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 'What begins as a phone call from 'IT support' ends with a fully instrumented network compromise': This fake tech support scam tricks employees into infecting their own company devices
 Amazon's cheap 4K streaming stick drops to under $20 for the first time
Sources: Palmer Luckey's ModRetro, which wants to sell updated versions of 1990s consoles like the Nintendo 64, is in talks to raise funding at a $1B valuation (Financial Times)
 ‘The biggest losers in all of this are everyday people and civilians in conflict zones’: OpenAI is filling the gap left by Anthropic — but almost left in the same loopholes for mass domestic surveillance
OpenAI says it is delaying the launch of ChatGPT Adult Mode, originally planned for Q1, to focus on higher priorities, like gains in intelligence (Alex Heath/Sources)
Sources: US officials propose expanding AI chip export controls globally, requiring Commerce Department approval for Nvidia and AMD shipments to any country (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)
Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seize its domains, and arrest multiple people allegedly tied to the cybercrime forum, which had 142K+ members (Matt Kapko/CyberScoop)
 Formula 1 2026 Predictions: Who will win Drivers' and Constructors' Championship?
Sources: some investors push Anthropic to de-escalate its DOD dispute and avoid the "supply-chain risk" designation; source: some Anthropic-DOD talks continue (Reuters)
 'A marriage of hue and form' — IKEA's donut-shaped Varmblixt smart lamp has started landing in stores early, and we can't wait to get our hands on it again
Sources: Anduril is seeking to raise about $4B in a round co-led by Thrive Capital and a16z, which could nearly double the startup's valuation to ~$60B (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg)
 The Ninja Foodi PossibleCooker is 'an excellent value multicooker' — and it's crashed to a record-low price on Amazon
Sources: Reflection AI, which is developing open foundation models, seeks to raise $2B+ at a $20B+ valuation, after raising $2B at an $8B valuation in October (Financial Times)