Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan

Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerade as spellcheckers but contain functionality to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT). The packages, named spellcheckerpy and spellcheckpy, are no longer available for download, but not before they were collectively downloaded a little over 1,000 times. "Hidden inside the

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro With These New Features

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro With These New Features

Apple today updated its Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps, and there are many new features in both the one-time purchase and Apple Creator Studio versions. Here is what is new in all versions of Final Cut Pro on the Mac, regardless of whether you have an active Apple Creator Studio subscription: Powerful Intelligence • Use Transcript Search to quickly find spoken words or phrases in your footage by searching for exact matches or using natural language descriptions* • Discover Visual Search, a fast and easy way to locate moments in your footage, including objects and actions, using natural language* • Let Beat Detection analyze any song to reveal its bars and beats, enabling you to easily align your video edits to the music’s rhythm Get Started Fast • Dive into editing with a special demo project featuring the talented singer-songwriter Allie Sherlock, and explore the exciting new features of Final Cut Pro firsthand • Accelerate your next edit with in-app guides on how to create a new library, import media, and add clips to a new timeline * Requires a Mac with Apple silicon Here is what is new in Final Cut Pro on the iPad, which is now only available with an Apple Creator Studio subscription for new customers: Powerful Intelligence • Use Transcript Search to quickly find spoken words or phrases in your footage by searching for exact matches or using natural language descriptions (Requires iPadOS 26) • Discover Visual Search, a fast and easy way to locate moments in your footage, including objects and actions, using natural language (Requires iPadOS 26) • Let Beat Detection analyze any song to reveal its bars and beats, enabling you to easily align your video edits to the music’s rhythm Get Started Fast • Effortlessly create visual highlights videos set to your music with Montage Maker, ready to share or use as a creative starting point for your edits (Requires iPadOS 26) • Dive into editing with a special demo project featuring the talented singer-songwriter Allie Sherlock, and explore the exciting new features of Final Cut Pro firsthand • Elevate your videos with dynamic titles, add a personal flair with customizable graphic elements, and set the perfect pace with countdowns and timers Workflow Enhancements • Streamline your workflow with multiple selection support in the inspector, allowing you to make batch adjustments and changes to several clips at once • Keep your projects moving with background exports and track their progress in Live Activities, perfect for multitasking across apps (Requires iPad models with M3 or later and iPadOS 26) • Extend your workspace by connecting an external monitor to view and play back your edits with ease Here is what is new in all versions of Logic Pro on the Mac, regardless of whether you have an active Apple Creator Studio subscription: AI Session Players • Transform your tracks with the all-new Synth Player, and create keyboard and bass performances with intuitive controls • Generate dynamic synth performances that play notes and manipulate instruments • Use Simple Pad to add lush harmonic layers to your song, or add movement and dynamics with Modulated Pad and Rhythmic Chords • Explore popular synth bass styles including 808 Bass, Pump Bass, and Sequenced Bass to dial in the low end • Use Chord ID to identify chords from any part of your song and Session Players will automatically follow along Sound Library • Explore a free, expanding collection of premium sound packs with the brand new Sound Library • Listen to audio previews of any sound packs and install your favorites • Free up storage space by easily deleting packs you are no longer using Here is what is new in Logic Pro on the iPad, which is now only available with an Apple Creator Studio subscription for new customers: AI Session Players • Transform your tracks with the all-new Synth Player, and create keyboard and bass performances with intuitive controls • Generate dynamic synth performances that play notes and manipulate instruments • Use Simple Pad to add lush harmonic layers to your song, or add movement and dynamics with Modulated Pad and Rhythmic Chords • Explore popular synth bass styles including 808 Bass, Pump Bass, and Sequenced Bass to dial in the low end • Use Chord ID to identify chords from any part of your song and Session Players will automatically follow along Quick Swipe Comping • Assemble the perfect performance by selecting the best moments from several takes • Organize takes using Take Folders and quickly compare different comps • Use Apple Pencil for even more precision when editing and selecting your best takes Music Understanding • Quickly and intuitively search for loops in the Browser using natural language phrases, like “dreamy electric piano” • Pick a loop, and the Browser uses machine learning to help you quickly discover similar loops from the Sound Library If you were already subscribed to Final Cut Pro and/or Logic Pro on the iPad for $4.99 per month, you can continue to pay that price for access to the Apple Creator Studio versions of the apps on the iPad. If you want all of the other Mac and iPad apps that are included in Apple Creator Studio, you must pay the full $12.99 per month. On the Mac, Final Cut Pro companion apps Motion and Compressor and Logic Pro companion app MainStage were all updated today with the same set of new features across both the one-time purchase and Apple Creator Studio versions of the apps. Two other Apple apps updated today are iMovie on the Mac, and Final Cut Camera on the iPhone. Those apps are not part of Apple Creator Studio. Editor's Note: Confusing, we know. Tags: Apple Creator Studio , Final Cut Pro , Logic Pro This article, " Apple Updates Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro With These New Features " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

A look at AI-powered tools and apps like Aira Explorer that are helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time (Milagros Costabel/BBC)

A look at AI-powered tools and apps like Aira Explorer that are helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time (Milagros Costabel/BBC)

Milagros Costabel / BBC : A look at AI-powered tools and apps like Aira Explorer that are helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time —  Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time …

Several Indian tech workers say they are buckling under deadline pressure and worry about layoffs, with many fearing conditions will worsen with the rise of AI (Parth Mn/Rest of World)

Several Indian tech workers say they are buckling under deadline pressure and worry about layoffs, with many fearing conditions will worsen with the rise of AI (Parth Mn/Rest of World)

Parth Mn / Rest of World : Several Indian tech workers say they are buckling under deadline pressure and worry about layoffs, with many fearing conditions will worsen with the rise of AI —  A wave of suicides and widespread AI-fueled layoffs reveal a workforce under extreme pressure.

Q&A with James Wu on leaving his role as DJI's chief scientist to found FJDynamics to build robots for labor intensive sectors like agriculture and construction (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

Q&A with James Wu on leaving his role as DJI's chief scientist to found FJDynamics to build robots for labor intensive sectors like agriculture and construction (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

Zijing Wu / Financial Times : Q&A with James Wu on leaving his role as DJI's chief scientist to found FJDynamics to build robots for labor intensive sectors like agriculture and construction —  The former chief scientist at Chinese drone maker DJI explains why he is building robots for ‘forgotten’ sectors, such as agriculture

Teardown Reveals AirTag 2 Is Full of Hidden Changes

Teardown Reveals AirTag 2 Is Full of Hidden Changes

Apple has made a series of notable internal changes with the second-generation AirTag , according to a teardown video by Joseph Taylor . Externally, the second-generation ‌AirTag‌ itself is effectively indistinguishable from the original and continues to use a standard CR2032 coin cell. The only visual differences are slight changes to the text on the back, which is now all in capital letters and lists IP67 water and dust resistance, as well as NFC and Find My support. The main PCB inside the second-generation ‌AirTag‌ is visibly thinner than that of the original model. The battery connectors are positioned at a different angle and the new board includes additional test pads that are likely related to manufacturing or diagnostics. Taylor also noted new markings inside the battery compartment, including a QR-code-like graphic. The speaker assembly also sees changes. The speaker coil embedded in the plastic shell appears slightly larger than in the first-generation ‌AirTag‌, while the speaker magnet is more firmly secured. In the original ‌AirTag‌, the magnet could be removed relatively easily, which enabled relatively easy modifications. In the second-generation model, the magnet is more firmly secure and requires noticeably more effort to remove. Taylor speculated that the increased use of adhesive could be related to anti-tampering efforts. Despite the removal of the speaker coil and magnet, the device was still able to connect to his iPhone , indicating that Apple has not introduced a firmware-level lockout or alert triggered by physical modifications. After pairing the device to an ‌iPhone‌, the sound the ‌AirTag‌ emits is a "slightly higher pitch" compared to the original. A user on X has noted that the chime has changed from the note "F" to the note "G." Apple has also updated the ‌AirTag‌'s packaging, using a redesigned box with a narrower overall shape and updated front artwork. The printed text on the new box appears slightly raised via UV printing, and it now features paper adhesive pull tabs. Inside the box, the cardboard insert containing the AirTags is now simpler, with a single paper latch holding a lid over the tray of AirTags, which now sit as a row of four. In the original packaging, the AirTags sat in a doubled over folio in rows of two. Tag: AirTag This article, " Teardown Reveals AirTag 2 Is Full of Hidden Changes " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums