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Netflix releases a trailer for Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself. Filmed in the ventriloquist’s native Dallas, the stand up act marks the comedian’s second special for the streaming service. Since 2012, Netflix has been a popular destination for both emerging and established comedians. In 2019 alone, nearly 30 stand up specials have been released, including acts from well-known provocateurs like Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, Anthony Jeselnik and Bill Burr. Given the rise of so-called “cancel culture,” comedians often incorporate extensive segments about politically correct language into their acts, with some being more enlightening than others....

How does Thriller end, and what does the ending mean? The new slasher movie is the latest low-budget Blumhouse production to get wider distribution through Netflix, joining the recent Mercy Black and 2018’s Cam. While similarly indie-spirited, Thriller has name value attached to it in the form of Wu-Tang Clan frontman RZA, who produces as well as plays a high school principal and provides the soundtrack for Thriller. Indeed, Thriller touts itself as a kind of hip-hop version of Prom Night - a teenage murder-fest with an all black and Hispanic cast set within a small borough in South-Central Los Angeles....

The need to keep kids and teens safe on social media has never been more important. That’s why Instagram has launched a whole new suite of tools to keep teens safe on the Instagram platform. From new parental controls to in-app content nudges, these new tools are designed to safeguard the mental health and wellbeing of younger users on social media. Let’s dive into the latest changes and what they mean for parents and teens on Instagram....

Gal Gadot is mere months away from starring as Diana Price/Wonder Woman in Justice League, but her first solo turn in November’s Wonder Woman is building plenty of buzz on its own. Fans at CinemaCon were recently treated to some new footage from the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, which Jenkins said in a recent WonderCon panel is inspired by Richard Donner’s classic Superman. The premiered footage comes amid a flurry of new material from the highly anticipated Wonder Woman, including the newest trailer and some fiery concept art....

That’s Bruce Wayne to you. He’s B Dubs to his cousin. #Powerless pic.twitter.com/Za55BXJXQk— Powerless (@NBCPowerless) January 13, 2017 Originally, NBC’s Powerless was going to focus on the everyday lives of a group of insurance adjusters working within the DC Comics Universe, who have all learned to deal with the messes that superheroes leave in their wake. Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, and more, it was originally meant to be a story about a woman (Hudgens) learning to stand up and fight for the right of everyday people, who are tired of having to work around the catastrophes that superheroes often leave behind....

As streaming services pile up with varying price points, Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering giving Peacock the most competitive price point of all: free! NBCUniversal first announced that a free, ad-supported streaming service was being planned for a 2020 launch in May 2019, but at the time it was believed that it would only be free to existing cable and Comcast broadband subscribers. It’s no surprise that traditional TV providers are now scrambling to launch their own streaming platforms....

Apple Stores are continuing to adapt to a holiday shopping season in the midst of a pandemic with ever-evolving pickup formats and service models. Following the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping weekend, nearly half of all Apple Stores in the US have added Express storefronts. Express storefronts are a temporary way for Apple to efficiently serve customers in regions where in-store sales and support are unsafe due to local COVID-19 conditions....

The Netgear Nighthawk M5 (MR5200) costs £779.99 (inc. VAT; £649.99 ex. VAT) in the UK, or $699.99 in the US. A simple black box with an LCD touch screen on the top, the Nighthawk M5 has two ports: RJ-45 Ethernet and a dual-purpose USB-C connector for tethering laptops and powering the router. Inside there’s a slot for a 5040mAh battery and a Micro-SIM card. The bottom pops off easily, allowing you to remove the battery and swap out SIMs as needed....

Malware authors can avoid writing their malicious code to the filesystem in a variety of different ways. Some malware “lives off the land” by using functionality built into legitimate Windows programs. Tools such as PowerShell on Windows have a great deal of power and the functionality desired by hackers. The ability to execute PowerShell commands on a computer is as good as, if not better than, dropping and running a malicious executable on the machine....

Ever since Netflix first launched House of Cards in 2013, the streaming hub has bolstered its programming slate with a wealth of buzzy original series. By the end of 2016, it had 30 original scripted shows, plus plans to double that number by the end of this year. In fact, Variety reported that the company aims to dedicate 50 percent of their content to original programming, growing its in-house lineup to a staggering 1,000 hours....

The final 6 Underground trailer sets out to prove that “Bayhem” isn’t dead. With decades of experience as one of Hollywood’s most widely recognized (and at times ridiculed) directors, Michael Bay has earned a reputation for spectacle. In recent years particularly, Bay’s work focused on the Transformers franchise, which seemed to long outlive its demand. Prior to the filming of 2017’s fifth Transformers installment, Transformers: The Last Knight, Bay revealed that it would be his last film as director for the franchise....

Warning! Spoilers for Spectros below. 2020 saw the Netflix release of Spectros, a supernatural horror series set in Brazil that explores what happens when a neighborhood becomes flooded with less-than-benevolent ghosts. Taking place over the course of an evening, the series leans into spookiness; the characters need to find a way to outpace the horror that completely surrounds them. The entire first season takes place in the Liberdade district of São Paulo, exploring Brazil’s unique cultural background; the Latin-American country is home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan....

Apple is adding four new stock apps to the Mac with macOS Mojave; Apple News, Stocks, Home and Voice Memos. Each of the apps looks an awful lot like the iOS counterpart … with a sidebar. The new apps include the features that Apple adds in iOS 12, like News inside Stocks. Adding the Home app means Mac users can finally control HomeKit accessories without needing to grab an iOS device....

Although New Girl ended no more than a year ago, we already miss the wild adventures and quirky mishaps between Schmidt, Nick, Cece, Winston, and Jess. We miss the way Nick moonwalked his way out of awkward situations. We miss Schmidt shouting “YOUTHS” anytime he felt let down by the young people of America. New Girl is a series that embraces the idea that we never really grow up despite our “adulting” jobs and 401-k’s....

We know Apple is going to announce the iPhone 7/Plus and an updated Apple Watch next week and that’s really exciting. However, one small downside of the upcoming announcement is the impending drop in value of your soon-to-be-outdated Apple devices, whether they are your daily drivers or an older device that’s been sitting in your desk. Every year newer models push the older iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks farther and farther down the path of obsolescence....

Earlier today, Apple seeded their second developer preview of the upcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion release. As Apple noted when introducing the new OS X software product earlier this year, the new version is all about bringing iOS 5 features to the Mac. This includes popular iOS features like Game Center, Notification Center, AirPlay Mirroring, and Messages. Since the release of the new beta earlier today, a few notable additions have been spotted....

Netflix today has made its “Fast” internet speed testing service available on iOS and Android. The company originally launched the tool back in May on the web as a way to give users a chance to judge their internet’s streaming capabilities. Perhaps more importantly for Netflix, though, is that Fast can help the company figure which internet service providers are lacking in the bandwidth provided to users. Additionally, Fast is more accurate than other popular speed test services....

While TFTP is simple to use and effective, it is also extremely insecure. The protocol includes no encryption or authentication, meaning that it should only be used in a LAN (if then). TFTP in Wireshark TFTP is designed to be a stripped-down file transfer protocol without authentication or many of the features that FTP and other protocols offer. Instead, it has two main options: file read requests and file write requests....

Today, Apple has begun seeding new versions of OS X Mountain Lion, iTunes, Safari and Java to Apple employees. The new OS X build is version 10.8.5, and it is a supplemental update to the version that was publicly released last month. Last week, we noted that Apple was preparing this new version with bug fixes for MacBook Airs, USB, and HDMI, and today’s new seed is a higher build number (12F45 versus 12F42)....

A new study out of Stanford University today dives deep into the accuracy of modern fitness trackers, including the Apple Watch. The study, which consisted of 60 participants, takes a look at how accurate fitness trackers are at measuring heart rate and calories burned… In addition to the Apple Watch, the study analyzed other wearables such as the Samsung Gear S2, the MIO Alpha 2, the Microsoft Band, the Fitbit Surge, and more....