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0:00 - Intro

1:07 - China hacked email systems of US congressional committee staffers, FT reports

2:10 - Trump Signs Bill Banning Use of China-Based Engineers on Pentagon Computers

2:53 - Federal Judge Rules Administration Can Share Certain Medicaid Data with ICE

4:22 - Online trades on Maduro ouster spur bill to ban Polymarket insider trading

6:36 - Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices

7:38 - OnlyFans models, influencers claiming over half of coveted US visas meant for artists

8:58 - US Army tests 20,000W vehicle-mounted laser systems for drone defense — updated LOCUST device is now more lethal against drones

9:57 - US FDA to limit regulation of health and fitness wearables, commissioner says

11:02 - The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin

12:20 - California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids' toys

13:59 - Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Win by Stopping Samsung from Using its Smart TVs to Illegally Spy on Texans

14:50 - French Court Orders Google DNS to Block Pirate Sites, Dismisses ‘Cloudflare-First’ Defense

15:45 - Vietnam to force YouTube and other platforms to allow skipping ads after 5 seconds starting February 15

16:44 - Russia Goes to 2026 Reportedly Mounting Satellite Internet on Cavalry

17:56 - Iran in 'digital blackout' as Tehran limits mobile internet access

18:45 - Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z

19:43 - Man sues restaurant after promotional TikTok video exposes his secret affair

20:12 - Mark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifying

21:31 - Meta Hits Pause on Ray-Ban Display Expansion to Europe and Canada

22:32 - A New Era of Safety: Facial Age Checks Now Required to Chat on Roblox

23:25 - YouTube will now let you filter Shorts out of search results

24:06 - Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

27:11 - Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate

28:00 - Everyone hates OneDrive, Microsoft's cloud app that steals then deletes all your files

29:29 - Polymarket and traders clash over U.S. raid on Venezuela

30:12 - Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark

31:33 - Disney+ Adding Vertical Videos In Push To Boost Daily Engagement

32:14 - Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix

32:49 - GTA 6 insider fears another delay and claims Rockstar is still working on missions

33:36 - Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just Weeks After It Unionized

34:06 - SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives

34:47 - Dell's CES 2026 chat was the most pleasingly un-AI briefing I've had in maybe 5 years

35:46 - Nvidia’s new G-Sync Pulsar monitors target motion blur at the human retina level

36:51 - Razer thinks you’d rather have AI headphones instead of glasses

37:38 - Samsung to double AI mobile devices to 800 million units this year

38:30 - LEGO Says Smart Brick Is 'Here to Stay,' and Responds to 'Questions and Concerns' Around Abandoning Non-Digital Play

40:29 - VW's New Year's Resolution Is to Bring Back Physical Buttons

41:28 - Tech companies increasingly defeated by communities opposed to data centers

42:27 - GameStop shutters hundreds of stores as CEO gambles on $35B payday

44:37 - TV makers are taking AI too far

45:39 - NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces

47:31 - Kimwolf Android Botnet Grows Through Residential Proxy Networks

48:24 - Illinois health department exposed over 700,000 residents' personal data for years

50:52 - OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records

51:46 - OpenAI Must Turn Over 20 Million ChatGPT Logs, Judge Affirms

52:59 - Google and Character.AI agree to settle lawsuits over teen suicides

53:21 - ‘Whata Bod’: An AI-generated NWS map invented fake towns in Idaho

54:55 - Utah and Doctronic Announce Groundbreaking Partnership for AI Prescription Medication Renewals

57:28 - HarperCollins is using AI for book translations

58:32 - That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam

1:00:19 - Amazon's AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

1:00:54 - Capita tells pension portal users to hold off on complaints

1:01:58 - AI-generated police report states Utah officer was turned into a frog

1:03:18 - DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI

1:04:27 - Google Search AI hallucinations push Google to hire "AI Answers Quality" engineers

1:04:55 - Samsung’s rolling Ballie robot indefinitely shelved after delays

1:05:40 - Nvidia Details New A.I. Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes

1:06:21 - Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028

1:06:56 - Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Getting a 30mm Cannon—Bad News for Russian Armor

1:08:44 - Kawasaki robo horse Corleo production starts

1:10:03 - After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking

1:10:37 - Isengard in Oxford

1:12:22 - Some of MTV's Music-Only Channels to Go Off the Air

1:13:08 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution prints final newspaper, shifts to all-digital format

1:13:58 - U.S. Department of Defense sends letters to Toronto sex shop about adult items sent to Bahrain

1:15:07 - Hundreds gather in Glasgow to watch 'full force kick in the balls'

1:16:14 - Many schools don’t think students can read full novels any more. That’s a tragedy

1:16:57 - NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks

1:19:08 - Texas A&M Bans Plato

1:21:08 - North Dakota law accidentally lists fake critical minerals based on coal lawyers’ names

1:22:27 - Man repeatedly shouting “six seven” rescued from Clarendon rooftop

1:23:27 - Man Watches Ex Give Birth, Then Allegedly Drives Off In Her Car From Hospital

1:24:50 - 'Good father with an alcohol problem' accused of 'throwing baby across room'

1:25:57 - Nude Louisiana Woman Arrested After 'Trying to be a Mermaid' in Private Pond

1:26:55 - Family says Geico denied claim after crash because young children weren’t on policy

1:27:53 - Here's what's in new dietary guidelines from the Trump administration

1:29:07 - What’s inside a McRib? McDonald’s hit with class action lawsuit claiming sandwich doesn’t contain rib meat

1:30:43 - Beloved walrus penis stolen from N.J. cheesesteak icon

1:31:44 - Woman killed by mountain lion in first fatal attack in 27 years, authorities believe

1:33:31 - Tourist gets instant karma after filming himself taunting wildlife

1:35:36 - The 25 Worst Items Pulled From People's Butts in 2025, According to the US Government