February was a great month for Netflix, as the best streaming service has added so many new movies and shows to its library.

Among the titles added are three drama shows that really stood out to me. If you want a gripping story to keep you on the edge of your seat, there’s plenty to lose yourself in with my three new Netflix picks. They’re different types of dramas, but I think there’s something for everyone here.

Google just debuted Nano Banana 2, an updated version of its AI image generator. It combines the abilities of Google’s previous release, Nano Banana Pro—like text rendering and web searching—with speedier image generation. This tool will be the new default in Google’s Gemini chatbot.

The first image model from Google under the Nano Banana moniker dropped last August, and the Pro version arrived three months later. The AI tool was widely adopted online to alter photos of real people, from generating custom action figures to nostalgic images of people hugging younger versions of themselves.

Nano Banana 2 is not only faster at crafting images, it’s also a more powerful photo editor. Despite some rough edges and unconvincing generations in my initial hands-on experience through Gemini, Google’s latest release marks the continued improvement of photorealistic AI tools that can manipulate existing images and serves as a stark reminder to always scrutinize unverified images you see online.

Getting Started

If you want to try the new image model, the easiest way to access Nano Banana 2 is through the Gemini app or website. You can either click the banana emoji to generate images or just put the request in your prompts to the chatbot. This new image model is also available through Google’s Search tools, AI Studio, Cloud, and other services.

Google says the Nano Banana 2 image generator pulls real-time information from the web, which can be useful for generating infographics. To test this, I asked Gemini to generate a custom weather report for my upcoming weekend getaway. Here’s my prompt:

I’m going skiing in Dodge Ridge this weekend with some friends. Could you create an infographic that covers the weather conditions?

Nano Banana Pro made it easier to generate images with text—pulled from data on the web—and Nano Banana 2 makes that image generation speedier than ever.

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At first glance, the result looks decent. No wobbly text or disfigured skiers in the background. The forecast for each day includes expected temperatures as well as wind and snow conditions. A small disclaimer at the bottom of the infographic reads, “Weather and conditions subject to change. Check official sources.”

I’m glad I did! When I looked up the forecast for this weekend from a different source, I realized that Gemini had messed up the dates and pulled the Google Weather context from last week. When I pointed out this mistake to the bot, it used Nano Banana 2 to replace the text from its first attempt with the correct weather data.

Tub Time

If you want more details about my getaway, I’m headed to a cozy ski lodge with friends who are skiers. I’m a novice and still deciding whether to actually hit the slopes or just turn into a wrinkly prune sitting in the hot tub all day long. Maybe Nano Banana 2 could make a dumb meme to send to the group chat? I uploaded a photo of myself to Gemini with this prompt:

Take this image and put me in a cozy outdoor jacuzzi surrounded by snow. Make my skin comically wrinkly from sitting in there for hours.

If you’re an esteemed Android user like me, and you felt left out of yesterday’s deal on the AirPods Pro 3, I’ve got you covered today with an even bigger discount on the Pixel Buds Pro 2. Both Amazon and Best Buy have the hazel color marked down from $229 to $180, a $49 discount on Google’s most upgraded wireless earbuds.

The first change you’ll notice from the previous generation Pixel Buds Pro is that the newer model is much lighter, and the buds are 27 percent smaller. As a result, these are an excellent choice for anyone with small ears, and they stay put super well. Reviewer Parker Hall “had no problem doing hours of tree pruning and going on long sweaty runs in Portland’s early fall heat wave.”

With some help from top-notch physical sound isolation, the active noise-canceling on these is just as good as Apple’s and even goes toe-to-toe with big hitters like Bose and Sony. The transparency mode works just as well, too, with a wider range and clearer audio than a lot of other headphones offer. When it’s time to actually turn up the tunes, you can enjoy a wide, natural soundstage that has excellent detail in the midrange and clear, sparkling treble.

The Gemini integration, unfortunately, leaves a bit to be desired. It’s not the smoothest experience, particularly when asking multiple questions, and the Pixel Buds Pro 2 aren’t offering anything that other earbuds can’t do. Apple’s live translations and heart rate monitors are more useful features, but if you’re on Android, you’re locked out of them anyway.

If you’re interested in upgrading your earbud game, and you already have a Pixel, you can grab the Pixel Buds Pro 2 in hazel for $180 from either Amazon or Best Buy. If that color doesn’t suit you, I also spotted lesser discounts on the peony color for $189, or the porcelain color for $210. For anyone who isn’t already sold on the Pixel Buds Pro 2, make sure to swing by our guide to the best wireless earbuds, with picks for both Apple and Android owners.

A critical vulnerability in the Junos OS Evolved network operating system running on PTX Series routers from Juniper Networks could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute code remotely with root privileges.

PTX Series routers are high-performance core and peering routers built for high throughput, low latency, and scale. They are commonly used by internet service providers, telecommunication services, and cloud network applications.

The security issue is identified as CVE-2026-21902 and is caused by incorrect permission assignment in the ‘On-Box Anomaly Detection’ framework, which should be exposed to internal processes only over the internal routing interface.

However, the glitch allows accessing the framework over an externally exposed port, Juniper Networks explains in a security advisory.

Because the service runs as root and is enabled by default, successful exploitation would allow an attacker who is already on the network to take full control of the device without authentication.

The issue affects Junos OS Evolved versions before 25.4R1-S1-EVO and 25.4R2-EVO, on PTX Series routers. Older versions may also be impacted, but the vendor does not assess releases that have reached the end-of-engineering or end-of-life (EoL) phase.

Versions before 25.4R1-EVO, and standard (non-Evolved) Junos OS versions are not impacted by CVE-2026-21902. Juniper Networks has delivered fixes in versions 25.4R1-S1-EVO, 25.4R2-EVO, and 26.2R1-EVO of the product.

Juniper’s Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) states that it was not aware of malicious exploitation of the vulnerability at the time of publishing the security bulletin.

If immediate patching is not possible, the vendor’s recommendation is to restrict access to the vulnerable endpoints to trusted networks only using firewall filters or Access Control Lists (ACLs). Alternatively, administrators may disable the vulnerable service entirely using:

'request pfe anomalies disable'

Juniper Networks products are typically an attractive target for advanced hackers as the network equipment is used by service providers requiring high bandwidth, such as cloud data centers and large enterprises.

In March 2025, it was revealed that Chinese cyber-espionage actors were deploying custom backdoors on EoL Junos OS MX routers to drop a set of ‘TinyShell’ backdoor variants.

In January 2025, a malware campaign dubbed ‘J-magic’ targeted Juniper VPN gateways used in the semiconductor, energy, manufacturing, and IT sectors, deploying network-sniffing malware that activated upon receiving a “magic packet.”

In December 2024, Juniper Networks Smart routers became targets of Mirai botnet campaigns, getting enlisted in distributed denial of service (DDoS) swarms.

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