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A group of students from Berkeley have demonstrated how malicious commands to Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa can be hidden in recorded music or innocuous-sounding speech. Simply playing the tracks over the radio, streaming music track or podcast could allow attackers to take control of a smart home … The NY Times reports that it builds on research that began in 2016. The 2016 research demonstrated commands hidden in white noise, but the students have this month managed to do the same thing in music and spoken text....

These files are easily manipulated to spread malware. But some hackers are changing tactics and using something less obvious to spread malicious code. They’re hiding malware in PNG files. Read on to find out how they’re doing it and what to watch for. Here’s the backstory Microsoft Word and Excel files contain macro functionalities, which enable the creator or a contributor to run a small batch of code. It’s convenient when the document is attached to an external data source, inputting information as needed....

Season 1 of The Mandalorian gets a couple of brand new, classic, Western-style movie posters. The highly anticipated series marked Star Wars’ long-awaited debut in live-action TV, premiering on Disney+ the day that it launched. The series is set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens and centers on the titular bounty hunter, played by Pedro Pascal, as he ventures through the seedy galactic underworld. Along the way, he chooses to protect a small child of Yoda’s species that he was initially hired to find....

Harrison Ford has undoubtedly been one of the most popular action movie stars in part thanks to his role as one of Star Wars franchise’s greatest characters Han Solo. Nevertheless, he has had many other roles that established him as an experienced actor. From the iconic Blade Runner duology to the no less admired Indiana Jones trilogy, Harrison Ford has definitely had outstanding roles in movies that are still being watched today....

ABC has officially scrapped pilot order plans for their Marvel female superheroes series. The drama series would have been the fourth Marvel project to appear on the network. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the only series still standing on ABC. That series was recently renewed ahead of its sixth season debuting this summer. Wonder Woman writer Allan Heinberg was at the helm of the new untitled Marvel series while in development....

In today’s world of competing billion-dollar brands, fans of one form of entertainment or media typically have enough to keep them busy - staying up to speed on new releases, collaborations, and online conversations. Given that, it’s easy to forget that creators of one type of art tend to be informed by others… and some of the most brilliant creators alive spend just as much time with the TV show, movies, music, and video games as their fans....

If you want a show that is basically Mean Girls meets Million Dollar Listing, look no further. Selling Sunset is pretty much the perfect reality TV show because of its thoughtful combo of endless drama and breathtaking scenery that will make you want to hop on a plane and move to LA for good. Unlike reality shows such as Keeping Up With The Kardashians, these ladies don’t just sit around eating giant bowls of salad while discussing their butt injections....

Mario Kart Tour is out now on Android and iOS, and while players may be excited to jump into races with their favorite Nintendo characters, they have much harsher feelings for the game’s microtransactions. The new game is the first mobile iteration of the Mario Kart series, which has had spectacular success across Nintendo’s consoles and handheld platforms since Super Mario Kart was released for SNES in 1992. Nintendo has been investing more and more in mobile titles in recent years....

Before the dark teen drama Riverdale or the mystery Pretty Little Liars or high school movies like Superbad and Mean Girls, John Hughes was the one telling adolescent stories. His 1980s films (many of them starring his muse, Molly Ringwald) are famous for actually depicting what it’s like to be young and confused. Whether it’s a girl whose birthday goes forgotten in Sixteen Candles or very different classmates stuck in Saturday detention in The Breakfast Club, his storytelling lives on....

Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. In the education industry, most people are very transparent about sharing advice....

Malwarebytes has published a new study that suggests threat detection levels for macOS are increasing in comparison to Windows. The data shows that overall, Mac threats accounted for more than 16% of total Malwarebytes detections. The report explains that on Windows, Malwarebytes saw 4.2 detections per device, while Mac users saw 9.8 detections per device. Mac threats also accounted for 16% of total detections. This doesn’t seem like a lot, but the important factor to consider is the overall size of the Mac user base compared to Windows....

Apple earlier this week released the public stable version of OS X 10.11.4, but for a number of users the update process has been less than pleasant. A plethora of users are voicing issues on Apple’s support forums centered around logging in to iMessage and FaceTime following the update to OS X 10.11.4 El Capitan. According to users on Apple’s forums, many are being presented with a “Could not sign into iMessage” error while trying to sign in, as well as a messaged reading, “An error occurred during authentication....

Marvel Comics has revealed that their resurrected Agent Coulson is secretly working for Mephisto, their version of the Devil. Death is something of a revolving door in comics, but often the experience of death appears to change secondary characters quite substantially. It’s long been clear that Phil Coulson’s death has moved him into a very dark and dangerous place. Coulson was one of the most high-profile victims of the “Secret Empire” event, in which a twisted version of Captain America took over the United States in the name of Hydra....

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Even though Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been off the air since 2003, the super strong character portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar will never leave the hearts and minds of fans. Whether protecting the town of Sunnydale against evil vampires or falling for vampires herself, Buffy is one of those memorable protagonists who will go down in pop culture history. Although every episode has action sequences galore, the show’s character development and growth are definitely what viewers love the most....

While still in beta, macOS Mojave has added a new feature that is arguably bad for most of the population. By default, macOS Mojave will now show the three most recently used apps in your dock. Follow along to learn how to disable this feature… macOS Mojave: How to hide recent apps in the Dock Fire up System Preferences > Dock. All the way at the bottom of the pane, untick the box Show recent applications in Dock....

Some people collect stamps, others comic books or baseball cards. Me? I like to “collect” domain names. The collection started in 2001 and has grown considerably over the years. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Sounds like a CyberSquater!” but the truth is, I just have a bad habit of thinking up new business ideas with great domain names attached which “I’ll spin up when I get time…” and for just $9....

Fortunately, social media apps like Sprout Social help marketers like yourself keep up with the speed of social and enhance your efficiency. And no matter where you are, our Android and iOS apps bring the power of Sprout to the palm of your hand. Unlike some popular social media apps, there’s nothing “light” about the Sprout Social mobile app. The depth of features and parity to the desktop version make it so that users can seamlessly switch to managing social from anywhere....

With 14 movies, five television shows, five short films (well, four that are still in continuity), and, now, a webisode series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has not only become the first modern shared cinematic meta-franchise, but also the biggest and the most complex – and that says nothing of all the scores of future projects that are due to arrive in 2017 and beyond. Such a huge helping of materials, of course, also brings with it a vast array of characters....

Marvel’s new X-Force team is following a long line of brutal, but necessary strike forces. But their mission is no longer what it used to be, and the team assembled for the series is reflecting the changing status quo for Marvel’s mutants. No longer defending the mutant dream, but defending the mutant nation, it’s time for X-Force to evolve into the mutant CIA. That will apparently include covert, undercover agents, since “a new nation means new enemies…”...