Amazon Deals of the Day: Grab the Pixel Buds Pro 2 Before This $40 Discount Goes Away
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Plus, score 20% off the Sonos Move 2 speaker and the Life360 Tile item tracker.

Brighten Your Smile and Save Over $40 on This Oral-B iO Rechargeable Toothbrush
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Crank It Up to 11 With the Lowest Price We’ve Seen on This Marshall Stanmore III Speaker
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This Bluetooth speaker combines an iconic look with powerful sound, and it’s down to just $250 at Amazon.

Bumble Changes the Feature That Made It Different From Other Dating Apps
https://www.cnet.com/news/bumble-changes-the-feature-that-made-it-different-from-other-dating-apps/

Dating app Bumble is changing its policy to allow either person to message first, and is extending its response window from 24 to 72 hours.

Get T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet Starting at $35 a Month
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Enjoy T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet for less with savings of up to $20 a month.

This Solar-Powered Robot Pool Skimmer Is $180 Off Right Now for the End of Summer
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Apple recently announced price hikes on most of its products, so this deal is a welcome one for fitness enthusiasts.

Parents’ Stress Leads to More Screen Time for Kids, Study Finds
https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/parents-stress-leads-to-more-screen-time-for-kids-study-finds/

Experts say families should create plans for determining how kids use devices.

PlayStation 5 Is Getting a Wolverine Yellow Makeover, and It’ll Cost You $650
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Fans can choose between Wolverine’s signature yellow and adamantium finishes, with preorders starting Aug. 19.

Apple’s 20th Anniversary All-Glass iPhone Is Still on the Menu, Report Says
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Bloomberg reported the glassy iPhone overhaul will still be released in 2027.

NASA Is Hosting a Livestream for Perseids: How to Watch the Meteor Shower
https://www.cnet.com/science/space/nasa-livestream-perseids-meteor-shower-how-to-watch/

It kicks off at midnight on Wednesday, so grab a snack and some caffeine.

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-vpn-dos-dzv4mQFF?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory%26vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence%26vs_type=RSS%26vs_p=Cisco%20Secure%20Firewall%20Adaptive%20Security%20Appliance%20and%20Secure%20Firewall%20Threat%20Defense%20Software%20Remote%20Access%20SSL%20VPN%20Denial%20of%20Service%20Vulnerability%26vs_k=1

A vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. 
This vulnerability is due to insufficient error checking when processing HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the Remote Access SSL VPN service on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-vpn-dos-dzv4mQFF

Security Impact Rating: High


CVE: CVE-2026-20349

Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 12, #688
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-aug-12-688/

Here are hints and the answers for today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 12, 2026.

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Aug. 12
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-wednesday-aug-12/

Here are the answers for today’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Aug. 12, 2026.

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Honor Has Radically Reinvented the Phone for the Robot Age. I Played With It, and It’s Wild
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I attended the launch of Honor’s Robot Phone in China. I’m so glad this bold device is actually going on sale.

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Wes Ott covers today’s biggest tech stories, including Claude’s new watermarks. Plus, the FCC bans foreign-made robot vacuums, and Disney Plus will add vertical videos and a free tier of membership.

Insta360 X6 Review: Without Question, the Best 360 Camera
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Exclusive: New Crunchyroll Collab Brings Anime Streaming to Cars
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Anime on wheels? The app will soon take entertainment on the road.

Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of August 19, 2026, Security Advisories
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-notice-LDquvx5d?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory%26vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence%26vs_type=RSS%26vs_p=Cisco%20Advance%20Notification%20for%20Publication%20of%20August%2019,%202026,%20Security%20Advisories%26vs_k=1

On August 19, 2026, the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) will publish advisories to disclose security vulnerability information along with fixed software releases for the following Cisco products:

BroadWorks
Industrial Ethernet 1000 Series Switches
Packaged Contact Center Enterprise and Unified Contact Center Enterprise
RoomOS
Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance
Secure Firewall Management Center
Secure Firewall Threat Defense Center
Secure Workload
Unified Intelligence Center

To fully remediate vulnerabilities to be disclosed on August 19, 2026, Cisco strongly recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software indicated in the advisories.
For more information about changes in Cisco PSIRT vulnerability disclosure, see Strengthening the Foundation: A Predictable, Customer-Focused Response to AI-Accelerated Vulnerability Discovery (https://blogs.cisco.com/security/strengthening-the-foundation-a-predictable-customer-focused-response-to-ai-accelerated-vulnerability-discovery).

Security Impact Rating: Informational