Newly discovered PamStealer isn’t your typical macOS malware

The discovery underscores the increased effort being poured into Mac infostealers.  Researchers have found a never-before-seen piece of macOS malware that combines a series of clever tradecraft to infect Macs with stealthy, custom-developed credential-stealing code. The malware is delivered in two stages. The first is distributed in a disk…

Plex debuts 5-year membership pass for $250

Plex is pushing customers to newer features and more frequent payments.  When Plex launched in 2012, it sold lifetime access to its media server software for $75. In 2014, Plex raised the price to be more sustainable for the company, it said, and for years, Lifetime Plex Passes cost…

Artificial cell manages a few rounds of cell division

It only works for a few divisions thanks to a lot of added materials. Understanding the origin of life requires addressing a collection of overlapping scientific questions. We’ve made a lot of progress toward explaining how simple chemicals present on an early Earth built the complex molecules used by…

Tesla sales increase by 25% in Q2 2026

​Deliveries outstripped production, suggesting Tesla has cleared some inventory.  If the car-buying public had qualms about Tesla, it appears to have gotten over them. This morning, the automaker released its sales and production numbers for the second quarter of the year. And if you’re a fan of activist CEO…

Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains

An optimal ratio of 10-15 grams of larvae per gram of specimen minimized cleaning time with no bone damage. Fatemeh Rastekar, Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared discuss the safe and practical utility of superworm larvae for cleaning museum specimens. Credit: Anthony Lewis, PLOS/CC-BY 4.0 Fatemeh Rastekar, Niloofar Alaei…