Month: January 2025
LG Hid One of the Most Promising 2025 TVs in Plain Sight at CES
The LG C5 is a 4K OLED TV which we expect to be as good as its forebears, but you had to really look for it on the show floor.
The LG C5 is a 4K OLED TV which we expect to be as good as its forebears, but you had to really look for it on the show floor.
Early ‘Forever Chemicals’ Exposure Could Impact Economic Success in Adulthood, Study Says
Early life exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” could impact economic success in adulthood, new first-of-its-kind research [PDF] suggests. From a report: The Iowa State University and US Census Bureau working paper compared the earnings, college graduation rates, and birth weights of two groups of children — those raised around military installations that had firefighting training areas, and those who lived near bases with no fire training site.
The military began using PFAS-laden firefighting foam in the early 1970s, which frequently contaminated the drinking water supplies in and around bases. Those who lived in regions with firefighting training areas earned about 1.7% on average less later in life, and showed a graduation rate about 1% lower. Those born between 1981-1988 earned about $1bn less in today’s earnings, or about $1,000 a person on average, compared to those who did not live near the firefighting training sites.
The data also shows lower birth weights among the population — a factor linked to lower economic success later in life. The findings “highlight the importance of careful scrutiny of novel chemicals,” said Irene Jacz, a study co-author and Iowa State economist. “We think that there’s a causal effect from PFAS here but it’s really hard to say, ‘Oh it’s all brain chemistry, or health effects’ so there’s a need for more research” Jacz said. The paper is not yet peer-reviewed, but will soon go through the process.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Early life exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” could impact economic success in adulthood, new first-of-its-kind research [PDF] suggests. From a report: The Iowa State University and US Census Bureau working paper compared the earnings, college graduation rates, and birth weights of two groups of children — those raised around military installations that had firefighting training areas, and those who lived near bases with no fire training site.
The military began using PFAS-laden firefighting foam in the early 1970s, which frequently contaminated the drinking water supplies in and around bases. Those who lived in regions with firefighting training areas earned about 1.7% on average less later in life, and showed a graduation rate about 1% lower. Those born between 1981-1988 earned about $1bn less in today’s earnings, or about $1,000 a person on average, compared to those who did not live near the firefighting training sites.
The data also shows lower birth weights among the population — a factor linked to lower economic success later in life. The findings “highlight the importance of careful scrutiny of novel chemicals,” said Irene Jacz, a study co-author and Iowa State economist. “We think that there’s a causal effect from PFAS here but it’s really hard to say, ‘Oh it’s all brain chemistry, or health effects’ so there’s a need for more research” Jacz said. The paper is not yet peer-reviewed, but will soon go through the process.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
AirPods Pro 2 Get First Notable Discount of the Year at $179.99 ($69 Off)
Amazon today has Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 for $179.99, down from $249.00. This is the first time in 2025 that the headphones have dropped under their typical sale price of $189.99, and Amazon is providing a mid-January delivery date for most United States residences.
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Of course, we saw a better deal over the holiday season, but it’s very unlikely that all-time low price will return any time soon. Amazon’s price today is still a solid deal on the AirPods Pro 2, which feature USB-C charging and Active Noise Cancellation.
$69 OFFAirPods Pro 2 for $179.99
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Amazon today has Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 for $179.99, down from $249.00. This is the first time in 2025 that the headphones have dropped under their typical sale price of $189.99, and Amazon is providing a mid-January delivery date for most United States residences.
Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.
Of course, we saw a better deal over the holiday season, but it’s very unlikely that all-time low price will return any time soon. Amazon’s price today is still a solid deal on the AirPods Pro 2, which feature USB-C charging and Active Noise Cancellation.
If you’re on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.
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Preparing for the future of cybersecurity with next-gen SIEM
Preparing for the Future of Cybersecurity with Next-Gen SIEM that future-proof cybersecurity operations.
Next-gen SIEM tools are deployed to future-proof cybersecurity operations. Here’s what you need to know.
Times change quickly in the ever-evolving cybersecurity space, with threat actors moving fast and organizations working to keep pace. Adversaries are infiltrating organizations quicker than ever before: The average eCrime breakout time — the time it takes adversaries to move laterally after compromising an initial host — dropped to just 62 minutes with the fastest observed breakout time just over two minutes.
This acceleration highlights the critical need for organizations to increase efficiency in their security operations. Many now wonder: Are legacy SIEM tools equipped to handle the change in pace?
As businesses transition to cloud-based systems and adopt new technologies, traditional security information and event management (SIEM) tools often struggle to keep up with the growing volume of data and alerts that accompany a larger, more complex attack surface. This creates inefficiencies that leave organizations vulnerable to breaches. We are seeing businesses turn to next-gen SIEM solutions in an attempt to future-proof against cyber threats and keep critical information secure.
The need for speed and operational efficiency
Every second counts in cybersecurity. With the emergence of generative AI, attacks have become more sophisticated, widespread and easier to conduct. Adversaries are now able to create more convincing social engineering campaigns at greater scale, in addition to malicious software, tools, and resources to conduct larger and more effective attacks. This newly gained edge — in both speed and execution — is a stark reminder for security leaders that their security operations center (SOC) must continue evolving to identify and remediate potential threats.
Legacy SIEM tools were designed during a time when adversaries moved more slowly and conducted simpler attacks. Now technology is advancing, but these older systems lack the pace and processing power required to operate in data-heavy environments. Today’s SOC teams often manage a patchwork of outdated SIEMs, sprawling data lakes and disjointed analytics tools, hindering the swift investigation of attacks. This adds new layers of complexity when managing and operating a legacy SIEM system — which, in turn, inflates the cost associated with maintaining a system, renders slower response times and decreases overall operational efficiency, draining resources and further contributing to delays. When a breach occurs, rapid escalation and resolution are essential to meet the perpetrator head-on and stop the breach.
Planning for a secure future with next-gen SIEM
Over the last decade, many organizations have embraced digital transformation and migrated to cloud-based environments. SIEM has now evolved to extend visibility beyond traditional perimeters and introduce a host of advanced new features such as comprehensive visibility, proactive threat detection, continuous compliance and automatic threat containment and elimination.
By combining IT and security data with AI and workflow automation, the next generation of SIEM tools will power a unified AI-native SOC platform that enables security operations to act faster and more efficiently to achieve the ultimate goal: stopping breaches. Many early adopting organizations are turning to next-gen SIEMs with an aim to improve efficiency and cut response time from hours to seconds. Here are four critical capabilities offered by next-gen SIEM to elevate security operations:
Comprehensive data collection and management: These capabilities enable SOC teams to seamlessly review data sources and integrate with cloud platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud
Big data architecture: SIEM solutions are scalable for supporting big data analytics, enabling real-time monitoring, investigation and search across multiple datasets to enhance efficiency and agility
Deployment and architecture: Built-in connectors and cloud-based architecture simplify deployment, reduce management complexities and deliver rapid time-to-value and cost savings
Modern analyst experience: Streamlined attack analysis automatically generates visual timelines and provides intuitive query languages, allowing analysts to triage incidents with minimal manual effort
Selecting the right next-gen SIEM for your SOC
When evaluating a next-generation SIEM, security leaders should ask key questions to ensure it meets the demands of their SOC. First, can the SIEM handle the growing data volumes generated by hybrid cloud environments and modern IT infrastructures while scaling cost-effectively? This is crucial as adversaries and data volumes grow at unprecedented speeds. Second, is the SIEM easy to deploy and maintain? SOC teams often spend significant time and resources setting up and managing SIEMs, time that could be better spent on mission-critical tasks. Finally, does it break down silos by consolidating tools and reducing complexities and costs? An effective SIEM should integrate seamlessly with existing tools, collecting, normalizing, and correlating data across diverse sources.
The SIEM category is gaining renewed attention as organizations grapple with complex security challenges that legacy SIEMs can no longer address. With attackers becoming faster and more sophisticated, next-gen SIEMs empower SOC teams to keep pace by breaking down silos, automating workflows, and reducing operational complexity and costs. Without these advancements, organizations risk falling behind and becoming prime targets for modern threats.
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Disney, Fox, and WBD give up on controversial sports streaming app Venu
Fubo gave in, but DirectTV and Dish were still trying to block Venu’s launch.
Venu Sports, the sports streaming app that Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced as part of a joint venture in February, will no longer launch, the three companies said today.
The app was supposed to give subscribers access to all three conglomerates’ linear channels that show sports, including ABC, Fox, ESPN, FS1, and TruTV. Original content wasn’t expected to launch with the app, but the joint multichannel video programming distributor was expected to represent about 85 percent of the US sports rights market. The app was planned to cost $43 per month.
In a joint statement shared today, the companies said:
Apple Announced the MacBook Pro 19 Years Ago Today
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the MacBook Pro 19 years ago today at the 2006 Macworld Conference & Expo.
Jobs unveiled the MacBook Pro as the first Mac notebook to transition from PowerPC processors to Intel’s Core Duo architecture. Designed to be an Intel-based replacement for the PowerBook line, the MacBook Pro took a similar aluminum chassis and added an Intel Core processor, a webcam, and the MagSafe power connector. Its display was 67% brighter than its predecessor, matching the luminance of Apple’s standalone Cinema Displays.
Apple claimed that the Intel processors delivered “up to four times the performance of the PowerBook G4.” The transition was supported by Rosetta, a software translation layer that allowed PowerPC applications to run on Intel-based Macs.
The original MacBook Pro came in two configurations, both with 15.4-inch widescreen displays offering 1440 x 900 resolution. The entry-level model featured a 1.67 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, and an 80GB hard drive, while the higher-end model boasted a 1.83 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 100GB hard drive. Both models included ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics cards. The 15-inch model weighed just 5.6 pounds and was only one inch thick.
It also featured two USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire 400 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and an ExpressCard/34 slot for expandability. The exclusion of FireWire 800 in the initial 15-inch models drew criticism from some users, but this port was later restored in subsequent revisions. Initially only available with a 15-inch display, Apple introduced a 17-inch variant in April 2006.
Over the years, the MacBook Pro line evolved through various design and technological iterations, including the unibody construction in 2008, the Retina display in 2012, and the controversial Touch Bar in 2016. The transition from Intel to Apple Silicon in 2020 marked the end of the Intel-based MacBook Pro era, as Apple moved to its proprietary M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max chips.This article, “Apple Announced the MacBook Pro 19 Years Ago Today” first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the MacBook Pro 19 years ago today at the 2006 Macworld Conference & Expo.
Jobs unveiled the MacBook Pro as the first Mac notebook to transition from PowerPC processors to Intel’s Core Duo architecture. Designed to be an Intel-based replacement for the PowerBook line, the MacBook Pro took a similar aluminum chassis and added an Intel Core processor, a webcam, and the MagSafe power connector. Its display was 67% brighter than its predecessor, matching the luminance of Apple’s standalone Cinema Displays.
Apple claimed that the Intel processors delivered “up to four times the performance of the PowerBook G4.” The transition was supported by Rosetta, a software translation layer that allowed PowerPC applications to run on Intel-based Macs.
The original MacBook Pro came in two configurations, both with 15.4-inch widescreen displays offering 1440 x 900 resolution. The entry-level model featured a 1.67 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, and an 80GB hard drive, while the higher-end model boasted a 1.83 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 100GB hard drive. Both models included ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics cards. The 15-inch model weighed just 5.6 pounds and was only one inch thick.
It also featured two USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire 400 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and an ExpressCard/34 slot for expandability. The exclusion of FireWire 800 in the initial 15-inch models drew criticism from some users, but this port was later restored in subsequent revisions. Initially only available with a 15-inch display, Apple introduced a 17-inch variant in April 2006.
Over the years, the MacBook Pro line evolved through various design and technological iterations, including the unibody construction in 2008, the Retina display in 2012, and the controversial Touch Bar in 2016. The transition from Intel to Apple Silicon in 2020 marked the end of the Intel-based MacBook Pro era, as Apple moved to its proprietary M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max chips.
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PowerSchool data breach leaks info of students and staff at schools across the US
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Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,000 customers worldwide, suffered a breach that could’ve exposed names and addresses of students and educators and, in some cases, more sensitive information like Social Security numbers, medical information, and grades.
As initially reported by Bleeping Computer, threat actors got into PowerSchool’s support platform using compromised credentials. PowerSchool told Bleeping Computer that only a “subset” of schools are affected but has not provided a count of affected school districts or people. Additionally, the outlet says that in a note provided to its customers, PowerSchool claimed it paid a ransom request and “…has received reasonable assurances from the threat actor that the data has been deleted and that no additional copies exist.”
PowerSchool’s website and social media channels have no mention of the data breach or directions for people who may have been affected.
In an email to The Verge, PowerSchool spokesperson Beth Keebler wrote that the company became aware of “a potential cybersecurity incident” on December 28th and has “taken all appropriate steps to prevent the data involved from further unauthorized access or misuse.” Keebler also wrote:
The incident is contained and we do not anticipate the data being shared or made public. PowerSchool is not experiencing, nor expects to experience, any operational disruption and continues to provide services as normal to our customers.
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images
Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,000 customers worldwide, suffered a breach that could’ve exposed names and addresses of students and educators and, in some cases, more sensitive information like Social Security numbers, medical information, and grades.
As initially reported by Bleeping Computer, threat actors got into PowerSchool’s support platform using compromised credentials. PowerSchool told Bleeping Computer that only a “subset” of schools are affected but has not provided a count of affected school districts or people. Additionally, the outlet says that in a note provided to its customers, PowerSchool claimed it paid a ransom request and “…has received reasonable assurances from the threat actor that the data has been deleted and that no additional copies exist.”
PowerSchool’s website and social media channels have no mention of the data breach or directions for people who may have been affected.
In an email to The Verge, PowerSchool spokesperson Beth Keebler wrote that the company became aware of “a potential cybersecurity incident” on December 28th and has “taken all appropriate steps to prevent the data involved from further unauthorized access or misuse.” Keebler also wrote:
The incident is contained and we do not anticipate the data being shared or made public. PowerSchool is not experiencing, nor expects to experience, any operational disruption and continues to provide services as normal to our customers.