack to eat healthy without tracking every bite

Fill half the plate with fruits and non-starchy vegetables to simplify healthy eating, increase produce intake, and reduce obsessive calorie or macronutrient tracking.
Digital life
fromThe Mercury News
5 hours ago

Larry Magid: At Safer Internet Day, teens seek safer, smarter tech design

Manage technology risk through research-based guardrails, multi-stakeholder collaboration, youth input, practical guidance for parents, and appropriate regulation.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
7 hours ago

8 things Boomers do automatically that younger generations have to consciously learn - Silicon Canals

Older generations perform many everyday social and communication tasks instinctively, while younger generations must intentionally practice these skills due to different upbringing and technologies.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Tell us: have you ever used AI to navigate everyday life and social relationships?

People use chatbots to handle social interactions and major life decisions, including drafting sensitive messages, seeking relationship or job advice, with secure anonymous submissions invited.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 hour ago

The Kuiper Belt is packed with weird peanut-shaped objects. Astronomers think they know why

Many kilometer-scale Kuiper Belt objects are bilobed contact binaries formed by gentle mergers, revealing probable planetesimal formation pathways.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 days ago

Weird Little Red Dots' in space are something we've never seen

Tiny, extremely compact, bright red sources called Little Red Dots pervade JWST early-universe images around 600 million years after the big bang.
UX design
fromUX Magazine
15 hours ago

Your Design System Works in Figma. Does It Work in Code?

Align Figma structure, component composition, naming, documentation, and workflows with code to reduce handoff friction and make designs buildable.
Tech industry
fromThe Verge
20 hours ago

The RAM crunch could kill products and even entire companies, memory exec admits

Severe global RAM shortages driven by AI data center demand could force product-line cuts, company failures, and broad computing impacts through 2026.
Privacy professionals
fromAdExchanger
6 hours ago

Ad Tech Says It's Not In The Surveillance Business. Now Is The Time To Prove It | AdExchanger

Commercial ad tech and location-data tools risk being repurposed for government investigations, creating urgent privacy, ethical, and regulatory concerns for vendors and users.
Privacy professionals
fromSocial Media Explorer
10 hours ago

Is Seeking Recovery Support on Social Media Confidential? - Social Media Explorer

Social media recovery support privacy depends on platform settings and user choices; platforms are not bound by healthcare confidentiality laws like HIPAA.
EU data protection
fromTearsheet
8 hours ago

Open banking's paywall era - and what it means for banks, fintechs, and policy in 2026 - Tearsheet

Banks are shifting to charge for third-party data access, challenging the free open-banking model and forcing fintechs or consumers to bear growing infrastructure costs.
UX design
fromMedium
6 hours ago

Top 10 Claude Skills You Should Try in Product Design

Claude enables versatile, stage-spanning product design support—prototyping, critique, research synthesis, and accessibility—via importable skill.md modules.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
7 hours ago

'This is very serious': Judge threatens AI glasses wearers with contempt during Mark Zuckerberg's testimony

A judge warned courtroom attendees wearing AI smart glasses to stop recording and delete footage or face contempt of court.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
9 hours ago

Ivanti Exploitation Surges as Zero-Day Attacks Traced Back to July 2025

Exploitation of two patched Ivanti EPMM critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-1281, CVE-2026-1340) has surged, enabling remote unauthenticated code execution and full MDM compromise.
#remote-work
fromInc
4 hours ago
Remote teams

Gen Z Says When They're in Charge, Everyone Can Work From Home

fromInc
4 hours ago
Remote teams

Gen Z Says When They're in Charge, Everyone Can Work From Home

Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
10 hours ago

Q&A with Oz Etzioni, CEO and Co-Founder, Clinch

Orchestration is essential because AI-driven scale exposes cracks in ad tech infrastructures; creative and media must be integrated to avoid workflow collapse.
Marketing tech
fromEMARKETER
16 hours ago

Most ad buyers are ready to run ads alongside AI-generated content

61% of US digital media professionals are excited about AI developments and plan to advertise within AI-generated content.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 hours ago

Microsoft Patches CVE-2026-26119 Privilege Escalation in Windows Admin Center

A high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119) in Windows Admin Center allows attackers to gain the rights of the running user and risks domain compromise.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
5 hours ago

Opportunities in Audio: Where can Advertisers Find the Most Value?

Advertisers can leverage audio's convergence with video, AI-driven personalisation, dynamic ad insertion/DCO, and smart speakers to deliver targeted, measurable, and transactional campaigns.
#new-england-patriots
fromMusket Fire
9 hours ago
National Football League

Patriots could finally land defender they chased at trade deadline in free agency

fromMusket Fire
7 hours ago
National Football League

Patriots are staring at dream free agent signing to protect Drake Maye for years

fromMusket Fire
9 hours ago
National Football League

Patriots could finally land defender they chased at trade deadline in free agency

fromMusket Fire
7 hours ago
National Football League

Patriots are staring at dream free agent signing to protect Drake Maye for years

Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
19 hours ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,456

Russian forces conducted large-scale attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions, causing civilian casualties, infrastructure damage, and claimed territorial gains amid difficult US-mediated talks.
Social media marketing
fromPR Daily
1 day ago

How to build a strong social media foundation - PR Daily

Clear content systems, defined tools, and roles enable social teams to produce consistent, engaging content and empower contributors.
Wine
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

The story of Georgian wine has been 8,000 years in the making | Wine

Georgia preserves 8,000+ years of winemaking with 525+ indigenous grape varieties, reclaiming quality and gaining global popularity through authentic, natural wines.
Media industry
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 hours ago

CBS insider says Anderson Cooper's departure was a "f**k you" to anti-woke Bari Weiss - LGBTQ Nation

Anderson Cooper left CBS's 60 Minutes to spend more time with his young children amid leadership changes at CBS under Bari Weiss.
Wine
fromPsychology Today
2 hours ago

How AI Is Rewiring Winemaking and Wine Collecting

AI augments rather than replaces human expertise in winemaking, succeeding when it respects human roles and sensory-based expertise.
Europe news
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
3 hours ago

Belarusian Former Presidential Candidate Mikalay Statkevich Freed From Prison After Stroke

Mikalay Statkevich, imprisoned for over ten years, returned to Minsk after a stroke in custody and is recovering with speech difficulties.
Wine
fromwww.mercurynews.com
21 hours ago

Gallo will shut North Bay winery and chop scores of Bay Area jobs

E&J Gallo Winery will cut nearly 100 Bay Area jobs and close The Ranch Winery, reducing operations across multiple Napa and Healdsburg sites.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

Trip to the Moon by John Yorke review a storytelling handbook in dire need of an edit

Understanding five-act narrative structure helps craft commercially effective, emotionally compelling plot-driven stories that tap themes of healing, reinvention and political rhetoric.
#social-media-algorithms
fromAol
10 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
10 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
10 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

fromAol
10 hours ago
Social media marketing

Rachel Cruze: 3 Ways the Algorithm Sabotages Your Spending (and What To Do)

English Premier League
from101GREATGOALS.COM
10 hours ago

Alexander Isak return date: Arne Slot confirms April timeline for Liverpool striker

Alexander Isak has resumed on-pitch running in rehab and is expected to return to Liverpool around the international break as a stronger, different player.
#ring
fromThe Verge
1 hour ago
Privacy technologies

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions

fromThe Verge
1 hour ago
Privacy technologies

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions

Books
fromThe New Yorker
10 hours ago

The Truth of Toni Morrison

Eleven complex narratives center Black women’s lives, portraying damaged, loving, jealous, and healing characters with stylistic range and enduring cultural influence.
Privacy technologies
fromPadailypost
1 hour ago

Woodside wants to know about federal agencies tapping into its surveillance cameras

Woodside City Council voted 4-1 to seek an auditor to investigate whether federal agencies accessed license-plate data collected by Flock Safety cameras via the county sheriff's office.
Books
fromTime Out New York
in 1 hour

NYC's top Black and queer-owned bookstore just revealed its best books for Black History Month

Gladys Books & Wine centers Black queer stories, serving as a Bed-Stuy bookstore and wine bar offering community, literary events, and Black love–focused programming.
Books
fromPoynter
9 hours ago

When newspapers cut book coverage, communities lose more than reviews - Poynter

Newspaper book coverage is rapidly shrinking despite a $30 billion publishing industry, with major outlets cutting book sections and reducing book-review staff.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Ukraine sports minister slams Russia's Winter Paralympics entry as deeply outrageous'

Ukraine's sports minister condemns allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under national flags at the Winter Paralympics, calling it propaganda and normalization of war.
Writing
fromEsquire
1 day ago

Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man

Tom Junod contemplates personal ambiguity in the South while reflecting on a long career probing diverse, provocative subjects and confronting historical memory.
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 hours ago

7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, Feb. 20-22

Bay Area weekend highlights include Noise Pop, Black Joy Parade, San Francisco Beer Week, soul food eateries, Los Tigres del Norte, and sparkling wine.
Gadgets
fromTechRepublic
3 hours ago

Google Launches Pixel 10a at $499, Adds AI Editing and 30-Hour Battery

Pixel 10a delivers improved display, camera upgrades with AI features, durability, recycled materials, longer battery life, and new safety features at an affordable price.
Node JS
fromInfoWorld
11 hours ago

WinterTC: Write once, run anywhere (for real this time)

Unified JavaScript runtime standard WinterTC creates a consistent guaranteed API surface across browsers, servers, and edge runtimes to reduce fragmentation.
SF music
fromThe Mercury News
6 hours ago

7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, Feb. 20-22

Bay Area weekend features Noise Pop, Black Joy Parade, San Francisco Beer Week, standout soul food, Lunar New Year wines, diverse shows, and new films.
Miami Dolphins
fromSun Sentinel
59 minutes ago

NFL draft analyst dishes on his Dolphins mock pick, Miami Hurricanes prospects

Mansoor Delane is a likely No. 11 first-round target for the Miami Dolphins due to scheme versatility, fluid press/off coverage, and lockdown corner potential.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
6 hours ago

MAYOR MAMDANI'S FIRST 50 DAYS: Big ambitions, but bigger budget problems, define his first weeks in office | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani confronts a multibillion-dollar budget gap while pursuing progressive reforms, keeping Police Commissioner Tisch, and securing partial aid from Albany.
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