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People like to think that Apple’s Macs are more or less invulnerable to the assorted viruses and trojans that afflict Windows PCs, butthat’s far from the truth. That’s just been aptly demonstrated by the emergence of a new malware strain that attempts to steal all of your passwords, credit card data, and more. The discovery was made bysecurity firm SentinelOne, which named the malware MetaStealer. According to SentinelOne, MetaStealer has the potential to trick you into giving away vital information that could cause a huge amount of damage, and it has a nefarious way of getting what it wants....

Each and every month,Netflix adds new original movies, as well as films that are borrowed from other studios to shore up its cinematic lineup. Essentially, movies are coming and going all of the time. While we can’t predict the quality of Netflix’s original flicks sight unseen, the established films allow us to make an educated pick for the single best movie to watch onNetflix in September. And this month, that film isThe Wolf of Wall Street, a 2013 crime/comedy flick from director Martin Scorsese....

Twitter applied a fact-check label to a a pair of tweets by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the first time the company has done so despite Trump’s history of making questionable and false claims on the social media platform. Thetweet in questioninvolved Trump criticizing the idea of mail-in voting, with the president falsely claiming it would lead to widespread voter fraud. Trump wrote: “There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent....

The United States government has announced plans to build a second, faster exascale supercomputer, after it already announced plans to builda $500 million exascale supercomputer less than two months ago. The new plans to build another, faster exascale supercomputer were announced by the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) on May 7. According to theDepartment of Energy’s press release, the new supercomputer has been named Frontier and is expected to cost $600 million “for the system and technology development....

Sony is eyeing another one of its iconic video game franchises for a TV or movie adaptation:Jak and Daxter.Uncharteddirector Ruben Fleischer confirmed that he’s currently working with PlayStation on an adaptation of the platformer. “I’m actually working on Jak and Daxter, a version of that, for PlayStation, which I think would be really cool to bring to life,” Fleischer told Digital Trends in an interview promotingUncharted. Jak and Daxter is another series from Uncharted developer Naughty Dog and was especially popular during thePlayStation 2 era....

Volkswagen is ceasing all motor sports ventures that incorporate an internal combustion engine, according to astatement released Friday. The move further underlines VW’s commitment to electric vehicles (EVs), and comes as a surprise to the motor sports world, as this decision affects racing series from the World Rally Championship to the World Touring Car Championship. The switch seems to only effect Volkswagen-branded vehicles and not Porsche or Audi. “Volkswagen is resolutely committing to e-mobility and will say goodbye to factory-backed commitments using internal combustion engines,” sais Frank Welsch, member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand....

Earlier this morning, the first images of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ leaked onto the web — and these aren’t just run-of-the-mill renders, either. You can see the upcoming tablet in full 360-degree video alongside crystal-clear 5K renders, courtesy of@OnLeaks. The news of the Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ isn’t new; we already knew the tablet was on its way, and it could possiblyrival the iPad Pro in size. Expected to come in at a whopping 13....

Summary Sunny Marquis was a popular deckhand aboard St. David inBelow Deckseason 11, but what has the French-Canadian woman been up to since filming ended? At just 24 years old, Sunny’s rising star is shining bright in the Bravo universe, with plenty of curiosity regarding her boatmance withcontroversial bosun Ben Willoughby. The hardworking and relatively unproblematic deckhand was struck by Ben’s charm, but the bosun didn’t seem to return her affections past a physical relationship....

Summary Below Deckseason 11 stew Xandi Olivier has been busy since the show wrapped. A franchise newbie, Xandi proved to be an incredibly reliable crew member. She worked underneath Captain Kerry Kitheradge and Chief Stew Fraser Olender, with whom the latter grew a close bond.Xandi joinedBelow Deckwith six years of experience in the yachting industry, which showed in her performance as a stew. While she didn’t steer clear of all drama during the charter season,Xandi impressed the St....

Summary Silveradois one of the most iconic Westerns of the ’80s, with a set that has been reused many times since - but where else was it filmed?Kevin Costner’s Western epic,Silverado, is a Lawrence Kasdan-directed, Academy Award-nominated film that follows a group of misfit cowboys and outlaws who band together to protect the people of the small town of Silverado. Featuring one ofthe cruelest Western villainsin Brian Dennehy as Cobb, a corrupt and violent sheriff,Silveradois a homage to the Westerns the actors in the film grew up withand an original tale all its own....

It seems pretty likely that Sony will eventually release a “PlayStation 5 Pro” somewhere down the line. The company has a history of making mid-generation console updates with things like thePS4 Slim and Pro, as well as the PS3 Slim, and there are current rumors suggesting that a new base model PS5 may be coming soon. All that is to say that there’s certainly a precedent for an upgrade coming sooner or later, but Sony has made it clear that if a Pro model is in the works, it’ll be leaning toward the “later” side of things....

WoW players slam “boring” War Within login screen for major missing feature World of Warcraft: The War Within is two months away, and more details of what players can expect when it arrives are emerging. One of the big reveals is the supposed new login screen, and many are unhappy with its design. According to Wowhead onTwitter/X, they managed to obtain a first look atThe War Within’slogin screen, and many feel that it’s an underwhelming offering when compared with previous expansions....

Road cyclists, mountain bikers, and bike commuters looking to purchase theirfirst ebikenow have some new options to consider courtesy of Yamaha. The company’sPower Assist line of ebikeshave begun making their way into specialty bike shops across the U.S., marking the very first time that the Japanese company’s electric bicycles have made their way into the American market. The Power Assist line consists of four different ebikes, including a drop-bar road bike called theUrbanRush($3,299), a commuter version dubbed theCrossConnect($2,999), and the fitness/utility model called theCrossCore($2,399)....