MikroTrick: Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers via SSH Flaws
Poland’s CERT Polska warns of the actively exploited “MikroTrick” attack chain: two SSH bugs let intruders fully take over MikroTik routers running RouterOS without any valid credentials.
EarFun Wave Pro X: Over-Ear Headphones With Dual Drivers and 90-Hour Battery
At IFA 2026 EarFun revealed the Wave Pro X, its new over-ear flagship with dual-coaxial drivers, adaptive ANC, Bluetooth 6.0 and up to 90 hours of playback for 149.99 euros.
Heparin Against Jellyfish Stings: Blood Thinner Blocks Sea Nettle Venom
A genome-wide screen reveals how sea nettle venom destroys cells – and shows that the common blood thinner heparin can neutralise its painful effect even after a sting.
Microsoft’s Largest Patch Tuesday: 973 Fixes, Two Zero-Days Under Active Attack
Microsoft shipped the biggest Patch Tuesday in company history, resolving 973 flaws. Two of them are already being exploited in the wild for local privilege escalation.
Alibaba refreshes Qwen3.8-Max: same price, sharper coding skills
Alibaba has refreshed its flagship Qwen3.8-Max with the 0902 update. The architecture stays the same, but coding and office performance improve noticeably at an unchanged price of two dollars per million tokens.
Ugreen MagFlow Pro: World’s First Liquid-Cooled Magnetic Power Bank Lands in Europe
At IFA 2026 Ugreen launched the MagFlow Pro, billed as the first magnetic power bank with active micro-pump liquid cooling – Qi2 at 25 watts, 10,000 mAh, 119.99 euros.
Einstein’s Gravity Enters the Quantum World: Physicists Measure the Quantum Phase of Free Fall
An international team from Ben-Gurion University, the University of Ulm and Oxford has measured for the first time how gravity shifts the quantum phase of a freely falling atom, confirming Einstein’s equivalence principle.
Fish Shell 4.9: Faster Tab Completion and a Konsole Fix
The interactive Unix shell Fish reaches version 4.9 with faster tab completion, a Konsole scrolling fix and several keyboard-input corrections, delivered across three quick point releases.
SAP Patch Day: CVSS 10.0 Flaw Puts S/4HANA Systems at Risk
SAP’s September patch day closes 19 vulnerabilities. Two are highly critical: a CVSS 10.0 bug lets unauthenticated attackers run commands with admin privileges on the SAP host.
Ecovacs Deebot X12S OmniCyclone: 27,000 Pa Robot Vacuum Takes Aim at Dust Mites
At IFA 2026 Ecovacs unveiled its new flagship robot vacuum with 27,000 Pa, a bagless station and allergen focus. It ships in Germany on September 9 for 1,299 euros.