Stablecoins can drain from banks and countries at lightning speed

Stablecoins can drain from banks and countries at lightning speed

Anyone who has sent a bank transfer overseas is familiar with the painful process of waiting for things like business hours, correspondent banks and settlement times. In many cases, strapping physical cash to a homing pigeon, or slapping it in an envelope and sending it via DHL will be faster, cheaper and more efficient. Stablecoins … Read more

Cisco fixes exploited zero-day vulnerability in Catalyst SD-WAN

Cisco fixes exploited zero-day vulnerability in Catalyst SD-WAN

Cisco on Wednesday deployed urgent patches for a critical authentication bypass in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager that has been exploited in the wild. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-76504 (CVSS score 9.8), impacts the session-based API authentication mechanism and could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access to a vulnerable system. “In September 2026, the Cisco … Read more

I’ve tested the Technics EAH-A1000 and it’s up there with the best headphones out there.

I’ve tested the Technics EAH-A1000 and it’s up there with the best headphones out there.

With the EAH-AZ100 true wireless device, Technics has finally scored the long-awaited big win in the wireless headphone market. I gave it five stars, but it was loved everywhere else, won awards, and got good reviews from customers. Now launching the EAH-A1000, Technics aims to do the same with its on-ear headphones. I’ve appreciated its … Read more

Bitcoin ETFs Draw $6.3B in Q3 as BTC Price Rises Nearly 43%

Bitcoin ETFs Draw .3B in Q3 as BTC Price Rises Nearly 43%

Bitcoin gained 42.71% in Q3, its best third-quarter performance since 2017, as US spot ETFs attracted $6.34 billion in net inflows. US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded net inflows of about $6.34 billion in the third quarter, marking their strongest quarter of 2026 as bitcoin rebounded from the first half. The fund closed September … Read more

WhatsApp extends parental control to teen accounts

WhatsApp extends parental control to teen accounts

After introducing parent-managed accounts for pre-teens earlier this year, WhatsApp has expanded parental controls to teen accounts, adding group activity notifications and additional restrictions for Meta AI. Here are the details. WhatsApp expands parental control options Earlier this year, WhatsApp announced a new set of features aimed at giving parents more control over their pre-teen … Read more

This open source mouse-controlled ESP32 desktop runs in a terminal

This open source mouse-controlled ESP32 desktop runs in a terminal

Resume TinyDesk turns your ESP32 terminal into a mouse-controlled graphical desktop with ANSI/VT rendering. It works entirely on ESP32; your computer only displays ANSI and sends keyboard/mouse – no desktop application required. Includes draggable windows, taskbar, file manager, editor, shell, system monitor, as well as MQTT and Modbus tools. Terminal is one of those things … Read more

Russian state hackers are using the new RedFlick technology to spread malware

Russian state hackers are using the new RedFlick technology to spread malware

Russian state actor Star Blizzard is using a new malware installation tactic called “RedFlick” to deploy its signature CosmicPulse backdoor. While the tactic is not a new cybersecurity technique, it is a new delivery approach for the threat actor, allowing them to further automate attacks and reduce interaction with victims. Microsoft researchers say that in … Read more