2024 has been a pretty solid year for Nintendo. Along with the Nintendo Switch finally outselling the PS2 in the US, Nintendo has earned a steady income this year by releasing a surprising number of first-party releases, including a long-awaited remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Princess Peach: Showtime, and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. But it's clear that the Nintendo Switch is nearing the end of its lifespan, and any day now, Nintendo could reveal its successor.

A set of new requirements proposed by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights could bring healthcare organizations up to par with modern cybersecurity practices. The proposal, posted to the Federal Register on Friday, includes requirements for multifactor authentication, data encryption and routine scans for vulnerabilities and breaches. It would also make the use of anti-malware protection mandatory for systems handling sensitive information, along with network segmentation, the implementation of separate controls for data backup and recovery, and yearly audits to check for compliance.HHS also shared a fact sheet outlining the proposal, which would update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. A 60-day public comment period is expected to open soon. In a press briefing, US deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology Anne Neuberger said the plan would cost $9 billion in the first year to execute, and $6 billion over the subsequent four years, Reuters reports. The proposal comes in light of a marked increase in large-scale breaches over the past few years. Just this year, the healthcare industry was hit by multiple major cyberattacks, including hacks into Ascension and UnitedHealth systems that caused disruptions at hospitals, doctors offices and pharmacies.From 2018-2023, reports of large breaches increased by 102 percent, and the number of individuals affected by such breaches increased by 1002 percent, primarily because of increases in hacking and ransomware attacks, according to the Office for Civil Rights. In 2023, over 167 million individuals were affected by large breaches a new record.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/healthcare-organizations-in-the-us-may-soon-get-a-cybersecurity-overhaul-220933165.html?src=rss

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Most of the time, flower vases are meant to hold a bunch of flowers in their prime, when theyre fresh and beautiful. Once they start to wilt, theyre almost always thrown away or at best, some parts are cut away to press, preserve, upcycle, or put into junk journals. We rarely see the flowers in its entire cycle since most of the time we like them when theyre aesthetic. But what if you could see how the flower looks from beginning to end?Designer: Kim TaeyeonInner Beauty of vase is a concept for a home decoration that shows the journey from water to flower, in concept and in the actual design of the accessory. Unlike other vases, this one is meant to hold just one stem of your flower of the moment as theres just a small hole in the round container. It also comes with a tray to hold the glass flower vase and to add to the aesthetic feel. Its really more about the look and feel rather than a fully functional vase.The vessel itself is meant to convey a water droplet as it is round, made from glass, and transparent. The tray that holds it is also like a water drop, after it has splattered onto a surface. Its meant to not just hold the vase but also the petals as they eventually fall from the stem. You can also probably put other items on the tray since its big enough to hold small items. If youre going for the aesthetics though, youll just leave it alone and let the falling petals fall dramatically on it. This is a pretty nice concept for a vase if your purpose is to have something nice to look at but with a minimalist feel. It may occupy a bit of space though because of the tray aspect so if you dont have much space in your table, its not the most practical. The post Vase concept shows off a flowers entire aesthetic cycle first appeared on Yanko Design.

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The Flexbar is a replacement for Apple's Touch Bar that could give the Stream Deck a run for its money assuming the software is fully hammered into shape at some point.Flexbar review: Designed to be near the keyboard and your fingersThe Touch Bar was an element of the MacBook Pro keyboard that offered the promise of productivity. By giving users the ability to touch a row of context-aware buttons that performed shortcuts or changed settings, they could potentially do more without needing to navigate menus or remember key combinations.While the component had potential, it was often derided and was eventually replaced by a row of physical function keys, following the death of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a species of hummingbird in the "tribe of the emeralds", Trochilini. Currently, four regional subspecies are recognized. It is predominantly found along the Pacific western coast of Mexico and south through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, with some also residing in Belize and the southern Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatn. Cinnamon hummingbirds are typically found at or just slightly above sea level, often inhabiting coastal and lowland areas, as well as further inland in warmer locations in the southern parts of their range. The hummingbird has a length of approximately 9.5 to 11.5 centimetres (3.7 to 4.5in), and on average weighs about 5 to 5.5 grams (0.18 to 0.19oz). Its diet usually consists of food foraged from the understory to the mid-story, but it will also visit taller flowering trees. The cinnamon hummingbird feeds on nectar from a very wide variety of flowering plants and also eats insects. It is a territorial species, defending its feeding sites from intrusion by other hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. This cinnamon hummingbird feeding from a flower in flight was photographed in Los Tarrales Natural Reserve near Patulul, Guatemala.Photograph credit: Charles J. SharpRecently featured: Arthur SullivanReduced Gravity Walking SimulatorAmphipoea oculeaArchiveMore featured pictures

December 29Capture of HMSJava by USSConstitution1812 War of 1812: In a three-hour single-ship action, HMSJava (drawing shown) was captured by USSConstitution off the coast of Brazil.1876 A railway bridge collapsed over the Ashtabula River in Ohio, killing 92 people and injuring 64 others on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway train.1928 The Northern Expedition, a military campaign by the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang, ended with the complete control of the Republic of China.1959 American physicist Richard Feynman gave a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" at Caltech, anticipating the field of nanotechnology.1994 Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in Van, Turkey, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee (b.1844)Jrgen Ehlers (b.1929)Ann Demeulemeester (b.1959)Twinkle Khanna (b.1973)More anniversaries: December 28December 29December 30ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout