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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
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
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
Strange, unique, and otherwise noteworthy PCs and PC accessories from CES 2025
i respect and applaud the effort Most of these experiments don't stick around for long, but who knows. Acer's Nitro Blaze 11, which takes the "portable" out of "portable handheld gaming PC." Credit: Acer The Consumer Electronics Show is a reliable source of announcements about iterative updates to PCs and PC components. A few of
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
DJI’s Mic Mini might just have met its match: the tiny, logo-free Hollyland Lark M2S wireless mic
(Image credit: Hollyland) Hollyland announces new Lark M2S wireless mic to rival DJI and RodeThe M2S is available in twin mic / receiver kits for around $139 / £130It features a discreet logo-free design and weighs just 7g There's no shortage of wireless mics for content creators in 2025, with the likes of the DJI
(Image credit: Future) Like many world-changing events, new applications of existing technology can lead to some interesting concepts. For example, the Covid-19 pandemic led to the creation of masks featuring audio components. The controversial Razer Zephyr had external speakers, will.i.am’s Xupermask Honeywell collaboration had earbuds, and there was Dyson's air purifier mask headphones combo, of
This devious macOS malware is evading capture by using Apple’s own encryption
(Image credit: Shutterstock / Kanoktuch) Security researchers from Check Point Research recently find new variant of Banshee malwareThe new variant uses encryption that allows it to blend with regular macOS operationsThe campaign went unabated for two monthsCybersecurity researchers from Check Point Research recently uncovered a new version of the Banshee infostealer, capable of bypassing Apple’s
Microsoft fixes bug causing Outlook freezes when copying text
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing the classic Outlook email client to stop responding when copying text with the CTRL+C keyboard shortcut. The bug mainly affected Microsoft 365 users on the Current Channel Version 2409 (Build 18025.20096) or higher when using languages with an IME (Input Method Editor). "When you select text in a
Unpatched critical flaws impact Fancy Product Designer WordPress plugin
Premium WordPress plugin Fancy Product Designer from Radykal is vulnerable to two critical severity flaws that remain unfixed in the current latest version. With more than 20,000 sales, the plugin allows customization of product designs (e.g. clothing, mugs, phone cases) on WooCommerce sites by changing colors, transforming text, or modifying the size. While examining the