(opens original source in a new tab)Supply Chain DiveAmazon, fulfillment tech company AutoStore ink global supply dealThe agreement, which doesn't include any purchase commitments, adds to the e-commerce giant's efforts to boost its automation. (opens original source in a new tab)Max Garland·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)New ScientistDepression doesn’t shrink the brain like we thought it didFor the past decade, depression has been linked to a shrunken hippocampus, which has a vital role in memory. But a large study using up-to-date scanning techniques suggests this may not be the case (opens original source in a new tab)Chioma Eve·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseArmy Cyber training AI agents in cyber ‘work roles’ alongside human counterpartsTask Force Lexington houses all of Army Cyber Command’s AI efforts, including an AI “red team.” (opens original source in a new tab)Mark Pomerleau·20 August 2026
Robotics & Automation (opens original source in a new tab)Robotics & Automation NewsHow Data-Driven Quality Control Prevents Costly Defects in Modern ManufacturingA defect found at final inspection is rarely a final-inspection problem. It usually signals that a process changed earlier, continued unchecked, and produced a growing batch of nonconforming parts. How Data-Driven Quality Control Prevents Costly Defects in Modern Manufacturing comes down to timing. Data-driven quality control identifies variation while adjustment is still possible, turning quality […] (opens original source in a new tab)David Edwards·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsIsolated-vm Flaw Lets Sandboxed JavaScript Escape to Host for Potential RCECybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical security flaw in isolated-vm, a popular open-source sandbox with more than 2,900 stars and 190 forks on GitHub, that could allow attackers to escape the confines of the isolated environment. The vulnerability ("GHSA-864f-rcv7-6rh4"), which has yet to be assigned a CVE identifier, impacts all versions of the library before and including 7.0.0. (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AgFunder NewsIIF to launch its farm investment platform across Canada following new capital raise from VerdexThe Australian startup's expansion shows how rapidly its investment platform can be replicated in a new market, says founder Nathan MacPhee. The post IIF to launch its farm investment platform across Canada following new capital raise from Verdex appeared first on AgFunderNews. (opens original source in a new tab)Jennifer Marston·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: FDA approves Ultragenyx gene therapyRegeneron wins ultra-rare disease drug approval, a validating win for mRNA research, and more biotech news from The Readout (opens original source in a new tab)Meghana Keshavan·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsCritical NetScaler Flaw Can Bypass Authentication on Certain Gateway and AAA ServersCitrix has released updates to address two security flaws impacting NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway deployments, including a critical-severity authentication bypass vulnerability. According to the cloud computing and virtualization technology company, the issues affect customer-managed NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including certain FIPS and NDcPP builds, as well as SecurAccess (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Dark Reading'Grandoreiro' Malware Resurfaces With Mexico CampaignThe banking Trojan, post-law enforcement takedown, is sprucing itself up with features that make detection and analysis harder. (opens original source in a new tab)Jai Vijayan·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsContrasting legal decisions on gender-affirming careHeidi Overton's rise under Trump, inside a 5-year-old brain organoid, and other health news from Morning Rounds (opens original source in a new tab)Theresa Gaffney·20 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsAttackers Exploit Zimbra SNMP Flaw for Unauthenticated Remote Code ExecutionA now-patched security flaw impacting Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to the Polish Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska). The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-73570 (CVSS score: 8.9), which refers to a case of command injection that can lead to remote code execution. "A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Zimbra (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·20 August 2026
