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Ravie LakshmananAug 12, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability Cisco has warned that a new vulnerability impacting Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software has been exploited in the wild. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20349 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of insufficient error checking when processing HTTP requests that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the Remote Access SSL VPN service on an affected device,” Cisco said in a Tuesday advisory. “A successful exploit…

In brief Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire NEOS Investments in a deal worth up to $2.25 billion, adding about $30 billion in options-based income ETFs—including one of the market’s largest Bitcoin covered-call funds. The purchase gives Goldman a ready-made crypto income ETF business, a far faster path than its own April filing for a Bitcoin Premium ETF that some analysts saw as an attempt to leapfrog a similar BlackRock product. The move rides a boom in derivative-income ETFs—roughly $180 billion in assets and a 70%+ annual growth rate since 2021, per Morningstar—with crypto an increasingly prominent slice. Goldman Sachs is…

On July 30, the Siraya became the first Indigenous group from Taiwan’s lowland plains, or Pingpu, to gain official status under the Pingpu Indigenous Peoples Identity Act, which offers pathways to redress the erasure of their Indigenous identities.The designation also encapsulates the Siraya’s decades-long fight for legal recognition after centuries of forced assimilation by various colonial powers.The Siraya, a traditionally matrilineal people residing mainly in the southern city of Tainan and its surroundings, are considered to be the largest of the Pingpu Indigenous groups.Seen to be “well assimilated” with the Han Chinese population, the Pingpu communities have been largely…

South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has held a safe operation ceremony for the cable-laying vessel (CLV) it recently purchased from DOF Group, ahead of full-scale deployment for offshore wind projects.Source: Taihan Cable & Solution Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representing the second offshore wind-dedicated CLV introduced in Korea. The vessel was delivered in early July. The safe operation ceremony was held on August 12 at Orient Shipyard in Gamcheon Port, Busan. Following the completion of preparations, the CLV is scheduled to be deployed to the Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind project this month…

As families strolled along a promenade in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa recently, a lone cargo ship sailed in the distance. Suddenly, a drone dropped out of the clear blue sky and slammed into the vessel, sending smoke billowing across the horizon.The attack, which I witnessed in late July, was part of a Russian campaign targeting cargo vessels that has halted nearly all shipping in and out of Odesa, Ukraine’s most crucial link to the world economy.Coming at the start of the harvest season, the Russian campaign in Ukraine, which is a major producer of grains like wheat, corn…

In announcing plans to introduce the program, Truth Social — whose parent company Trump founded in 2021 after being kicked off social media platforms and owns a plurality stake in — described the initiative as valuable for “organizations that place a premium on immediate, verified access to information.” But critics allege it amounts to insider trading on advanced access to the president’s market-moving words.The service gives traders and other entities high-speed access to the president’s Truth Social account in addition to the nine other most-popular accounts on the platform, including Vice President JD Vance, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…

Polls open in Clacton, as research shows Farage has spent more than £10,000 in byelection fight against Count BinfaceGood morning. In the media, August is known as the “silly season”. With parliament not sitting and many people on holiday, there is less proper news than normal, which means the nonsense stories get (even) more attention than usual. We are almost slap bang in the middle of the month, and today we’ve got a silly season classic in Clacton, where Nigel Farage, the Reform UK candidate, is fighting a byelection in which his main opponent is a joke candidate who dresses…

If you’re looking for home and office furniture that will be part of your life for the long haul, Herman Miller is a go-to for well-designed, long-lasting furniture. Whether it’s upgrading your work-from-home setup with a better office chair or amping up your curb appeal with stylish new house numbers, Herman Miller can help. There are several pieces from Herman Miller that we love here at WIRED: the Herman Miller Embody is our “buy it for life” office chair, while Herman Miller’s Spout Sit-to-Stand standing desk is where I’m currently writing from. The brand is known for its thoughtful, high-quality…

Intel and AMD on Tuesday announced patches for a total of more than 80 vulnerabilities across their products. Intel has published 42 new advisories covering 72 vulnerabilities. The company patched several high-severity flaws in PROSet/Wireless WiFi software that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges or conduct a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. In addition, high-severity vulnerabilities have been addressed in Xeon processors (privilege escalation), Data Center Attestation Primitives (information disclosure), Alias Checking Trusted Module for Xeon processors (privilege escalation), TDX (privilege escalation), Active Management Technology (DoS), PROSet/Wireless WiFi software (local code execution, privilege escalation and DoS), and CSME and SPS (privilege…

In brief Grok Bot completes tasks across apps, websites, and inboxes. According to SpaceXAI, multiple bots can communicate, share context, and divide work. The service requires access to workplace accounts and potentially sensitive company data. Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI is joining the race to build AI agents that can navigate software and complete work for users.Launched on Tuesday for Windows and iOS, Grok Bot operates through a cloud-based computer that allows it to sign into workplace tools, navigate websites, and manage email inboxes. According to SpaceXAI, users can assign tasks in plain English rather than building automated workflows, leaving Grok Bot…