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Wellness
fromElite Traveler
19 hours ago

How To Train Your Brain For Optimal Longevity

Better brain health is now actionable and prioritized through sleep, movement, stress management, learning, and emerging neuromodulation therapies like ExoMind and neurofeedback.
Wellness
fromSilicon Canals
17 hours ago

People who genuinely shock others when they reveal their age after 60 all share these 10 non-negotiable daily habits - Silicon Canals

Consistent simple daily habits—hydration, daily movement, and supportive routines—sustain youthful energy and appearance in many people over sixty.
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
15 hours ago

Happy hour is ditching alcohol for sweating together

Workplace socializing is shifting from after-work drinking to morning workouts and alternative activities that prioritize wellness and deeper connections across roles.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 hours ago

How did an entire star vanish in the galaxy next door? A black hole may be to blame

A massive star in Andromeda appears to have vanished without a supernova, likely collapsing directly into a newly formed black hole.
OMG science
fromFortune
1 day 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.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
7 hours ago

Europe's data protection supervisors warn over plans to 'narrow' privacy rights | Computer Weekly

Narrowing the definition of personal data in EU reforms risks eroding privacy rights, creating legal uncertainty, and weakening protections against automated decision-making.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
14 hours ago

European regulators criticize weakening GDPR

European privacy regulators strongly oppose key Digital Omnibus changes, especially narrowing the GDPR personal-data definition and expanding pseudonymization authority.
Privacy professionals
fromFlowingData
7 hours ago

Ring cameras as large-scale surveillance system

Networked Ring doorbell cameras can be linked into crowdsourced searches, enabling privacy-invasive surveillance and law enforcement access without warrants.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
11 hours ago

Discord is asking for your ID. The backlash is about more than privacy

Discord will require ID photos or facial scans for age verification and default users to teen-appropriate settings until verification is completed.
UX design
fromVue.js Jobs
1 day ago

UI Software Engineer at Precision Medicine Group - VueJobs

Hands-on UI/UX front-end engineer designs, prototypes, and builds user-centered laboratory applications, leverages AI-assisted tools, and manages third-party UI components for performance and validation.
UX design
fromSmashing Magazine
2 days ago

Designing For Agentic AI: Practical UX Patterns For Control, Consent, And Accountability - Smashing Magazine

Design agentic AI with explicit design patterns, operational frameworks, and organizational practices to ensure systems are transparent, controllable, and worthy of user trust.
fromJim-nielsen
1 week ago

Saying "No" In an Age of Abundance

People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
1 hour ago

AI to make call center agents 'superheroes,' UJET CEO says

AI will not replace call center agents but will redesign software to empower agents to resolve issues faster and retire unnecessary legacy applications.
National Football League
fromBoston.com
1 hour ago

Video: Mike Vrabel shares message to distraught Patriots after Super Bowl loss

Mike Vrabel emphasized unity, resilience, and future optimism after the Patriots' Super Bowl LX loss, highlighting a breakthrough 14-win 2025 season and program momentum.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
2 hours ago

OpenAI sidesteps Nvidia with unusually fast coding model on plate-sized chips

Cerebras' Wafer Scale Engine enables high token throughput while OpenAI diversifies hardware beyond Nvidia amid fast-paced coding model competition.
National Football League
fromMusket Fire
1 hour ago

Stefon Diggs shows leadership with message to Drake Maye after Patriots' loss

Patriots lost Super Bowl 29-13, offensive line failures forced heavy sacks that undermined rookie QB Drake Maye despite Stefon Diggs' public support.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
1 hour ago

Bobby Flay's Spicy Topping Takes Fried Chicken Sandwiches From Good To Great - Tasting Table

Bobby Flay mixes aji amarillo paste with mayonnaise to create a spicy, fruity condiment that elevates fried chicken sandwiches.
Food & drink
fromLos Angeles Times
1 hour ago

How Chipotle lost its sizzle

Chipotle experienced its worst year ever, with comparable store sales declining as consumers cut discretionary dining and prioritize value amid economic uncertainty.
Information security
fromTechRepublic
5 hours ago

Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday Fixes 6 Zero-Days Under Attack

Microsoft released patches for 58 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited zero-days affecting Windows, Office, and Remote Desktop components.
Remote teams
fromForbes
12 hours ago

Making Hybrid Work Better For Long-Term, Sustainable Success

Hybrid work is now the norm, requiring organizations to design hybrid models that sustain business outcomes, competitiveness, employee engagement, productivity, equity, and mental health.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
12 hours ago

Programmatic's Next Era: Clarity Is The New Currency | AdExchanger

Programmatic advertising must shift from post-campaign reporting to in-market cross-channel steering with real-time accountability due to rising measurement complexity.
Wine
fromwww.7x7.com
4 hours 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.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
12 hours ago

ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Prompt RCE, Claude 0-Click, RenEngine Loader, Auto 0-Days & 25+ Stories

Attackers increasingly exploit trusted tools, simple entry points, and overlooked exposures to maintain persistent, value-driven access across cybercrime and espionage.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
13 hours ago

Hacktivists, State Actors, Cybercriminals Target Global Defense Industry, Google Warns

Hacktivists, state-sponsored actors, and cybercriminals are intensifying attacks on the global defense industrial base using espionage, ransomware, and LLM-assisted techniques.
Major League Baseball
fromDodger Blue
9 hours ago

Dodgers Among 20 MLB Teams With In-Market Streaming Subscriptions For 2026 Season

MLB is offering in-market streaming subscriptions for 20 teams, producing local broadcasts for several clubs, and removing local blackouts.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
11 hours ago

Marketing owns customer data and the risks that come with it | MarTech

Successful modern marketers must master data fundamentals, governance, and privacy-compliant handling of customer and technical data because AI-driven marketing depends on accurate, lawful data.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
15 hours ago

xpln.ai Enables AttentionDriven Programmatic Buying Via Index Exchange

Attention-based segments are available in Index Marketplaces, enabling automated programmatic optimization to target high-attention inventory and limit or exclude low-attention placements.
#tracking-pixels
Privacy technologies
fromBGR
3 hours ago

Why Do You Get Targeted Ads After Talking About Something In Real Life? - BGR

Apps and online services collect user data and use it for targeted ads, often appearing based on searches, social connections, or shared activity.
Major League Baseball
fromBattery Power
8 hours ago

Examining Black baseball history: The Atlanta Black Crackers

The Atlanta Black Crackers evolved from the Atlanta Cubs into a resourceful Negro Leagues team that faced chronic financial struggles but influenced organized baseball structures and talent pathways.
Media industry
fromPoynter
12 hours ago

Americans say the news is essential. They just don't enjoy it much. - Poynter

Many Americans feel obligated to stay informed for voting but experience news fatigue, perceive news as irrelevant, and trust their own ability to verify accuracy more than others'.
Wine
fromTravel + Leisure
19 hours 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.
Social media marketing
fromMarTech
11 hours ago

B2B marketing on Instagram: What you need to know | MarTech

Instagram is a viable full-funnel B2B channel that drives awareness, validates buyers, and supports high-intent engagement among decision-makers.
Wine
fromBon Appetit
9 hours ago

Amari Collins Wants to Be Your Wine Bestie

Amari Collins makes wine approachable through casual, memory-based descriptions, dance, and body-positive, unpretentious content that attracts nontraditional wine lovers.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
11 hours ago

Daily Mail's 500m Telegraph takeover faces government investigation

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has launched a formal public interest probe into DMGT’s proposed 500 million takeover of The Telegraph over concerns about media plurality.
Remote teams
fromFast Company
14 hours ago

How 'work from hotel' became the new WFH

Hotels are increasingly serving as third-space coworking hubs offering reliable internet, plentiful outlets, quiet common areas, and social environments for remote and freelance workers.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago

Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan

Steady, future-focused leadership and an early, aggressive digital transition enabled the New York Times to vastly outperform the Washington Post in subscribers, profits, and global staffing.
Books
fromLos Angeles Times
14 hours ago

Essay: The other Kate Bush banger that deserves a comeback right now

Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" distills Emily Brontë's novel into song and demonstrates how music can adapt and revive literary narratives.
Books
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Is It Necessary to Read Anymore?

Nightly shared movie-watching has replaced solitary reading, reducing active, co-creative engagement and tactile pleasures that novels provide.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

The Uncool by Cameron Crowe audiobook review memoir of an awestruck insider

Cameron Crowe experienced life as a sincere, wide-eyed teenage music journalist among major 1970s rock acts and ultimately discovered filmmaking.
Remote teams
fromTech Times
11 hours ago

5 In-Demand Work From Home Skills in 2026 That Can Boost Your Online Income Fast

Mastering high-demand remote skills enables freelancers to earn $50-$200 per hour and scale steady online income while working from anywhere.
Writing
fromOpen Culture
2 days ago

Jack Kerouac Lists 9 Essentials for Writing Spontaneous Prose

Writing should be a rapid, breath-driven, associative outpouring that privileges rhythm, immediacy, and improvisation over revision and strict grammatical correctness.
Writing
fromHigh Country News
1 day ago

Cote - High Country News

Youth accompanies hunters in blaze-orange, too young to carry a gun, observing fencerow wounds envisioned as a 'string of pearls'.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post

Closing the Washington Post's books coverage diminishes serendipitous literary criticism and reduces diverse cultural engagement for general-interest newspaper readers.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

Center-left Socialist candidate wins over populist in Portugal's presidential runoff

Antonio Jose Seguro won Portugal's presidency with 66.7% over Andre Ventura, signaling rejection of hard-right populism and support for moderate, pro-European leadership.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Russia's hybrid attacks throughout Europe are becoming more dangerous

Russia has sharply increased hybrid attacks across Europe, targeting infrastructure and civilians to undermine support for Ukraine and disrupt NATO and allied logistics.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,442

Russian attacks continue to degrade Ukraine's energy infrastructure and cause civilian casualties while frontline control remains contested and Ukraine reports heavy military losses.
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.
FC Barcelona
fromBarca Blaugranes
1 hour ago

Three talking points from Atletico Madrid 4-0 Barcelona as Hansi Flick's side suffer Copa del Rey nightmare

Atletico dominated the first half while injury-hit Barcelona underperformed, showing collective poor display and exposing Alejandro Balde's defensive weaknesses.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 hour ago

OUSD plans to slash two-thirds of the district's central office; $50M more in cuts loom

Oakland Unified will cut literacy teachers, counselors, case managers, attendance clerks, and other support staff to close a $103 million budget deficit.
National Hockey League
fromESPN.com
1 day ago

Grades, questions from Canada's Olympic hockey win vs. Czechia

Canada's NHL-laden team dominated Czechia 5-0, with 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini scoring a late first-period goal and Canada showing deep scoring depth and strong play.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
48 minutes ago

Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus full set of press images leak

Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26+ keep similar designs, use Exynos 2600, 12GB RAM, retain predecessor screen sizes and rear cameras, with 4,300mAh and 4,900mAh batteries.
LGBT
fromQueerty
2 months ago

I lost my partner of 30 years & want to find love again, but apps aren't my scene. Where do I look? - Queerty

A 58-year-old widower mourns a long partnership and struggles to find companionship amid hookup-focused dating apps and persistent loneliness.
New York City
fromCurbed
1 hour ago

The Bleak Scene at Polymarket's 'Free Grocery Store'

Polymarket staged a temporary free grocery pop-up in New York that felt staged and inauthentic, attracting long lines and mixed public reactions.
National Basketball Association
fromWiz of Awes
39 minutes ago

The reality of LeBron James joining the Wizards isn't as far-fetched as you think

The Washington Wizards combined young prospects with acquisitions of Trae Young and Anthony Davis, sparking realistic fan speculation about pursuing LeBron James this upcoming offseason.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Globe and Mail
50 minutes ago

Dozens of online-pharmacy ads, including for weight-loss drugs, appear to violate federal rules

Online Canadian telehealth and virtual-pharmacy ads frequently name prescription drugs and promise effects, breaching Canada’s prescription drug advertising restrictions.
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