DJI has lifted its geofence that prevents users in the US from flying over restricted areas like nuclear power plants, airports and wildfires, the company wrote in a blog post on Monday. As of January 13th, areas previously called “restricted zones” or no-fly zones will be shown as “enhanced warning zones” that correspond to designated…
Risk of ‘rapid fire spread’ as near hurricane-force winds forecast in some areas Forecasters have warned of another “particularly dangerous weather situation” across northern Los Angeles where residents are braced for new wildfire evacuation orders. Los Angeles, and parts of Ventura county to the north, faced “extreme fire risk” warnings through Wednesday, with officials warning…
If anyone could have rebooted and revitalised the much-mocked 70s softcore-sexy franchise Emmanuelle, you would think it would be that formidably smart film-maker Audrey Diwan, winner of the Venice Golden Lion for her drama Happening. In the porn-chic era of 1974, Emmanuelle was an odyssey of saucy self-awakening which featured Sylvia Kristel seated on the…
Ohio State wins Cotton Bowl, moves on to National Championship USA TODAY Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon discusses Ohio State’s win over Texas, and the future of quarterback for the Longhorns. Sports Pulse A four-team College Football Playoff would have omitted the nation’s best team from the bracket. The bigger playoff saved this Ohio State vs. Notre…
Sonos is continuing to clean house as the company recovers from the hits it took following a mobile app redesign last year. Just a day after CEO Patrick Spence the company, chief product officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin is also leaving. He will act as an advisor to interim CEO Tom Conrad during the leadership transition before…
Soft diet, weak jaws. If red squirrels eat too many peanuts, their jaws end up weaker than the jaws of squirrels eating natural diets, researchers report January 15 in Royal Society Open Science. The results show that supplemental feeding can produce changes in squirrel morphology, potentially affecting their future success. The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)…
The chief secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, has said he would be “very happy” if Tulip Siddiq returned as a minister, despite criticisms of her by the government’s adviser on ministerial standards over her family ties to the ousted regime in Bangladesh. On Tuesday, Siddiq resigned as minister for the City and anti-corruption after…
Although the treadmill has been around since the early 1800s, when it was once used to punish prisoners (sounds about right), it didn’t become a common feature in the home until the late 1960s, when William Staub unleashed his PaceMaster 600 on the US public. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission…