At least 10 researchers and engineers working around the globe uncovered Meltdown and Spectre, the vulnerabilities recently discovered to be plaguing modern processors. Interviews with several of these experts revealed a chip industry that, while talking up efforts to secure computers, failed to spot the common flaw that made machines so vulnerable.

Two major Apple shareholders are concerned that the entrancing qualities of the iPhone have fostered a public health crisis that could hurt children—and the company as well. In a Jan. 6 letter to the smartphone maker, activist investor Jana Partners and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System urged Apple to create ways for parents to restrict children’s access to their mobile phones. They also want the company to study the effects of heavy usage on mental health.

Some shopping malls may be in deeper trouble than you think. Retailers are announcing store closures at a record pace, but some tenants are shrinking their footprints more quietly by choosing not to renew expiring leases, according to a new report from property-research firm Green Street Advisors. Of 2,468 in-line stores that closed in 2017, 979 weren’t announced, the report found.

Flying domestic could get even harder. After hijackers used driver’s licenses to board planes used in the 9-11 attacks, Congress passed the “Real ID” Act to force states to exert greater oversight of the primary identification Americans use when they fly domestically. Now, after 13 years of delays, the Trump administration has fixed a hard deadline of October for states to comply. Under the law, all airline travelers must display a technologically advanced license if they wish to board. But privacy advocates warn that the program, with its federal requirement of data and photo sharing between states, carries with it some Orwellian implications.

Stephen Bannon’s attempt to make amends for his comments trashing President Donald Trump’s family did little to tamp down Trump’s anger at his former chief strategist, as aides describe the president demanding a stark choice from supporters of both men: you’re either with Bannon, or with me. Trump’s aides are tracking who came out with full-throated criticism of Bannon over the weekend, and they put out the word that Trump is keeping score.

Baltimore is known for its historic neighborhoods, monuments, crab cakes—and, increasingly, its bed bugs. For the second straight year, the U.S. port city ranked No. 1 on a Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list compiled by Atlanta-based pest control services company Orkin. Here’s another fun fact: Four out of five hotels surveyed by market research firm the Bantam Group had treated for bed bugs in the past year. Sweet dreams!

Minutes after giving a rousing speech at the Golden Globes Awards that promised “a new day” for women, minorities and the downtrodden, Oprah Winfrey said she has no ambitions to run for president. In a brief interview backstage at the event, Winfrey was told that “Oprah 2020” was circulating on Twitter, and asked whether she planned to run. “I don’t—I don’t,” the 63-year-old billionaire said. The internet, however, remains unconvinced.