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Digital life
fromFast Company
6 hours ago

How technology is reinventing global payments

Payments will converge into an intelligent, interoperable network that automatically routes transfers across rails and currencies, delivering faster, cheaper, and seamless global transactions.
Wellness
fromEntrepreneur
7 hours ago

4 Surprising Ways Joy Makes You a Stronger, Smarter Leader

Authentic joy in the workplace enhances decision-making, resilience, inclusion, creativity and performance when leaders model it while acknowledging real pressures and inequities.
Digital life
fromReadWrite
10 hours ago

Gambling challenges video game industry growth in 2026 - report

Gambling—especially iGaming, online sports betting, and prediction markets—now competes directly with video games for players' time and money, reshaping leisure choices.
Wellness
fromApartment Therapy
9 hours ago

I've Done the Same Thing Every Friday for the Last Four Years - Here's Why

Keeping Friday nights free creates deliberate rest and personal time for someone who works from home, reducing routine monotony and preserving weekend energy.
Wellness
fromInsideHook
3 hours ago

The 9 Best Eye Creams, Which Will Make You Look and Feel Rejuvenated

Well-formulated eye creams hydrate delicate skin, support collagen, reduce puffiness and soften lines, making them valuable for men’s cold-weather skincare.
OMG science
fromEsquire
1 day 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.
OMG science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 day 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
3 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.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
9 hours ago

Metadata, cloud sovereignty's weak spot

US authorities can access some metadata of cloud users in European sovereign clouds, potentially revealing operational and behavioral information despite data residency protections.
UX design
fromTreehouse Blog
2 hours ago

Build a UX Case Study That Stands Out

A strong UX case study is an argument that reveals judgment, explains decisions and tradeoffs, and shows human-centered problem framing, research choices, and measured impact.
EU data protection
fromTheregister
11 hours ago

ICO wins battle in fight to fine tech retailer 500k

UK tribunal partly upholds ICO fine against DSG Retail over 2017 breach, focusing on whether stolen card numbers alone constitute personal data.
UX design
fromMedium
9 hours ago

Field study: prototypes over mockups

Engineering handoff occurs through PRs using runnable prototypes that reuse the design system components and tokens, enabling engineers to reuse components and reference prototype code.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
19 hours ago

HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Top of the World Ranch Treatment Center - DataBreaches.Net

TWRTC paid $103,000 and agreed to corrective actions after failing HIPAA Security Rule risk analysis following a phishing breach exposing 1,980 patients' ePHI.
Privacy professionals
fromFinancial Planning
1 hour ago

Edward Jones fed client data to LinkedIn, Google for ads, lawsuits say

Edward Jones is accused in federal lawsuits of illegally sharing clients' personal financial data with LinkedIn, Google, and Meta for targeted advertising.
UX design
fromCSS-Tricks
5 hours ago

Potentially Coming to a Browser :near() You | CSS-Tricks

:near(<length>) matches when the pointer is within the specified distance of an element, enabling proximity-based CSS styling and interactions.
fromZacks
4 hours ago

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EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

ICO wins appeal over data protection obligations in Currys cyber attack | Computer Weekly

The Court of Appeal upheld the ICO's finding that Currys Group failed to implement appropriate security measures after the 2017–2018 PoS malware attack.
#cve-2026-1731
fromThe Hacker News
4 hours ago
Information security

BeyondTrust Flaw Used for Web Shells, Backdoors, and Data Exfiltration

Critical CVE-2026-1731 in BeyondTrust Remote Support/Privileged Remote Access permits OS command execution as the site user, enabling web shells, backdoors, and malware deployment.
fromSecurityWeek
9 hours ago
Information security

BeyondTrust Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

Critical BeyondTrust vulnerability CVE-2026-1731 is being exploited in ransomware attacks, prompting a CISA KEV update and observed malicious activity across multiple sectors and countries.
more#cve-2026-1731
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
12 hours ago

The Stack: Big Moves in AI and Advertising

AI investment, sustainability demands, and global expansion are reshaping advertising strategies, consumer engagement, and industry economics.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
16 hours ago

Pitch deck: Why Amazon believes its premium streaming inventory is worth the money

Amazon sells its DSP as premium authenticated CTV inventory across Prime Video, Fire TV, Roku and major publishers to improve reach and return on ad spend.
#new-england-patriots
more#new-england-patriots
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
3 hours ago

Gold Medal CTV | AdExchanger

CTV streaming and native ad formats boosted Olympic viewership, while major CPGs cut ad spend citing efficiency, demographic shifts, and uneven consumer spending.
Remote teams
fromForbes
7 hours ago

5 Work-From-Anywhere Remote Jobs That Pay Up To $200,000+ In 2026

Work-from-anywhere roles require discipline and prioritize execution and value creation while offering high-paying, geographically flexible positions under employer time-zone constraints.
#belarus
more#belarus
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Trump's EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants

The Trump administration will roll back power plant air regulations limiting mercury and hazardous air toxics, prioritizing energy supply over protections for vulnerable public health.
Environment
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 hours ago

Trump administration slashes mercury regulations from coal plants

The Trump administration rolled back Biden-era coal plant rules, weakening mercury and particulate pollution controls and reverting standards to 2012 levels.
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 hours ago

Mediaite One Sheet: The Iran Media Bubble, AI Scott Adams, & Polymarket's Power Grab!

U.S. news outlets covered Iran through partisan lanes, often missing that carrier strike groups were massing offshore while a peace summit occurred onshore.
Media industry
fromThe Nation
11 hours ago

Trump's Threats to Free Speech Aren't New to Black Journalists

Inviting Donald Trump to a Black journalists' convention sparked outrage because his actions and rhetoric demonstrate overt hostility toward Black journalists and communities.
Environment
fromThe New Yorker
10 hours ago

The Trump Administration Has Toppled a Landmark E.P.A. Finding

The administration rescinded the EPA endangerment finding, denying CO2 as a pollutant despite scientific consensus that fossil-fuel CO2 drives rapid warming and climate danger.
#gallo
more#gallo
Food & drink
fromEater LA
1 hour ago

4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: February 20

Kimukatsu reopened in Torrance with tender millefeuille pork and chicken katsu sets; Clark Street Bakery remains a consistent source for fresh pastries across Los Angeles.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Georgi Gospodinov: Jorge Luis Borges gave me an exhilarating sense of freedom'

Early reading fostered a lifelong devotion to books and writing, shaped by adventure, criminology, eroticism, Salinger, Borges, and Bulgarian poets.
Major League Baseball
fromDodgers Nation
20 hours ago

MLB News: Brewers Extend Murphy, Pitch-Rigging Trial Pushed to Fall, Chisholm Wants to Be Next Ohtani

Brewers extended manager Pat Murphy three years; Guardians pitchers' trial likely moved to fall; Jazz Chisholm Jr. aims for a 50-50 season.
Wine
fromsfist.com
1 hour ago

Bar Part Time Guys Taking Over Bissap Baobab Space, Will Open Nightclub There

Bar Part Time is expanding into a 6,000-square-foot nightclub called Downtime offering natural wines, high-ABV cocktails, and bar snacks from Rose Pizzeria's team.
Food & drink
fromEater LA
3 hours ago

Find Los Angeles's Japanese Breakfast of Champions at Azay in Little Tokyo

Traditional Japanese breakfasts at Azay feature miso cod, rice, miso soup, pickles, seasonal vegetables, and warm hospitality in Little Tokyo.
English Premier League
fromESPN.com
21 hours ago

Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner names three failings: 'I'm just not good enough'

Oliver Glasner admits he is "not good enough" to halt Crystal Palace's slump and faces intense pressure amid poor results and fan discontent.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
10 hours ago

The Unlikely Success of a Strange Alabama Bookstore

Jake Reiss sells only signed hardcover first-printings at regular retail prices and runs a successful, unconventional independent bookstore in suburban Birmingham.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago

Another World by Melvyn Bragg review portrait of the broadcaster as a young man

Melvyn Bragg leaves Wigton for Wadham College, embraces Oxford life, explores culture and politics, joins demonstrations, and later reassesses his imperial-minded motives.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
4 hours ago

Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app | TechCrunch

Meta added an in-app option to share Threads posts directly to Instagram Stories to drive more users from Instagram to Threads.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
20 hours ago

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon

Ring's Search Party ad sparked privacy backlash, prompted cancellations and device destruction, and triggered a $10,000 bounty to reclaim user data.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
5 hours ago

How to change your DNS service on a Windows PC or Mac - and why you should

Changing DNS servers can improve internet speed, security, and privacy across devices and can be set on Windows, macOS, or a router.
Social media marketing
fromKotaku
4 hours ago

Finji Says TikTok Published Racist AI Ads Of Its Game

TikTok created and posted unauthorized AI-altered ads using Finji's game characters, including racially stereotyped alterations, despite Finji disabling genAI permissions.
#remote-work
fromInc
1 day ago
Remote teams

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

Gen Z and millennial managers prefer remote work and are likely to expand remote policies as they replace retiring Gen X and Baby Boomer managers.
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago
Remote teams

4 Signs That Remote Work Isn't for You

Remote work can harm workers who rely on social interaction, structure, and workplace rhythms, causing isolation, reduced motivation, and poorer mental health.
fromInc
1 day ago
Remote teams

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

more#remote-work
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day 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
2 days 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.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
23 hours ago

The 'Hopeless Labor' of Writing

AI chatbots and delivery robots threaten traditional writing by offering frictionless ease, undermining the pedagogical value of sustained effort and arduous composition.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day 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.
English Premier League
from101GREATGOALS.COM
1 day 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.
Writing
fromEsquire
2 days 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.
#friedrich-merz
fromThe Local Germany
12 hours ago
Germany news

Germany's Merz seeks second wind at CDU party congress

Merz faces a crucial CDU congress amid low popularity, unmet promises, economic weakness and far-right pressure that could jeopardise his party leadership.
fromwww.dw.com
12 hours ago
Germany news

Germany news: Merz seeks backing from his CDU

Friedrich Merz seeks CDU chairperson reelection at a party congress; his level of support will be closely watched.
more#friedrich-merz
Los Angeles Rams
fromESPN.com
21 hours ago

Rams promote Nate Scheelhaase to OC, sources say

Nate Scheelhaase promoted to offensive coordinator; Dave Ragone named co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Rams.
New York City
fromCity Limits
4 hours ago

Mamdani's Approach to Homeless Sweeps, And What Else Happened in Housing This Week

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will resume homeless encampment cleanups while prioritizing DHS-led outreach to connect people to services and housing.
London
fromianVisits
14 hours ago

London's weekly railway news

London rail news covers a proposed Northern line depot, Elizabeth line ticket-office cuts, HS2 spending controversies, infrastructure repairs, and multiple Tube incidents and crimes.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
6 hours ago

Google Pixel 10a vs. Pixel 9a: How much of an upgrade is the new affordable phone?

Google Pixel 10a upgrades include a brighter stronger display with Gorilla Glass 7i, higher brightness and contrast, faster wired and improved wireless charging.
Miami food
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
3 hours ago

Carlos Del Busto Joins W South Beach as Director of Catering

Carlos Del Busto appointed Director of Catering & Sales at W South Beach to lead catering and wedding initiatives and elevate luxury event experiences.
SF music
fromwww.7x7.com
5 hours ago

28 Fun Things to Do This Week (2.23.26)

Attend SF Music Week and nearby cultural events including Noise Pop, Lunar New Year festivities, student showcases, and food-and-drink experiences across the city.
Manchester City
fromwww.aljazeera.com
10 hours ago

Manchester City vs Newcastle: Premier League team news, start, lineups

Manchester City can cut Arsenal's lead to two points with a win over Newcastle at the Etihad, while Newcastle seek to revive their inconsistent campaign.
Marketing
fromDigiday
16 hours ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: The mental gymnastics of principal media

Marketers must treat agencies as commercial counterparties rather than fiduciary agents, and choose to restrict, accept, or contractually constrain principal media activity.
New York City
fromForbes
9 hours ago

Is NYC Headed For An Irreversible Decline With Mamdani's Tax Threats?

Zohran Mamdani's proposed $127 billion budget and far-left policies are accelerating New York City's decline through higher spending, higher taxes, and aggressive housing controls.
SF music
fromsf.funcheap.com
1 hour ago

"SF Diner Club" Late Nite Meet Up at Grubsteak

Free and low-cost San Francisco Bay Area events include museum free days, community fairs, performances, and family activities throughout the day.
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