Macworld Apple added the iCloud Shared Photo Library in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura, dramatically improving sharing photos and videos with a group of people with whom you frequently exchange media. Shared Library, as it appears in the Photos app, is a kind of supercharged shared album that you might use with your family or a close friends group. However, it is usually the case we want to be circumspect about what we share: every picture we take is not one we want even a select group to see. Because of how the Shared Library is integrated into the iOS/iPadOS Camera app, it can be easy to drop a private photo into the group pool. In the Camera app, a tiny icon of two people in a circle in the upper-left corner (portrait) or lower-left (landscape) marks whether an image or video will land in the Shared Library when captured. If there’s a line through it, the image is not being shared; if the yellowish color of the Camera interface and filled in, it will be. If you tap the icon when it’s off (line through), it lights up yellow, and a “shared library” rectangular label briefly appears in an overlay. The option to add to the Shared Library is on if you see the yellow overlapping people (marked in an added red circle at lower-left); a “shared library” label appears (shown inside an added red rectangle) at center top. You can change this as a preview via Settings > Camera > Shared Library or Settings > (Apps >) Photos > Shared Library > Sharing from Camera. There, you can enable or disable Share from Camera, which is set to Share Manually by default. If you disable Share from Camera, the icon no longer appears in the Camera app. Photos settings (left) and Camera settings (right) let you disable the Camera Shared Library button. Apple also has a subtle option available if you pick Share Automatically: captured photos and videos are copied to the Shared Library only if Bluetooth is active and other members of the Shared Library are detectable nearby (they have Bluetooth enabled and are signed into their iCloud account). Ostensibly, this is a privacy feature to prevent you from accidentally sharing everything into the Shared Library when you’re not with the other members. You can also choose Share When At Home in the Photos settings, which always puts media captured in the Shared Library when you’re in the location you’ve defined as your home. To view the contents of the Shared Library: In iOS/iPadOS in the Photos app, tap your icon in the upper-right corner of the app and tap Shared Library (or Both Libraries) under Library View Options. In macOS in the Photos app, click the popup menu in the upper-left of the main photos view and choose Shared Library or Both Libraries. Ask Mac 911 We’ve compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently, along with answers and links to columns: read our super FAQ to see if your question is covered. If not, we’re always looking for new problems to solve! Email yours to mac911@macworld.com, including screen captures as appropriate and whether you want your full name used. Not every question will be answered; we don’t reply to emails, and we cannot provide direct troubleshooting advice.

Are you confused about what President Donald J. Trump is doing with tariffs? Join the crowd; we all are. But if you’re in charge of buying PCs for your company (because Windows 10 officially reaches end-of-life status on Oct. 14) all this confusion is quickly turning into worry.  Before diving into what this all means, let’s clarify one thing: you will be paying more for your technology gear — period, end of statement.  As Ingram Micro CEO Paul Bay said in a CRN interview: “Tariffs will be passed through from the OEMs or vendors to distribution, then from distribution out to our solution providers and ultimately to the end users.”  It’s already happening. Taiwan-based computing giant Acer’s CEO, Jason Chen, recently spelled it out cleanly: “10% probably will be the default price increasebecause of the import tax. It’s very straightforward.” When Trump came into office, we all knew there would be a ton of tariffs coming our way, especially on Chinese products such as Lenovo computers, or products largely made in China, such as those from Apple and Dell. The question was: “Exactly how big would they be?”  The answer seems to vary from day to day. And that’s a problem for any company trying to plan for the rest of the year. Trump’s first move was to sharply increase tariffs on imports from China, imposing rates as high as 125% to 145% on a wide range of goods, including many electronics. Then a week or so later, the administration announced key exemptions: smartphones, computers (including laptops and desktops), and several other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, memory cards, and flat-panel displays. All were excluded from these new “reciprocal” tariffs.  Note: electronics from China would still be subject to a 20% tariff, while those from other countries incur a 10% surcharge.  But wait! It gets even murkier. Apparently that tariff “relief “is temporary and partial. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has already said that sector-specific tariffs targeting electronics are forthcoming, “probably a month or two.” Just to keep things entertaining, Trump himself has at times contradicted his own officials about the scope and duration of the exclusions.  Then, on April 15, Trump signed an executive order that would impose a total tariff of up to 245% on all Chinese imports to the United States. Would you be willing to pay $2,478 for an iPhone 16 Pro? You might get to find out by year’s end.  It’s not just equipment from China. Take America’s ally, Taiwan. On March 26, Trump announced a new 25% tariff on imports of autos, auto parts, and computers. This was followed on April 2 by a separate 32% tariff on all other Taiwanese imports. Then, just a week later, that 32% tariff was reduced to 10% — for a 90-day negotiation period.  What it all adds up to is that, as of now, Taiwanese computers are exempt from the new reciprocal tariffs and the 10% global tariff for at least the time being. But wait, there’s more! Under a Section 232 Tariff, a separate 25% surcharge on computers remains in effect. This tariff specifically targets all computers — there are no exemptions from the 232 tariffs for Taiwan or anyone else so far.  Got all that?  At least, we’re not alone. As Francisco Jeronimo, vice president of client devices for IDC, told CNN: “It’s completely impossible for any company to plan. So, the best, the only thing they can do at the moment is… hip as many products as they can while the exemption lasts to the US.” Oh, and lest I forget, full tariffs remain in effect for all the smaller peripherals our computers need. So, if you need USB charging cables, portable battery packs, headphones, or video game consoles, be ready to pay more — much more.  What can you do? Buy. Buy now. Prices won’t be getting any better anytime soon. Even if you accept Trump’s economic theories — that this will all lead to a resurgence of American high-tech manufacturing, which I don’t believe for one minute — it will be years before US-based computer and component factories are ramped up and releasing hardware. If you need a computer (or a fleet of PCs), you don’t have time for that. What else could you do? Look for OEMs from countries that have relatively low tariffs. Unfortunately, the only thing we can say for certain is that it won’t be a company based in China. Other than that, we don’t have a clue. Trump can brag all he wants about everyone wanting to make a trade deal with him, but the simple fact is that no such deals have been made so far.  If you don’t want to move to Windows 11 or haven’t bought into the AI PC hype, you can try to make the most of your existing hardware. True, Windows 10 is only months away from its end of support, but those computers can still perform their jobs safely if you want to pay for support after October, but that’s whole different calculation. Or perhaps you could migrate them from Windows to ChromeOS Flex or Linux. Is that what you want to do? Probably not – but considering where new PC prices are likely to be by the fall, it might be your most affordable option.

At first glance, the Bathhouse spa in Brooklyn looks not so different from other high-end spas. What sets it apart is out of sight: a closet full of cryptocurrency-­mining computers that not only generate bitcoins but also heat the spa’s pools, marble hammams, and showers.  When cofounder Jason Goodman opened Bathhouse’s first location in Williamsburg in 2019, he used conventional pool heaters. But after diving deep into the world of bitcoin, he realized he could fit cryptocurrency mining seamlessly into his business. That’s because the process, where special computers (called miners) make trillions of guesses per second to try to land on the string of numbers that will earn a bitcoin, consumes tremendous amounts of electricity—which in turn produces plenty of heat that usually goes to waste.   “I thought, ‘That’s interesting—we need heat,’” Goodman says of Bathhouse. Mining facilities typically use fans or water to cool their computers. And pools of water, of course, are a prominent feature of the spa.  It takes six miners, each roughly the size of an Xbox One console, to maintain a hot tub at 104 °F. At Bathhouse’s  Williamsburg location, miners hum away quietly inside two large tanks, tucked in a storage closet among liquor bottles and teas. To keep them cool and quiet, the units are immersed directly in non-conductive oil, which absorbs the heat they give off and is pumped through tubes beneath Bathhouse’s hot tubs and hammams.  Mining boilers, which cool the computers by pumping in cold water that comes back out at 170 °F, are now also being used at the site. A thermal battery stores excess heat for future use.  Goodman says his spas aren’t saving energy by using bitcoin miners for heat, but they’re also not using any more than they would with conventional water heating. “I’m just inserting miners into that chain,” he says.  Goodman isn’t the only one to see the potential in heating with crypto. In Finland, Marathon Digital Holdings turned fleets of bitcoin miners into a district heating system to warm the homes of 80,000 residents. HeatCore, an integrated energy service provider, has used bitcoin mining to heat a commercial office building in China and to keep pools at a constant temperature for fish farming. This year it will begin a pilot project to heat seawater for desalination. On a smaller scale, bitcoin fans who also want some extra warmth can buy miners that double as space heaters.  Crypto enthusiasts like Goodman think much more of this is coming—especially under the Trump administration, which has announced plans to create a bitcoin reserve. This prospect alarms environmentalists.  The energy required for a single bitcoin transaction varies, but as of mid-March it was equivalent to the energy consumed by an average US household over 47.2 days, according to the Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index, run by the economist Alex de Vries.  Among the various cryptocurrencies, bitcoin mining gobbles up the most energy by far. De Vries points out that others, like ethereum, have eliminated mining and implemented less energy-­intensive algorithms. But bitcoin users resist any change to their currency, so de Vries is doubtful a shift away from mining will happen anytime soon.  One key barrier to using bitcoin for heating, de Vries says, is that the heat can only be transported short distances before it dissipates. “I see this as something that is extremely niche,” he says. “It’s just not competitive, and you can’t make it work at a large scale.”  The more renewable sources that are added to electric grids to replace fossil fuels, the cleaner crypto mining will become. But even if bitcoin is powered by renewable energy, “that doesn’t make it sustainable,” says Kaveh Madani, director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health. Mining burns through valuable resources that could otherwise be used to meet existing energy needs, Madani says.  For Goodman, relaxing into bitcoin-heated water is a completely justifiable use of energy. It soothes the muscles, calms the mind, and challenges current economic structures, all at the same time.  Carrie Klein is a freelance journalist based in New York City.

As Google looks like it may have to split off its advertising business, Apple is expanding its own version, and there are rumors of the next Apple Vision Pro — plus a lament for last Intel Mac mini.Mockup of what a dark blue Apple Vision Pro 2 could look likeJust as this edition was being recorded, a US Distrcit Judge ruled that Google was effectively an unlawful monopoly — and that ruling makes it more likely that the company will have to sell off its advertising business. While that's going on, Apple has rebranded its own advertising division in what looks like a continued expansion of just where and what Apple will advertise. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Initially revealed during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Massive Entertainment’s Star Wars Outlaws will launch for the console on September 4th. A new “sizzle” trailer is live (via Gematsu) and provides a brief look at gameplay. Check it out below. While performance and resolution details have yet to be unveiled, the Snowdrop-developed title running on the platform is impressive (especially if it’s in handheld mode). The Switch 2 version drops several months after the May 15th release of A Pirate’s Fortune, the second paid DLC, which sees Kay teaming up with Hondo Ohnaka to seek treasure. Whether the Season Pass and both story DLC are included remains to be seen, so stay tuned for more details. The Nintendo Switch 2 launches worldwide on June 5th for $449.99, even after tariffs delayed US pre-orders. Star Wars Outlaws is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Check out our review of the base game, which has seen extensive updates and improvements since.

html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd" https://www.cgchannel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/250418_LightWave2025.mp4 LightWave Digital has released LightWave 2025, the next major version of the 3D animation and rendering software for VFX, animation, motion graphics and visualization work.Key changes in LightWave 2025.0 include new real-time preview rendering system RIPR, a new Toon Filter for cel-shading-style effects, and updates to the character rigging toolset. There are also new modeling tools, a new procedural staircase-generation system, and several of third-party developer Denis Pontonnier’s tools have been integrated into the software. The third major release from LightWave’s new owners LightWave 2025 is the third major update to the software since late 2023.It follows a three-year hiatus during which development was suspended by previous owner Vizrt, which acquired NewTek, LightWave’s long-time developer, in 2019. The software’s current owner, LightWave Digital, is a start-up whose management team comprises people who were closely involved with the software in its NewTek days, including former NewTek staff, plus key add-on developers and LightWave users. Viewport: RiPR provides path traced viewport previews on NVIDIA GPUs Major changes in LightWave 2025 include RiPR (Real-time Path Rendering).The GPU-accelerated path tracing system is available for viewport previews as an alternative to the standard VPR (Viewport Preview Renderer) or GL previews. RiPR is intended to provide more visually realistic previews for look development or visualization work, supporting HDR lighting, depth of field, and better handling of transparent materials. It’s built on NVIDIA’s OptiX ray tracing framework, so it requires a NVIDIA GPU – a GeForce 10 Series or Quadro Pascal card or newer – and is currently limited to a single viewport. LightWave 2025’s new SuperNormals system lets users edit normals on a per-model basis. 3D modeling: new SuperPatcher tool, Displacement Brush and SuperNormals system New 3D modeling tools include SuperPatcher, for capping holes in quad meshes.The Displacement Brush makes it possible to paint surface details like wrinkles or cracks, at least onto polygonal geometry: it doesn’t work with SubPatch models. It is also now possible to edit the normals of meshes on a per-model basis via the new SuperNormals system. Suggested use cases including fixing model-specific shading artefacts, creating custom edge styles, or for exporting game assets that require specific shading in different game engines. Procedural modeling: Construct generates 3D staircases LightWave 2025 also includes Construct, a new procedural tool for generating structures like “stairs, decks [and] bridges” for architectural visualization or set design work.Its Stair Calculator can be used in both Modeler, LightWave’s modeling application, and Layout, its scene layout application. (Left) New rig picking system PickkIt! and (right) hand animation system HanddIt! Rigging and animation: new walk cycle, hand animation and rig picking tools inside RHiggit RHiggit!, the modular character rigging system integrated into LightWave in LightWave 2024, gets three new tools: Steppit!, Handdit! and Pickkit!.Steppit! is an automated walk cycle generator. It works for both biped and creatures, and its output can be combined with standard keyframe animation, to modify the motion cycles generated, or to add secondary animation. Handdit! is a dedicated hand- and finger-animation system. It provides controls for posing hands, either globally or finger-by-finger, and can be accessed within its own tab, or in the RHiggit! and Steppit! menus. Pickkit! is a rig picking interface. It provides quick access to commonly adjusted rig points like shoulders and knees, and is “fully compatible” with the Steppit! and Handdit! interfaces. Rendering: updates to OctaneRender The LightWave integration for OctaneRender, included with LightWave since LightWave 2023, has also been updated.Changes include three new gradient nodes, and workflow improvements including updates to the Render Layers panel. Post effects: new Toon Filter for anime and cel-shading-style output Another headline feature in LightWave 2025 is the new Toon Filter, a “comprehensive post-shading tool” for viewport previews and final renders.It generates outlines around objects, or polygons within an object, and can be combined with the existing Cel Shader to create cel-animation-style looks. Users can control the thickness of the outlines, how they are layered, and how they scale with depth in the scene; and can shade and animate individual outlines independently. Tree-generation tool DP Verdure, showcased in a 2013 video by Erik Alstad (erikals). It and several of developer Denis Pontonnier’s other add-ons are now integrated into LightWave. DP Tools: Denis Pontonnier’s utility add-ons are now integrated into LightWave As with the previous LightWave Digital releases, LightWave 2025 integrates legacy third-party plugins from the NewTek era: this time, from developer Denis Pontonnier.The integrated DP Tools include four of Pontonnier’s add-ons, including DP Verdure, for creating polygonal trees, foliage and grass. The Rman collection is a set of shaders and textures ported from Pixar’s RenderMan renderer, DP Filter provides post-processing effects, and DP Kit is a set of nodes for the node editor. Pipeline integration: Python 3 support Other changes include support for Python 3 for scripting.Python 2 is still supported, although it has been deprecated since 2020, with most other CG applications moving to Python 3 several years ago. Price, system requirements and release date LightWave 2025.0 is compatible with Windows 10+ and macOS 10.15+ (macOS 11.0+ for Apple Silicon Macs, and macOS 13.3+ to use the Octane renderer).New licenses cost £795 (around $1,055). Read an overview of the latest features in LightWave 2025 on the product website Read a full list of new features in LightWave 2025 in the online documentation Have your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we don’t post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.

After 24 hours with Huawei’s Mate XT — a.k.a. the world’s first trifold smartphone — I have this to say for it: the novelty hasn’t worn off.I’ve tried the Mate XT twice before, first shortly after it launched last September, and then again in February after it was released outside of China. But now Huawei is ready to actually let me review its one-of-a-kind hardware, which at today’s exchange rates would set you back just under $4,000.I’ll be spending the next week with my SIM card in the Mate XT, as I get used to life with triple the usual space and none of the usual Google Mobile Services support, but one day in, I figured I’d share my first — or is it third? — impressions and a bunch of pictures.There are really three ways to use the XT: as a regular-ish phone with a 6.4-inch display, in a square shape that resembles other foldables and measures 7.9 inches, or fully opened into what’s essentially a 10.2-inch tablet.It feels a little unnatural to open at first. Since each segment folds in a different direction, it took me a few hours to get used to where I push and where I pull, and I spent most of that adjustment period worrying I was about to snap something. Once you have it figured out though, the process is pretty satisfying, even if opening the phone is absolutely a two-handed job.The three segments attach magnetically when closed, and they at least feel sturdy, even if I wouldn’t trust this thing to survive being sat on. You’ll also have to live with part of the display being permanently exposed on the phone’s right edge, and the front screen doubling as the phone’s back when it’s halfway open. Scratches — and fingerprint smudges — are an inevitability.Unsurprisingly, it’s thicker than your average phone, and heavier, but it’s more comfortable than you’d think. It’s also thinner and lighter than your average 10-inch tablet, so it’s all a matter of perspective.It’s hard to tell from looking, but Huawei has tapered the body: at its thinnest it’s actually slimmer than even Oppo’s Find N5, but the third of the phone with a USB-C port is a hair thicker.Let’s get the software question out of the way: no, this doesn’t have any official support for Google Mobile Services, which means no Play Store and no Google apps — at least not out of the box. Sideloading all things Google is easier than ever, which is to say it takes an hour and is a bit of a headache, but if you can get through that then you’ve essentially got a regular Android experience.With the help of open source tools like Aurora Store and microG, I got every Android and Google app I tried up and running, with the sole (and understandable) exception of Google Wallet. I’ll miss NFC payments, but everything else works.Will they work forever? I don’t know. Will they update properly? I also have no idea. Does sideloading every single app introduce a whole new set of exciting security vulnerabilities into my life? Almost certainly!I also don’t know how long even Huawei will let this sort of setup work. My Mate XT is running on HarmonyOS 4.2, which still has a little Android at its heart. But the company is slowly moving towards HarmonyOS Next, which isn’t compatible with Android apps at all, so the Mate XT’s next iteration — or simply its next software update — might kill off Android support for good.These are mostly the default apps the Mate XT ships with……and this is everything I was able to sideload.Just like on an Android tablet, some apps make better use of the full display than others. It’s just about the perfect size for streaming, but Instagram has no idea what to do with all the extra space.Multitasking is a bit basic, too. Three screens should mean three apps, right? Wrong. The split-screen mode only supports two at a time, and if you want a third, it’ll have to be an awkward “Floating Window” getting in the way of something else.24 hours in, I can confirm that the Mate XT feels like an engineering marvel. Whether it’s a phone anyone should drop four grand on is what I’ll spend the next week figuring out.Photography by Dominic Preston / The VergeSee More:

Star Wars Celebration 2025 has seen a slew of new announcements so far, including a theatrical film starring Ryan Gosling that will hit theaters in 2027. And now, fans of the Star Wars animated universe have something to look forward to: a brand-new series featuring fan-favorite villain Darth Maul. Revealed as part of the Lucasfilm Animation panel at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord is coming to Disney+ and features Sam Witwer returning as Darth Maul. Witwer previously voiced the iconic villain in both Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Witwer's voice was also featured in the closing scene of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The new series is set after after the final season of The Clone Wars and will see Maul "plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire."The Star Wars Celebration panel featured new footage revealing the show as dark and gritty. In the clip, we see Maul break a force sensitive Twi'lek out of prison and offer to train her. We also see Maul slice up multiple characters with his double-ended lightsabre.Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord debuts on Disney+ in 2026.

Four heroes, each with amazing powers. One with remarkable strength; another can turn herself invisible; the next has a body that can stretch in odd configurations; and the last leaves a trail of flames as he zooms by. Remarkable as these abilities certainly are, the quartet’s most important quality is the love they share for one another. Because, more than superheroes, these four are family. That description applies to Marvel‘s first family the Fantastic Four, whose shared affection (and occasional antagonism) is on full display in the latest trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. However, it also describes Disney‘s first superhero family, as seen in the Pixar film The Incredibles. Although some people might prefer the red-attired quartet over the group in blue, the similarities between the two superhero teams is a good thing. First Family? Voiced by Craig T. Nelson, Mr. Incredible introduced himself to the world in a teaser released in 2003. The two-minute clip opened with nostalgic shots of the hero in his glory days, inspirational images matched by a soaring score. We see Mr. Incredible suiting up, proudly pulling on his gloves and mask. But the tone changes abruptly when he gets to his belt, which no longer fits over his protruding gut. That short clip identifies the central emotional spine of the finished movie. Written and directed by Brad Bird, The Incredibles finds Bob Parr in the midst of a midlife crisis. Worried that his glory days are behind him and dissatisfied by his dull office job, Bob puts his own needs above those of his wife and children when an alluring stranger allows him to recapture his youth. Of course all of this suburban strife plays out less in the form of troubling self-medication and more as superhero adventurism, complete with discovering a volcano lair and a rampaging robot. Remembering that teaser and the focus on a midlife crisis does a lot to dissuade folks convinced that The Incredibles ripped off the Fantastic Four, despite having a family of superheroes, three quarters of whom share similar power sets. Bird claims the similarities between his team and the FF were entirely unintentional, stating that he drew more overtly from James Bond movies (thus the ’60s setting, the volcano lair, and Michael Giacchino’s jaunty Monty Norman-inspired score). In fact, the only comic book Bird acknowledges is Watchmen, which also has a plot about the government outlawing superheroes, and even then calls it a coincidence. That said, The Incredibles felt similar enough to the Fantastic Four that producers at 20th Century Fox were compelled to rework their 2005 take on the Marvel heroes. In particular, they found Bird’s depiction of Elasti-Girl’s (Holly Hunter) stretching powers so impressive that they needed to reimagine the way their Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) used his abilities. Obviously, it wasn’t enough as The Incredibles remains one of the greatest superhero movies of all time while 2005’s Fantastic Four is only defended by contrarians or victims of nostalgia. Moreover, it doesn’t really matter if Bird took direct inspiration from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby or if he just happened on the same territory. What is important is how The Incredibles highlights the best parts of the Fantastic Four. Family First. Late in The Incredibles, Mr. Incredible snaps. A shadow covers his face and he grabs Mirage (Elizabeth Peña), the assistant of supervillain Syndrome (Jason Lee), and threatens to kill her. What accounts for this sudden change in tone? Simple. He just overheard a message from his wife Helen, stating that she and her children (Sarah Vowell and Spencer Fox) were flying in a plane over Syndrome’s island, a plane that was just destroyed. Without his family, Mr. Incredible turned into a violent monster. Early in Jonathan Hickman’s influential run on Fantastic Four, Reed Richards uses a multiversal bridge to encounter the Council of Reeds, an organization filled with all of his variants. While the Reeds initially help one another to solve every problem, the main Reed soon gets unsettled by their utilitarian coldness. They reveal a willingness to sacrifice innocents in pursuit of their goals. Eventually, Reed realizes the difference between himself and these other selves; the thing that makes him caring and them as cruel as Doctor Doom. This Reed still has his Sue, still has his brother-in-law Johnny, and his best friend Ben. He has two children in Franklin and Valeria while the other Reeds considered their families a distraction from the real work. In Hickman’s hands—and indeed those of the great Fantastic Four creators, starting with Lee and Kirby—Reed’s family is the source of his heroism, not a distraction. It leads to a wonderful conclusion in which the mere existence of Franklin and Valeria allows Earth-616 Reed to succeed where the others failed. Join our mailing list Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! However, with the exception of the unreleased 1996 movie, none of the Fantastic Four movies that came before emphasized the family element. Neither Gruffudd nor co-star Jessica Alba had the chemistry to make Reed and Sue feel like a loving, supportive couple in 2005’s Fantastic Four or its 2007 sequel. Worse the 2015 movie leans hard into darkness, so that even brother and sister Johnny and Sue (Michael B. Jordan and Kate Mara) feel like enemies. The Incredibles foregrounds heroes as family, setting a high bar that no Fantastic Four film to date has cleared. Family Forever The latest trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps features lots of intergalactic adventure, including our first look at Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer and Galactus’ foot, stomping through the city like he’s Godzilla. But the center of the trailer is on more mundane issues, namely the quartet’s excitement over Sue’s pregnancy. That combination of the mundane and the superheroic certainly exists in the comics. But it took The Incredibles to put the mixture on screen, opening the way for the Fantastic Four to take its next steps and become the legendary team they’re meant to be. The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in theaters on July 25, 2025.

Apr 18, 2025The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Shadow IT Your employees didn't mean to expose sensitive data. They just wanted to move faster. So they used ChatGPT to summarize a deal. Uploaded a spreadsheet to an AI-enhanced tool. Integrated a chatbot into Salesforce. No big deal—until it is. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Most security teams are already behind in detecting how AI tools are quietly reshaping their SaaS environments. And by the time an alert is triggered—if it even exists—damage may already be done. This Isn't a Hypothetical Problem. It's Happening Now. AI adoption inside organizations is no longer strategic. It's spontaneous. Employees are experimenting, connecting, automating—and bypassing security while doing it. AI systems are becoming embedded in your SaaS stack without visibility or oversight. And it's creating a new class of shadow integrations—ones that don't show up in traditional threat models. If your current defenses rely on manual tracking, policy enforcement, or user education alone, you're not keeping up. Learn How to Adapt—Before Your Next Blind Spot Becomes a Breach Join Dvir Sasson, Director of Security Research at Reco, for "Your AI is Outrunning Your Security. Here's How to Keep Up" — an unfiltered session on what it really takes to maintain AI Security Readiness. You'll walk away with: Clarity on emerging AI-driven threats inside SaaS tools you already use Real examples of breaches caused by unmonitored AI integrations Actionable detection and response strategies that forward-thinking companies are using right now AI is no longer just a tool—it's a moving part of your operational fabric. The more decentralized and dynamic it becomes, the less your traditional security playbook applies. If you're not accounting for AI's growing presence across your SaaS apps, you're not seeing the full risk surface. Watch this Webinar And when a breach hits your CRM, your boardroom doesn't care how it happened. Just that you didn't see it coming. Save Your Seat: This session is for security leaders, IT owners, and SaaS risk managers who want to evolve beyond reactive security—and take proactive control in an AI-powered world. 👉 Register now to reserve your spot. Spaces are limited. Found this article interesting? This article is a contributed piece from one of our valued partners. Follow us on Twitter  and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post. SHARE    