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DDR4 vs. DDR5 RAM: What's the Difference? thumbnail

DDR4 vs. DDR5 RAM: What’s the Difference?

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDMost computer standards change quickly, with manufacturers adopting new ports, cables, and form factors as soon as they release. Random-access memory (RAM), meanwhile, hasn’t changed all that much in
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These Maps Show Just How Dry Southern California Is Right Now

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.Dry conditions across Southern California in early January 2025 set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area.Ming Pan, a hydrologist at the University of California-San Diego’s Center for Western
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The 25 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (January 2025) thumbnail

The 25 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (January 2025)

While Netflix is busy pumping out more series than any one person could watch (probably), some of the best shows are on Amazon Prime Video. Trouble is, navigating the service’s labyrinthine menus can make finding the right series a pain. We’re here to help. Below are our favorite Amazon series—all included with your Prime subscription.For
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Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged” thumbnail

Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged”

Meta has reportedly ended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that influenced staff hiring and training, as well as vendor decisions, effective immediately. According to an internal memo viewed by Axios and verified by Ars, Meta's vice president of human resources, Janelle Gale, told Meta employees that the shift was due to "legal and policy
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Researcher nets major reward for finding Facebook bug able to unlock the gates to its internal systems thumbnail

Researcher nets major reward for finding Facebook bug able to unlock the gates to its internal systems

A security flaw found in Facebook's ad platform has been fixed by MetaThe researcher who discovered the flaw was awarded a $100,000 bug bountyThe flaw allowed the researcher to effectively take control of a Facebook serverMeta has awarded cybersecurity researcher Ben Sadeghipour a bug bounty of $100,000 after he discovered a security vulnerability on Facebook’s
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