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Swati KhandelwalSep 27, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security Two new unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances that allow remote code execution are being actively exploited in the wild, security firm watchTowr said on September 26. Citrix has not confirmed the flaws or published a fix. Some administrators say they have taken appliances offline rather than wait for one to be available. NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway sit at the edge of enterprise networks, where they handle VPN and remote access, load balancing, and user authentication. The new flaws are not the authentication bypass, CVE-2026-19490, that Citrix…

In brief Magic Eden warned that NFTs listed on its now-closed EVM marketplace between roughly February and October 2024 could be exposed to an exploit in Limit Break’s Payment Processor V2. Yuga Labs’ 0xQuit said a whitehat operation rescued 23,155 NFTs worth more than $5.7 million, but 660 WETH couldn’t be recovered. Users should revoke the contract’s approvals on Ethereum, Polygon and Base. Revoking won’t return tokens that have already moved. Magic Eden may have left Ethereum behind, but some of its old users’ NFTs were still exposed.The marketplace warned Friday that NFTs listed on its EVM marketplace between roughly…

Scientists studying the chemistry of Cannabis leaves have uncovered something that had never been documented in the plant before: evidence of a rare group of natural compounds known as flavoalkaloids. Analytical chemists at Stellenbosch University (SU) made the discovery while examining the complex mixture of chemicals found in commercially grown Cannabis from South Africa. Their findings suggest that the leaves, which can be treated as low value plant material or waste, may contain a much richer collection of potentially useful compounds than previously recognized. Rare Compounds Hidden in Cannabis Leaves Flavoalkaloids belong to a broader family of plant chemicals known…

Ten NHS staff have been removed from duty or suspended after a data breach involving the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods.Launching an “urgent” investigation, Dr Martin Mansfield, deputy chief medical officer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said that any unauthorised access of patient data was “completely unacceptable”.The trust has apologised to Noah’s family and said disciplinary action would be taken if needed.A major search for Noah was carried out in the village of Brantham, Suffolk, after the child went missing on 15 September. His body was found the next day in nearby water by police…

US negotiators have not officially responded to Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s foreign minister said, despite President Donald Trump publicly rejecting the offer on Saturday.Trump told reporters at the White House that Iran’s proposal was not “acceptable” and that Tehran wanted to make a deal to open the strait to commercial shipping within seven days because “they’re losing so badly”.In a post on Telegram, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Trump’s rejection, but said the president had made contradictory statements in the past.He said Iran’s negotiators were waiting for a “definitive” response, and that only…

Google has started testing a way for shoppers in India to buy products from Walmart-owned Flipkart directly through Gemini and AI Mode, as the search giant looks to expand its AI services from product discovery into transactions. Users in the test see a “Buy” button on select Flipkart product listings appearing in Gemini and Google’s AI Mode, which takes them directly to a Flipkart checkout flow without leaving the AI interface, according to people familiar with the matter and an experience seen by TechCrunch. The early test is limited to some users and a small selection of products, including smartphones,…

Our ‘Top AI Coding Agents and Development Platforms‘ guide covered what each AI coding agent does and where it fits. This piece is for a different reader. It is written for the procurement lead, the general counsel and the security reviewer. Those readers ask 4 questions before any rollout. Who pays if generated code triggers an IP claim? Where do prompts live? What can admins log? What do 500 seats actually cost? We read the current contract language for GitHub Copilot, AWS Kiro, Cursor, Devin and Windsurf. Every term below was checked against the vendor’s own pages on September 26,…

The Federal Reserve has proposed capital, redemption and other regulatory requirements for stablecoin issuers under its supervision as it moves to implement the GENIUS Act.The GENIUS Act already requires stablecoin issuers to maintain reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and limits the types of assets they can hold, including cash, bank deposits and short-term US Treasurys. The law left federal regulators to establish more detailed capital, reserve-diversification and risk-management requirements.Under the Fed proposal, issuers would face an operational-risk capital charge equal to 2% of the first $20 billion in stablecoins outstanding, 1.5% of the next $30 billion and…

Imagine arriving on Mars as part of the fourth human mission to the Red Planet and being asked to establish the first self-sustaining food supply for a permanent settlement. The plan depends on beneficial fungi, microorganisms that could help improve Martian regolith enough for crops to grow. Success could reduce the need to ship food from Earth and, in this imagined scenario, even earn you a high school named in your honor. That vision may still be decades away, but researchers in the United States and Brazil are already examining whether fungi could make space agriculture more practical. In a…

London’s investment bankers and lawyers have made more than £1bn from a frenzy of takeover deals this year, sparking anger over high City pay during the cost of living crisis.The value of mergers and acquisitions of UK stock market listed companies has surged 175% in 2026 to $132.9bn (£100bn), according to the London Stock Exchange, as overseas buyers snap up British companies at record pace.Fees paid to investment bankers, lawyers and accountants working on these deals topped £1.2bn, official filings suggest, helping drive multimillion-pound pay packets.The bumper fees were fuelled by a string of corporate takeovers driven by a flood…