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Privacy isn’t dead. Just ask Kristi Noem.The Department of Homeland Security secretary has spent 2025 trying to convince the American public that identifying roving bands of masked federal agents is “doxing”—and that revealing these public servants’ identities is “violence.” Noem is wrong on both fronts, legal experts say, but her claims of doxing highlight a central conflict in the current era: Surveillance now goes both ways.Over the nearly 12 months since President Donald Trump took office for a second time, life in the United States has been torn asunder by relentless arrests and raids by officers from Immigration and Customs…
December has been an incredible month for the WordPress community as we wrap up a landmark year. From the excitement of AI developments to the launch of WordPress 6.9, this issue covers the major innovations shaping the future of the web. We are diving into powerful new AI tools, automated workflow integrations, and game-changing search features that make site management easier than ever. It is the perfect time to reflect on our community’s growth and get ready for an even bigger year ahead. Let’s take a look at what’s new in the world of WordPress. ℹ️ WPBeginner Spotlight brings you…
QUICK FACTSName: Lchashen wagonWhat it is: An oak wagonWhere it is from: Lchashen village, ArmeniaWhen it was made: Circa 1500 B.C.Covered wagons are often associated with the Old West. But the best-preserved example of an ancient covered wagon was actually found in a Bronze Age grave in Armenia, where it had been buried for 3,500 years.The remains of six oak wagons were excavated from an elite cemetery in Lchashen, Armenia, and were dated to the 15th to 14th centuries B.C., or the Late Bronze Age. Each wagon had four wheels arranged on two axles. But while two of the wagons…
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra series, which just hit the shelves alongside its Leica edition, is already getting a feature-packed software update: HyperOS 3.0.7.0.WPACNXM. The release brings routine refinements while also delivering improvements to system performance, visual design, and deeper integration with Apple’s ecosystem. What’s new in this update? Performance-wise, the update tweaks compiler instructions and memory recycling to improve responsiveness while reducing power draw. Graphics rendering is now more efficient, and over 100 system animations have been tuned for smoother UI transitions. Visually, Xiaomi introduces redesigned desktop icons, tighter grid spacing, a cleaner status bar, and a striking centered lockscreen…
In 2024 we emitted more greenhouse gases into our atmosphere in a single year than any year before it. The increase from 2023 was small—0.8 percent—but still, global emissions continue to rise, despite science telling us we should have bent the global emissions’ curve downward by 2020.The emissions in our atmosphere are at work, heating the planet, acidifying our oceans, and leading to climate-fueled disasters: heat waves, fires, flooding, droughts, and storms. For some climate impacts, devastation can be followed by the painstaking work of recovery. But for many natural systems, like our tropical coral reefs, the stress we are…
Peak Design’s iPhone tripod is a solid, well-designed aluminum frame that folds into a credit card-sized shape. You’re paying a premium for the build design and quality, with a tiny hex key even built into the tripod legs for tightening them, if needed. With a solid micro-ball head, you can adjust the angle of your iPhone while it’s in tripod mode. Better still, it can firmly attach, magnetically, to the phone in both vertical and horizontal orientations. This makes it an excellent stand for your phone even when you’re not trying to shoot video or photos. You also don’t need…
Xiaomi has fully transitioned its flagship smartphone lineup to TCL CSOT displays, with the Xiaomi 17 Ultra and 17 Ultra Leica Edition being the latest to feature the company’s advanced Real RGB panel technology. TCL CSOT now serves as the exclusive display supplier for the entire Xiaomi 17 series, including the 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max models. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra features a 6.9-inch 2K flat OLED panel. The display uses TCL CSOT’s M10 light-emitting material and supports a 1-120Hz LTPO adaptive refresh rate. It delivers up to 3500 nits of peak brightness, offering high visibility in direct…
LG Electronics will debut its home robot, LG CLOiD, at CES 2026 in Las Vegas from January 6-9. The robot handles various household tasks as a multipurpose home assistant. The brand has shared a couple of teaser images of the robot in its press release alongside some key details. As per LG, CLOiD has two articulated arms with seven degrees of freedom each, allowing human-like movement. Each hand features five independently controlled fingers for delicate tasks requiring fine motor control. The robot’s head contains an integrated chipset that serves as its brain, along with a display, speaker, camera, and sensors.…
Realme has released official camera samples from the upcoming Realme 16 Pro+ 5G ahead of its India launch on January 6. These images offer a clear look at how the phone’s camera system performs in real-world shooting conditions, especially for portraits. The samples focus heavily on people photography and show consistent results across different lighting setups. Skin tones appear natural and even, without heavy smoothing or sharpness. Fine details such as facial texture, jewelry, and fabric patterns are preserved well, indicating controlled image processing rather than aggressive tuning. Highlights on skin and metallic surfaces are handled cleanly, without visible clipping.…
Milestone: Vision of nanotechnology laid outDate: Dec. 29, 1959Where: Pasadena, CaliforniaWho: Richard FeynmanOn a December day, Richard Feynman gave a fun little lecture at Caltech — and dreamed up an entirely new field of physics.During the talk, entitled “Plenty of room at the bottom,” he described the enormous potential that could be realized if scientists could manipulate and control things at a “small scale.”How small? Feynman went on to discount advances of the time, such as writing the Lord’s Prayer on the head of a pin, as trivial. You may like “But that’s nothing; that’s the most primitive, halting step…