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AI & Automation
7/22/2026 4 min

Google releases Gemini 3.6 Flash with lower-cost agent workloads

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite as production-ready models on July 21, with lower output pricing, better token efficiency, and a restricted cyber model pilot through CodeMender.

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AI & Automation
7/22/2026 4 min

DeepSeek legacy API model names shut off on July 24

DeepSeek says the deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner API aliases become inaccessible on July 24, 2026 at 15:59 UTC, so agent stacks and provider presets still using the old names need a direct V4 model ID.

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AI & Automation
7/22/2026 4 min

Google releases Gemini 3.6 Flash and Flash-Lite for production APIs

Google made Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite generally available in the Gemini API, giving developers a newer Flash model for agentic coding and a lower-latency option for high-volume automation.

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Tools & Apps
7/22/2026 3 min

Node.js schedules HIGH-severity security releases for July 27

The Node.js project says security releases for the 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x lines are due on or shortly after July 27, 2026, with the highest severity rated HIGH.

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Tools & Apps
7/22/2026 4 min

CISA lists DD-WRT UPnP RCE as exploited with July 24 deadline

CISA added CVE-2021-27137 to KEV on July 21 after DD-WRT exploitation was tied to the C0XMO botnet, giving covered agencies until July 24 to mitigate affected firmware.

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Tools & Apps
7/22/2026 4 min

CISA puts WordPress wp2shell RCE in KEV with July 24 deadline

CISA now lists two WordPress Core wp2shell vulnerabilities as actively exploited, with a July 24 deadline for CVE-2026-63030 and an August 4 deadline for CVE-2026-60137.

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