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Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:42:57 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n Alex Baker-Whitcomb<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.<\/p>\n Hackers are pervading and locusts are raiding, but first: a cartoon about deepfake news<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less.<\/p>\n Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n Cisco flaws puts millions of workplace devices at risk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n If, in the course of your workday, you use stuff like desk phones, web cameras, and network switches, you've probably used a Cisco product. Researchers have recently discovered security flaws in those products that affect millions of devices and could be exploited to penetrate deep into corporate networks<\/a>: Attackers could collect sensitive information, turn the devices into eyes and ears inside an organization, or shut the devices down altogether.<\/p>\n The terrifying science behind the locust plagues in Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n New estimates show that the locust population in East Africa\u2014already numbered in the hundreds of billions\u2014could increase 500-fold by June, causing massive food shortages across the continent. Researchers say that a swarm covering one square kilometer can eat as much food in a day as 35,000 humans<\/a>, and when locusts get together another scary thing happens: Their bodies transform from tan into a striking yellow and black, and they start eating toxic plants\u2014and becoming toxic themselves.<\/p>\n That's the portion of Nike's Vapormax shoe that's made from recycled manufacturing waste. The company introduced its gear for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics<\/a> today, showing off neat colors and technology made from sustainable materials.<\/p>\n Yesterday, we told you about the best mattress<\/a> to sleep on. But you can't stay in bed forever: Grab one of these sunrise alarm clocks<\/a> to make the waking-up process as easy and natural as possible.<\/p>\n Miss the president's State of the Union address last night? Watch it right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n This daily roundup is available as a newsletter. You can sign up right here<\/a> to make sure you get the news delivered fresh to your inbox every weekday!<\/em><\/p>\n