How McAfee Helped Me Tidy Up Decades of Digital Detritus
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mcafee-antivirus-online-account-cleanup-tool-digital-footprint-hygiene/

McAfee’s online account cleanup tool makes it easy to eliminate accounts you’re not using anymore -- even accounts you’ve forgotten exist.

Trading Up to a New Smartphone or Tablet? How to Get Top Dollar for Your Old One
https://www.cnet.com/tech/trading-up-to-a-new-smartphone-or-tablet-heres-how-to-get-top-dollar-for-your-old-one/

Only 24% of US adults are turning their tech in for extra cash, CNET finds.

Toy Story 5 Promotion Spoons Up Nostalgia With the Return of Cereal Box Toys
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/toy-story-5-promotion-spoons-up-nostalgia-with-the-return-of-cereal-box-toys/

If you have fond memories of cereal prizes, this news might bowl you over.

Continued Evolution of Persistence Mechanism Against Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-persist-CISAED25-03?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory%26vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence%26vs_type=RSS%26vs_p=Continued%20Evolution%20of%20Persistence%20Mechanism%20Against%20Cisco%20Secure%20Firewall%20Adaptive%20Security%20Appliance%20and%20Secure%20Firewall%20Threat%20Defense%26vs_k=1

On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an update to V1: Emergency Directive (ED) 25-03: Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices (https://cisa.gov/news-events/directives/v1-ed-25-03-identify-and-mitigate-potential-compromise-cisco-devices) related to Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) products.
According to the update, the ArcaneDoor threat actor has developed a previously unknown persistence mechanism that is preserved across upgrading to the fixed releases that were published in September 2025. This persistence mechanism resides in the Cisco Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) Software base operating system for Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software installations on the affected hardware platforms.
Note: According to the intelligence Cisco PSIRT has received to date, the initial compromise, begins with the attacker exploiting the following vulnerabilities before customers upgraded to the fixed releases that were made available in September 2025:

CVE-2025-20333: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software VPN Web Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-webvpn-z5xP8EUB)
CVE-2025-20362: Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software VPN Web Server Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-webvpn-YROOTUW)

For more information about the fixed releases that were made available in September 2025, see September 2025 Cisco Event Response: Continued Attacks Against Cisco Firewalls (https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/resources/asa_ftd_continued_attacks).
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-persist-CISAED25-03

Security Impact Rating: Informational

Tim Cook Only Half Solved Tech We Wear on Our Faces. Now It's Ternus' Turn
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-face-tech-vision-pro-smart-glasses-tim-cook-john-ternus/

Commentary: One big product frontier still looms for Apple. Will smart glasses have their AirPods moment at last?

From Tea Leaves to AI: Why Today's High-Tech Predictions Are So Dangerous
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ai-prediction-machine-learning-algorithms-prophecy-power-commentary/

Guest column: For centuries, humans looked to seers and astrologers to determine fate. Today, we look to algorithms, and the loss of agency is the same.

The switch that quantum networking has been waiting for
https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2026/m04/the-switch-that-quantum-networking-has-been-waiting-for.html?source=rss

Cisco announced the Universal Quantum Switch: a prototype connecting diverse quantum computers/sensors via standard fiber at room temp. No cryogenics needed.
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Cisco Introduces Universal Quantum Switch, Advancing the Path to a Quantum Network
https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2026/m04/cisco-introduces-universal-quantum-switch-advancing-the-path-to-a-quantum-network.html?source=rss

As a working research prototype, it is the latest proof point in Cisco's accelerating full-stack quantum networking program.
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ChatGPT 5.5 Is All About Math, Science and AI Research
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openai-chatgpt-5-5-release-math-science-research-news/

OpenAI says its latest model is meant to help run your computer.

Claude Can Connect to More Apps You Use Every Day
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/claude-connectors-expansion-everyday-tasks/

Audible, Uber Eats and more can now connect to Anthropic's AI chatbot.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Teams Up With Cursor for AI Coding: How Rockets and AI Fit Together
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/elon-musks-spacex-cursor-ai-partnership-news-april-2026/

The deal comes with the right to acquire Cursor for $60 billion.

Tesla Owners May Need to Visit New Microfactories to Update Full Self-Driving
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/to-update-full-self-driving-tesla-owners-may-need-to-visit-new-microfactories/

Elon Musk admits owners with outdated self-driving hardware who purchased the option will require a major retrofit effort.

Happy 20th Birthday, Spotify. Here's the Platform's Most Streamed of All Time
https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/spotify-20-years-most-streamed-all-time/

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake are among the top artists.

You Can Now Stream DirecTV on Your Meta Quest Headset
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-can-now-stream-directv-on-your-meta-quest-headset/

The app brings lots of live channels and on-demand to the VR world.

Choosing a College Degree? AI Can Help You Narrow It Down
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/choosing-a-college-degree-ai-can-help-you-narrow-it-down/

It's never too early or too late to think about your college choices. Here are some tools to help you research programs, professors and perks.

LG's Micro RGB TVs Boast Big Screens, Big Colors and Big Prices
https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/lgs-micro-rgb-tvs-boast-big-screens-big-colors-and-big-prices/

The Micro RGB TV evo range supports over a billion colors and is available in sizes over 75 inches.

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 24, #1770
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-april-24-1770/

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for April 24, No. 1,770.